USC College Department of English


Edwin Mc Cann

Professor of Philosophy

Contact Information
E-mail: mccann@college.usc.edu
Phone: (213) 740-4085
Office: MHP 113

LINKS
Personal Website
 

Education

  • B.A. Philosophy, University of California, Santa Cruz, 6/1971
  • Ph.D. Philosophy, University of Pennsylvania, 8/1975

Description of Research

Summary Statement of Research Interests
Professor McCann studies the history of modern philosophy, especially Descartes, Locke, Leibniz, Newton, and Kant. He is also currently exploring the philosophy of Wittgenstein, and contemporary philosophy of mind and action.
Research Specialties
Early Modern Philosophy, Wittgenstein, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Action

Honors and Awards

  • USC Associates Award For Excellence In Teaching, 1997  
  • Mortar Board Faculty of the Month, 1/1993