Garry L. Hagberg
Garry L. Hagberg is an author, professor, philosopher, and jazz musician.[1] He is currently the James H. Ottaway Jr. Professor of Philosophy and Aesthetics at Bard College.[2]
Career
Hagberg has a bachelor's degree, master's degree, and Ph.D. from the University of Oregon, and was a postdoctoral scholar at the University of Cambridge. He became a professor of philosophy at Bard College in 1990,[2] and previously held the position of Chair of the Department of Philosophy at the University of East Anglia.[3]
Hagberg was one of three 2020 recipients of the Peter Kivy Prize of the American Society for Aesthetics.[4] He was the 2024 Richard Wollheim Lecturer of the British Society of Aesthetics,[5] and the 2025 Monroe Beardsley Lecturer of the American Society for Aesthetics.[6]
Jazz
Hagberg is a jazz guitar player. He has performed in Germany and the United States and has co-authored several books on guitar instruction.[1]
Scholarly works
Hagberg is the editor of the journal Philosophy and Literature.[7]
He is the author of four academic books:
- Living in Words: Literature, Autobiographical Language, and the Composition of Selfhood (Oxford University Press, 2023),[8]
- Describing Ourselves: Wittgenstein and Autobiographical Consciousness (Clarendon Press, 2008),[9]
- Art as Language: Wittgenstein, Meaning, and Aesthetic Theory (Cornell University Press, 1995),[10] and
- Meaning and Interpretation: Wittgenstein, Henry James and Literary Knowledge (Cornell University Press, 1994).[11]
His edited volumes include:
References
- 1 2 "Guitarist Garry Hagberg to play". Eugene Register-Guard. May 17, 1984. Retrieved January 21, 2010.
- 1 2 "Core Faculty". Bard College. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
- ↑ "Dr. Gary Hagberg". www.jmu.edu. Retrieved June 5, 2026.
- ↑ Van Camp, Julie (May 8, 2020). "Peter Kivy Prize Winners Announced". Aesthetics Online. American Society for Aesthetics. Retrieved June 6, 2026.
- ↑ Van Camp, Julie (January 3, 2024). "Garry Hagberg Named 2024 Wollheim Lecturer". Aesthetics Online. American Society for Aesthetics. Retrieved June 6, 2026.
- ↑ "Professor Garry L. Hagberg Named the 2025 Monroe Beardsley Lecturer". Bard College. July 7, 2025. Retrieved June 6, 2026.
- ↑ "Philosophy and Literature". JHU Press. Retrieved June 5, 2026.
- ↑ Reviews of Living in Words:
- Barr, Michael (Winter 2023). "Review of Living in Words" (PDF). Journal of Comparative Literature and Aesthetics. 46 (4): 171–172.
- Allen, Sarah (2023). "Review of Living in Words". Biography. 46 (4): 849–851. doi:10.1353/bio.2023.a959027.
- ↑ Reviews of Describing Ourselves:
- Jacquette, Dale. "Review: Describing Ourselves: Wittgenstein and Autobiographical Consciousness". Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews. Archived from the original on December 6, 2025. Retrieved June 5, 2026.
- Gibson, John (Winter 2012). "Selves on Selves: The Philosophical Significance of Autobiography (review of Describing Ourselves)". Journal of Aesthetic Education. 46 (4): 109–119. doi:10.5406/jaesteduc.46.4.0109. JSTOR 10.5406/jaesteduc.46.4.0109.
- Brugmans, Edith (2009). "Review of Describing Ourselves". Tijdschrift voor Filosofie. 71 (3): 642–643. JSTOR 40890562.
- Moyal-Sharrock, Daniéle (July 2011). "Review of Describing Ourselves". Mind. 120 (479): 870–875. JSTOR 41494388.
- Fielding, James M. "Review of Describing Ourselves". Philosophy in Review. 29 (4).
- Martin, Raymond (February 2010). "Review of Describing Ourselves". The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism. 68 (1): 81–84. doi:10.1111/j.1540-6245.2009.01392_10.x.
- ↑ Reviews of Art as Language:
- Haskins, Casey (1996). "Review of Art as Language: Wittgenstein, Meaning, and Aesthetic Theory". The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism. 54 (4): 388–389. doi:10.2307/431922. ISSN 0021-8529.
