Richard Dietz

Specialization :: I’m interested in understanding how humans manage to make sense of their environments and to deal with them (especially, issues on decision making, problem solving, causal reasoning, memory). Being a philosopher by training, I try my best to keep my research and teaching informed by both social and natural sciences.
Email :: c-rdietzalternate_emailg.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp

GLA Courses

Academic Background

Philosophy

Biography

I hold an M.A. in Philosophy from the University of Tübingen and a B.Phil (≠ B.A.) and D.Phil (=PhD) from the University of Oxford. Being native from Germany, for most of my adult life, I have been living and working at other places. I am interested in philosophical aspects of what human minds can do—such as, the ability to ask questions, to develop an understanding of reality, to change one’s mind, or to trust. Teaching philosophy is for me integral to doing philosophy.

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