Zachary ALTMAN (Bard College | Maître de langue)

Maître de Langue 2024-2025
Philosophie du langage ordinaire : Wittgenstein et J. L. Austin
Philosophie Analytique Contemporaine
 
 
Education :
Bard College
2022 B.A. in Philosophy
Thesis : “What Cannot be Said : Kant, Kierkegaard, and Wittgenstein”
University of Chicago
2023 M.A. in Philosophy and Humanities (MAPH)
Thesis : “Halting the Spread of Rot : Kant’s Authentic Idealism Reconsidered through Logical vs Real Possibility and the Psychological Character of Logic”
 
Academic Work Experience :
Fall 2024–Present
Maître de Langue, Université Paris 8 – Vincennes à Saint-Denis
Fall 2023 :
Ethics Teacher (Leave Replacement) at Ethical Culture Fieldston School
2021-2022 :
Philosophy Tutor for the Bard Prison Initiative at Eastern Correctional Facility
 
Languages :
French : Full professional proficiency
German : Full professional proficiency
 
Referenced Articles and Conference Papers :
2023. “Kant’s Subjectivism ?”. University of Chicago Masters of Arts in the Humanities (MAPH) Work in Progress Conference, Chicago, IL.
2021. “Amending Standpoint Theory.” Emmanuel College Philosophy Conference, Boston.
2021. “Reading Nausea Through Either / Or : An Aesthetic and Ethical Perspective,” The Reed Journal of Existentialism, Volume 23, pages 79-91.
 
Grants, Honors, Awards and Fellowships :
2022. Heinrich Bluecher Prize
2021. Academic Program Inclusion Challenge Grant Recipient with Prof. Kathryn Tabb to develop the "Philosopher’s Toolkit"
2021. Fulbright Semi-Finalist for Study Grant in France
2021. Watson Fellowship Nominee
Honors List : Spring 2020 (Official program suspended, GPA requirement met), Fall 2020 (Official program suspended, GPA requirement met), Spring 2021