Lyle Zynda
Wiekamp Hall, Room DW3277
(574) 520-5512
lzynda@iusb.edu
Office Hours-Spring 2022
MW 12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
T 12:30 p.m.–1:30 p.m.
Also available by appointment
Lyle Zynda hails from our neighboring state Michigan. He received his B.A. from Eastern Michigan University, double-majoring in Philosophy and History, and double-minoring in Psychology and Music. He then received his Ph.D. in Philosophy from Princeton University, and spent one year at the California Institute of Technology before joining the faculty at IU South Bend in 1995.
Prof. Zynda has taught a wide range of courses, including cognitive science, philosophy of mind, metaphysics, modern philosophy, logic, scientific reasoning, and a course on philosophy and science fiction.
Prof. Zynda's research concerns the foundations of probability theory and decision theory. He has published in internationally renowned journals such as Philosophy of Science, Synthese, and Philosophical Studies, as well as penning a chapter for the recently published Oxford Handbook of Probability and Philosophy.
A number of his published papers can be accessed via https://philpeople.org/profiles/lyle-zynda.
