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Marianne Janack
Overview
Marianne Janack is a philosopher and professor at Hamilton College, specializing in epistemology, philosophy of science, and feminist philosophy, with particular expertise in Wittgenstein’s philosophy. She has been a member of the Hamilton Philosophy Department since at least 2001, as confirmed by the course catalogs. Her teaching spans symbolic logic, philosophy of the self, feminist philosophy, and advanced seminars on objectivity, rationality, and philosophy of science.
Relevance to Research
Janack appears in Hamilton course catalogs beginning with the 2002–03 academic year, consistently listed as a member of the Philosophy Department faculty. The catalogs document her teaching assignments across three consecutive years (2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06), providing a detailed record of her courses and departmental standing.
Notes
Role: Professor of Philosophy, Hamilton College Key events: - Joined Hamilton Philosophy Department by 2001 (listed in catalog as “Marianne Janack (2001)” indicating year of appointment or hire) - 2002–03: Listed as faculty in the Philosophy Department (chaired by Katheryn H. Doran); taught Symbolic Logic (240F) and Seminar in the Philosophy of Science (Emotion) (440F) (catalog 2002–03) - 2002–03: Also listed as instructor for Philosophy of Science (310F), on topics including scientific objectivity and science as social product - 2004–05: Continued as department faculty; taught Philosophy and Feminism (209S), Philosophical Perspectives on the Self (220S), and Symbolic Logic (240S) (catalog 2004–05) - 2005–06: Continued as department faculty; taught Philosophical Perspectives on the Self (220S), Symbolic Logic (240S), and Seminar in the Philosophy of Science: Objectivity and Rationality (415S) — a seminar drawing on feminist philosophers of science, historians and sociologists of science, and philosophers of science (catalog 2005–06) - Research areas: epistemology, philosophy of science, feminist epistemology, Wittgenstein
Related Sources
- Course catalog 2002–03 (
yhm-arc-pub-cat-2002-03_djvu.txt) — Philosophy Department faculty listing and course assignments - Course catalog 2004–05 (
yhm-arc-pub-cat-2004-05_djvu.txt) — continued faculty listing - Course catalog 2005–06 (
yhm-arc-pub-cat-2005-06_djvu.txt) — continued faculty listing and advanced seminar on objectivity