Andrew Pessin is Professor of Philosophy at Connecticut College, with degrees from Yale and Columbia --- though he is most popular with his students for his appearances as “The Genius” on the Late Show with David Letterman.  He has spent two decades teaching liberal arts undergrads (at Columbia University, the College of William and Mary, Kenyon College, Wesleyan University, and Connecticut College), in addition to having spoken about philosophy to many non-philosophical audiences, so he has lots of experience making philosophy entertaining, accessible, yet provocative, significant and, most of all, fun.  He has published many academic articles, two academic books, two philosophy books aimed at a general audience (The God Question: What Famous Thinkers From Plato To Dawkins Have Said About the Divine, and The 60-Second Philosopher:  Expand Your Mind on a Minute or so a Day!), and an audio philosophy course, “The Philosophy of Mind,” with The Modern Scholar.  In his spare time he composes and performs philosophy songs.   (Of course, with three small children -- not to mention a deeply disturbed cat -- he no longer has much spare time these days!)  Stay tuned for news of a new philosophy book for the general audience, due out some time in 2012!

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