J. J. Valberg

Short description: American-British philosopher (born 1936)

Jerome J. Valberg (born 1936) is a retired American-British philosopher, and former Senior Lecturer of Philosophy at University College London.[1]

In 1966, Valberg received his doctorate from the University of Chicago with his dissertation, "Agency: Some Metaphysical Questions Concerning Human Action".[2]

Primarily working in the fields of epistemology[3] and metaphysics, Valberg's writings are also concerned with consciousness, identity, and the problems of perception.[4]

Valberg's notable ideas include the personal horizon concept.[5]

He is the author of Dream, Death, and the Self[5] and The Puzzle of Experience.[6] He currently lives in London, UK.

## References

1. ↑ "UCL Bookshelf: 'Dream, Death, and the Self', by J J Valberg". July 19, 2007. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2007/jul/ucl-bookshelf-dream-death-and-self-j-j-valberg.
2. ↑ "Doctoral Dissertations, 1966". The Review of Metaphysics 20 (1): 195–210. 1966. http://www.jstor.org/stable/20124224.
3. ↑ Windt, Jennifer M. (June 20, 2021). "Dreams and Dreaming". in Zalta, Edward N.. The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Metaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University. https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/sum2021/entries/dreams-dreaming/.
4. ↑ Crane, Tim; French, Craig (June 20, 2021). "The Problem of Perception". in Zalta, Edward N.. The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Metaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University. https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/spr2021/entries/perception-problem/.
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Valberg, J. J. (April 23, 2007). Dream, Death, and the Self. Princeton University Press. ISBN 9780691128597. https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691128597/dream-death-and-the-self.
6. ↑ The Puzzle of Experience. Oxford University Press. December 24, 1992. ISBN 978-0-19-824291-8. https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-puzzle-of-experience-9780198242918?cc=us&lang=en&.

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