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Gideon Yaffe

Associate Professor of Philosophy and Law

Contact Information
E-mail: yaffe@usc.edu
Phone: (213) 740-6544
Office: MHP 113

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Academic Appointment, Affiliation, and Employment History

  • Associate Professor of Philosophy and Law, University of Southern California, 09/01/2004-  

Description of Research

Summary Statement of Research Interests
Professor Yaffe's research interests include the history of modern philosophy; the philosophy of law, particularly the criminal law; the study of metaphysics including causation, free will and personal identity; and the study of intention and the theory of action.
Research Specialties
Early Modern Philosophy, Philosophy of Action, Law