Josh Mendelsohn

Josh Mendelsohn
Research Interests: Aristotle's logic and knowledge, Aristotle's influence, German Idealism (especially Hegel), and Medieval Philosophy (especially Robert Kilwardby and early scholasticism)

Previous Education

BA/BSc, Philosophy, German & Mathematics, University of Melbourne, 2006-2010

Philosophy, German & Mathematics, Ruprecht-Karls Universität Heidelberg, 2008

BA (Honors in Philosophy), University of Sydney, 2011

Interests

My work explores Aristotle's distinctive conceptions of logic and knowledge. I also study how his ideas influenced subsequent philosophers, and what contemporary philosophers might learn from them. In my dissertation I focus on his Posterior Analytics. I have secondary interests in German Idealism (especially Hegel) and Medieval Philosophy (especially Robert Kilwardby and early scholasticism).

Dissertation

Dissertation Title: “Aristotle on the Necessity of What We Know”

Dissertation Committee: Martha Nussbaum, Michael Kremer, Agnes Callard, Marko Malink (NYU)