Juan Montaña: Naturalizing Epistemology
B.A., June 2005, Naturalized Epistemology
- Thomas W. Smith Academic Fellowship
- City College Fellowship
In 1998 Juan Montaña started his study of Philosophy at the National University of Colombia. Upon coming to the U.S., he practically had to start his education over because of the different educational standards. Recognizing that the CUNY BA would be the best place for him to continue and prepare for graduate school, Prof. Nickolas Pappas, Philosophy, City College, wrote, “Juan knows much more philosophy - and knows it at a deeper level - than the typical American student.” Montaña also came highly recommended by professors from Colombia, two of whom rated him as one of the top students they have ever had. He designed an area of concentration with Prof. Claudine Verheggen, Philosophy, City College that explores his interest in philosopher W.V.O. Quine’s Naturalized Epistemology, which demands an interdisciplinary collaboration between sciences otherwise unrelated, such as cognitive psychology, neuropsychology, biology, computer science, linguistics and sociology. Montana has taken classes at The Graduate Center, Hunter, and City, including a research project on the “Language of Thought,” done with a grant from City College. He was a presenter at the Cognitive Science Symposium at The CUNY Graduate Center in 2004. He has maintained a 4.0 GPA in his area and overall, and is simultaneously working on a Master’s in Psychology while completing his B.A. in Philosophy. He has been accepted to Washington University in St Louis, with a full fellowship, for the Ph.D. program in philosophy and cognitive science.
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