John Schindler

  • Graduate Student
I'm most interested in philosophical questions concerning the relations between consciousness, mental representation, and normativity; and concerning the way these all fit into the physical world. Of these topics, I've recently thought most about the grounds of mental representation. I also have a serious interest in aesthetics and the philosophy of music. 

Before coming to Pitt in 2023, I did an MA in philosophy at Northern Illinois University; before that, I did my bachelor's in classical piano at Juilliard. Outside of philosophy, I still try to make time to practice the piano and perform very occasionally.