Overview
B.A., 1972, Trinity College (Hartford, CT); M.A., 1974
Ph.D., 1978, Vanderbilt University.
Areas of Interest: 19th Century Philosophy; Continental Philosophy; Philosophy of Culture
Professor Mandt's special area of interest is philosophy of culture, a focus which has grown out of his original interests in German Idealism and the history of philosophy. Jay Mandt has recently returned to the department full-time after 14 years as WSU's Honors director. He's the author of numerous articles on topics in German philosophy and philosophy of culture and more recently has written about Honors education. He's a fan of science fiction, and taught an Honors seminar on it several times in recent years. He's also interested in military history, and developed an Honors seminar on that too. He's an avid gardener, and active in his condo community, where he's now supervising the building of a new community clubhouse and learning all sorts of things about architecture, plumbing systems, and swimming pool design.