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Julie Kirsch, PhD

  • Professor

Biography

Dr. Julie Kirsch is co-author of Bioethics; Philosophical and Religious Perspectives (with Dr. Walter Sisto), and co-editor of Third-Person Self-Knowledge, Self-Interpretation, and Narrative (with Dr. Patrizia Pedrini). She teaches courses in ethics, bioethics, philosophy of art, and philosophy of mind at D’Youville. Her current research explores artificial intelligence and problems in the philosophy of art. In addition to her work in philosophy, she is a visual artist and explores philosophical themes, particularly those surrounding the mind and cognition, in her drawings and paintings.

Education & Training

  • PhD, Philosophy, University of Toronto, 2005
  • BA, Philosophy, SUNY College at Buffalo, 1999

Research Interests

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Philosophy of Art
  • Memory
  • Self-deception
  • Self-knowledge
  • Emotion
  • Bioethics

Departments

Contact Information

Phone: (716) 829-8482 Email: kirschj@dyc.edu Office: SASE 249