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American philosopher
John Kaag
Born27 September 1979
Reading, Pennsylvania, US
Alma materUniversity of Oregon

John Kaag (born 1979) is an American philosopher and Chair and Professor of philosophy at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. Kaag specializes in American philosophy. His writing has been published in The Paris Review, The New York Times, and Harper's Magazine.

Early life and education

Kaag was born to Jan and Rebecca Kaag.

Kaag received his Masters in Philosophy in 2003 from Pennsylvania State University and his PhD in Philosophy in 2007 from the University of Oregon. He did his post-doctoral study at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and Harvard University.

Career

John Kaag is professor and Chair of Philosophy at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell. Kaag was a Miller Scholar at the Santa Fe Institute from 2019 to 2021, and is now an External Professor at the Santa Fe Institute.

In February 2023, Kaag delivered the lecture "William James and the Sick Soul" for Harvard Divinity School's William James Lectures on Religious Experience series.

Awards

Kaag's book American Philosophy: A Love Story won the John Dewey Prize from the Society for U.S. Intellectual History.

Hiking with Nietzsche was named the Best Book of 2018 by NPR and a New York Times Editors' Choice.

Bibliography

  • Idealism, Pragmatism, and Feminism: The Philosophy of Ella Lyman Cabot (2011). Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-0-7391-6781-6.
  • Thinking Through the Imagination: Aesthetics in Human Cognition (2014). New York: Fordham University Press. ISBN 978-0-8232-5493-4.
  • American Philosophy: A Love Story (2016). New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. ISBN 978-0-3741-5448-6.
  • Hiking with Nietzsche: On Becoming Who You Are (2018). New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. ISBN 978-0-3741-7001-1.
  • Sick Souls, Healthy Minds: How William James Can Save Your Life (2020). Princeton: Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-6911-9216-1.
  • Be Not Afraid of Life: In the Words of William James (2023). Princeton: Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-6912-4015-2.
  • Henry at Work: Thoreau on Making a Living (2023). Princeton: Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-6912-4469-3.
  • American Bloods: The Untamed Dynasty That Shaped a Nation (2024). New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. ISBN 978-0-3741-0391-0.
  • Thinking through Writing: A Guide to Becoming a Better Writer and Thinker (2024). Princeton: Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-6912-4959-9.

See also

References

  1. "Kaag, John J., 1979-". id.loc.gov. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  2. ^ "UMass Lowell Faculty Bio". University of Massachusetts, Lowell. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
  3. "Me for the Woods". The Paris Review. 30 June 2017. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
  4. Kaag, John (14 October 2021). "Why Does Thoreau Live On?". The New York Times. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
  5. Kaag, John (6 March 2014). "The Philosopher and the Thief". Harper's Magazine. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
  6. "Obituary of Jan Kaag". The Buffalo News. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
  7. Kaag, John (2018). Hiking with Nietzsche: On Becoming Who You Are. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. p. 244.
  8. "Outstanding Alumni Awards, Department of Philosophy". Penn State College of Liberal Arts. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
  9. "SFI announces two new Miller Scholars for 2019". Santa Fe Institute. 7 January 2019. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  10. "Profile: John Kaag". Santa Fe Institute. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  11. Live Stream: William James and the Sick Soul. Harvard Divinity School. 2023-02-02. Event occurs at 30:23 – via YouTube.
  12. ^ "American Philosophy A Love Story". New Books Network. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
  13. "About this Book: Hiking with Nietzsche". Macmillan Publishers. Retrieved December 24, 2021.

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