- Starr, Mark (March 1997). "Review of Art as Language". The Review of Metaphysics. 50 (3): 661–663. JSTOR 20130083.
- Rothstein, Eric (Summer 1997). "Review of Art as Language". Clio. 26 (4): 485. ProQuest 1300292897.
- Hamilton, Andy (October 1996). "Review of Art as Language". The British Journal of Aesthetics. 36 (4): 451–452. doi:10.1093/bjaesthetics/36.4.451.
- ↑ Reviews of Meaning and Interpretation:
- Flesch, William (1995). "Review of Meaning and Interpretation: Wittgenstein, Henry James, and Literary Knowledge". Philosophy and Literature. 19 (2): 373–374. doi:10.1353/phl.1995.0072.
- John, Eileen (January 1997). "Review of Meaning and Interpretation". The Philosophical Quarterly. 47 (186): 106–108. JSTOR 2956481.
- Neill, Alex (Winter 1997). "Review of Meaning and Interpretation". The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism. 55 (1): 81–82. JSTOR 431618.
- Levin, Jonathan (Fall 1995). "Review of Meaning and Interpretation". The Henry James Review. 16 (3): 340–343. doi:10.1353/hjr.1995.0025.
- Abrams, M. H. (April 2019). "Review of Meaning and Interpretation". Common Knowledge. 25 (1–3): 434. doi:10.1215/0961754X-7312417.
- Ellenbogen, Sara. "Review of Meaning and Interpretation". Philosophy in Review. 46 (2): 33–35.
- ↑ Reviews of Art and Ethical Criticism:
- McGonigal, Andrew (July 2010). "Review of Art and Ethical Criticism". The Philosophical Review. 119 (3): 394–398. JSTOR 41684390.
- Herwitz, Daniel (Fall 2009). "Review of Art and Ethical Criticism". The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism. 67 (4): 426–427. JSTOR 25622105.
- Jones, Ward E. (October 2010). "Review of Art and Ethical Criticism". Mind. 119 (476): 1171–1174. JSTOR 23012216.
- Eldridge, Richard (2009). "Review of Art and Ethical Criticism". Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews 2009.01.17.
- Coleman, Elizabeth Burns (May 2010). "Art and Ethical Criticism". Australasian Journal of Philosophy. 88 (2): 375–376. doi:10.1080/00048400902941364.
- ↑ Reviews of A Companion to the Philosophy of Literature:
- Dadlez, E. M. (April 2012). "Review of A Companion to the Philosophy of Literature". The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism. 70 (2): 237–239. doi:10.1111/j.1540-6245.2012.01515_4.x.
- Mikkonen, Jukka (June 2013). "Review of A Companion to the Philosophy of Literature". Partial Answers: Journal of Literature and the History of Ideas. 11 (2): 333–336. doi:10.1353/pan.2013.0014.
- Vidmar, Iris (2014). "Review of A Companion to the Philosophy of Literature". Croatian Journal of Philosophy. 14 (1): 159–176. doi:10.5840/croatjphil201414111.
- Straub, Julia (December 2011). "Review of A Companion to the Philosophy of Literature". Anglia: Zeitschrift für englische Philologie. 129 (3–4): 514–516. doi:10.1515/angl.2011.068.
- ↑ Reviews of Fictional Characters, Real Problems:
- Newman, Ira (Summer 2017). "Review of Fictional Characters, Real Problems". The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism. 75 (3): 306–310. JSTOR 44511144.
- Kingston, Rebecca (February 2018). "Review of Fictional Characters, Real Problems". The European Legacy. 23 (5): 585–587. doi:10.1080/10848770.2018.1441178.
- Elicker, Bradley (April 2017). "Review of Fictional Characters, Real Problems". The British Journal of Aesthetics. 57 (3): 337–340. doi:10.1093/aesthj/ayw068.
- Murphy, Jaron (2019). "Review of Fictional Characters, Real Problems" (PDF). Journal of Comparative Literature and Aesthetics. 42 (2): 178–181. ProQuest 2348875646.
- Collins, David (January 2017). "Review of Fictional Characters, Real Problems". Dialogue. 57 (4): 927–929. doi:10.1017/s0012217317000063.
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