About
Dennis Sepper is a Professor in the Department of Human Sciences at the University of Dallas. His academic career includes extensive teaching in philosophy and human sciences across undergraduate and graduate levels. He holds a PhD from the University of Chicago (1981), an MA from the same institution (1974), and a B.A. magna cum laude from Harvard University (1973).
Sepper's research focuses on the history of philosophy, particularly imagination's role in epistemology and science. He has written extensively on Descartes, Kant, Spinoza, and the scientific controversies between Goethe and Newton. His work bridges philosophy of science, cognitive theory, and literary analysis.
His publications include books such as Understanding Imagination: The Reason of Images (2013) and Descartes's Imagination (1996), alongside articles on rationalism, empiricism, and the philosophy of technology. His recent scholarship emphasizes Kantian cosmopolitanism and interdisciplinary approaches to tradition.
No specific grants or advising roles are listed, though his course offerings reflect deep engagement with core philosophical texts and contemporary human sciences.
