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Alva Noë
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Noë's area of research is the philosophy
of mind. His work combines traditional philosophical methods and
concerns with more recent developments in cognitive science and
artificial intelligence. He comes to UCSC from Tufts University
where he was a research associate at the Center for Cognitive
Studies under the direction of Daniel Dennett. During this past
year he also served as a member of a research team at MIT's Artificial
Intelligence Laboratory working to create a conscious humanoid
robot. Noë earned his doctorate in philosophy from Harvard
University, a B.Phil. from Oxford University, and a B.A. from
Columbia University.