Philosophy and psychology
Tamar Gendler's academic research brings together the techniques of traditional Anglo-American philosophy with empirical work from psychology and other social sciences; her interests include the relation between imagination and belief, the contrast between rational and non-rational persuasion, and the role of habits in shaping behavior and judgment.
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Biography
Gendler is the Vincent J. Scully Professor of Philosophy and holds secondary appointments in the Department of Psychology, as well as in the Humanities and Cognitive Science Programs. She holds a BA summa cum laude with distinction in Humanities and in Mathematics and Philosophy from Yale University (1987) and a PhD in Philosophy from Harvard University (1996).
