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Professor Dr. Eric Lormand

Associate Professor

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Biography

Eric Lormand is an Associate Professor at the University of Michigan, specializing in philosophy, cognitive science, and artificial intelligence. His research primarily tackles philosophical challenges inspired by mental phenomena, examining complex topics such as consciousness, qualia, self-knowledge, mental representation, emotions, skills, rationality, epistemic justification, logic, inference, explanation, and evaluations. He is also interested in phenomenology and metaphysics. Lormand obtained his Ph.D. in Philosophy from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1990 and holds a B.A. in Philosophy/Cognitive Studies and a B.S. in Mathematics/Computer Science from Tulane University, earned in 1986.

Research Interests

Cognitive Science Artificial Intelligence Philosophy of Mind Consciousness Qualia Self-Knowledge Mental Representation Emotions Rationality Epistemic Justification Logic Phenomenology Metaphysics

Requirements for University of Michigan

Master Program

Requirements

GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
TOEFL
Total
Required:84
GRE General
Verbal
Required:155
Verbal Percentile
Required:50
Quantitative
Required:168
Quantitative Percentile
Required:50
Analytical Writing
Required:3.6
Writing Percentile
Required:50

Prerequisites

Bachelor degree in engineering, physics, or mathematics Calculus Physics

Application Checklist

  • Rackham Graduate School Application
  • Official Transcripts
  • 3 Letters of Recommendation
  • Academic Statement of Purpose
  • Personal Statement
  • CV/Resume

Specialization Notes

Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science