Justin Alderis, '11 | Philosophy

I recall being decidedly undecided, but if pressed I guess I'd say I was leaning towards either psychology or physics. Frankly, it was just too much fun! I could get my fill of both philosophy of science and philosophy of mind. I'm something of an autodidact, and philosophy provided both the freedom and the focus to apply my disparate learnings into a single coherent pursuit. I'm more than a little embarrassed about this, but I'd be doing this profile a disservice if I chose a more tame story. I once fell asleep in a Princeton Philosophical Society Dinner with Prof. Tom Kelly. And also every single morning in the front row of his class. And then again even in a one on one office hour with Prof. Kelly, in which he was my Junior Paper adviser. Now let me be perfectly clear- with no hesitation do I say that the onus of this debacle is entirely mine. Prof. Kelly is genuinely fascinating and brilliant- his lectures in epistemology covered a lot of new ground for me and greatly enhanced my

I recall being decidedly undecided, but if pressed I guess I'd say I was leaning towards either psychology or physics. Frankly, it was just too much fun! I could get my fill of both philosophy of science and philosophy of mind. I'm something of an autodidact, and philosophy provided both the freedom and the focus to apply my disparate learnings into a single coherent pursuit. I'm more than a little embarrassed about this, but I'd be doing this profile a disservice if I chose a more tame story. I once fell asleep in a Princeton Philosophical Society Dinner with Prof. Tom Kelly. And also every s