Anthony began at Hope in 1980 after previous stints at Kenyon College and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He was involved in the development of IDS 172 (Cultural Heritage II) and has taught it regularly since its inception. He has offered many courses within the philosophy department but has recently focused on teaching Philosophy of Mind and Logic. His current research centers on mysticism and philosophical idealism, including the exploration of the reasons why these two areas, so prominent in philosophy a century ago, retreated from center stage after the First World War. 

He retired from 快猫短视频 in 2017.

Areas of Interest

Anthony is interested in the philosophy of religion (in particular, the philosophical issues surrounding mysticism), the history of modern philosophy (especially Kant, Fichte and the Anglo-American idealists) and philosophy of mind.

EDUCATION

• Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1978
• M.A., University of Chicago, 1974
• B.A., University of California, Davis, 1973

PUBLISHED WORK

Books Edited

• Reflections on Philosophy and Religion by Alan Donagan, edited with an introduction by Anthony N. Perovich, Jr., Oxford University Press, 1999
• Human Nature and Natural Knowledge: Essays Presented to Marjorie Grene on the Occasion of Her Seventy-Fifth Birthday, with Alan Donagan and Michael V. Wed, eds., Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science, vol. 89. D. Reidel Publishing Company, 1986.

Articles

• 鈥淓thics and the Individuation of the Self: Royce鈥檚 鈥楧ash of Fichte,鈥欌�� Transactions of the Charles S. Peirce Society, 2016
• 鈥淲orld War I, The Two Germanies, and Fichte鈥檚 Addresses,鈥� Fichte鈥檚 Addresses to the German Nation Reconsidered, 2016
• 鈥淭aking Nature Mysticism Seriously: Marshall and the Metaphysics of the Self,鈥� Religious Studies 47, 2011
• 鈥淧hilosophical Reflection on Mysticism,鈥� A Companion to Philosophy of Religion, 2010
• 鈥淔ichte鈥檚 Phenomenology of Religious Consciousness,鈥� Fichte and the Phenomenological Tradition, 2010
• 鈥淔ichte, Hegel, and the Senses of 鈥楻evelation,鈥欌�� Fichte, German Idealism, and Early Romanticism, 2010
• 鈥淥n the Mysticism of Fichte鈥檚 The Way towards the Blessed Life,鈥� Idealistic Studies 36, 2006
• 鈥淧ersons, Minds, and 鈥楾he Specter of Consciousness,鈥欌�� The Philosophy of Marjorie Grene, 2002
• 鈥淚nnate Mystical Capacities and the Nature of the Self,鈥� The Innate Capacity, 1997
• 鈥淔ichte and the Typology of Mysticism,鈥� Fichte: Historical Context/Contemporary Controversies, 1994
• 鈥淜ant a Christian? A Reply to Palmquist,鈥� Faith and Philosophy 9, 1992
• 鈥溾�楩or reason... also has its mysteries鈥�: Immortality, Religion, and 鈥楾he End of All Things,鈥欌�� Kant鈥檚 Philosophy of Religion Reconsidered, 1991
• 鈥淎 Comprehensive and Comprehensible Survey of Modern Philosophy,鈥� Teaching Philosophy 13, 1990
• 鈥淒oes the Philosophy of Mysticism Rest on a Mistake?鈥� The Problem of Pure Consciousness, 1990
• 鈥淕enius, Scientific Method, and the Stability of Synthetic A Priori 笔谤颈苍肠颈辫濒别蝉,鈥� Human Nature and Natural Knowledge, 1986
• 鈥淢ysticism or Mediation: A Response to Gill,鈥� Faith and Philosophy 2, 1985
• 鈥淢ysticism and the Philosophy of Science,鈥� The Journal of Religion 65, 1985
• 鈥淚nkommensurabilit盲t--ihre Unterarten und ihre ontologischen Konsequenzen,鈥� Versuchungen: Aufs盲tze zur Philosophie Paul Feyerabends 2, 1981
  • (English version: 鈥淚ncommensurability, Its Varieties and Its Ontological Consequences,鈥� Beyond Reason: Essays on the Philosophy of Paul Feyerabend 132, 1991)

Outside the college

Anthony enjoys classical music and opera and is especially passionate about the works of Mozart, Schubert, Bruckner and Richard Wagner. He is also a long-suffering fan of the Detroit Lions. He and his wife enjoy attending Celtic festivals when they can. His wife is amazingly effective at identifying the occasional TV series (e.g., Homeland and The Night Manager) that he is likely to be engaged by.