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- An essay written by recent CS + Philosophy graduate Jonah Black titled “A Stoic Case for the Land Ethic,” was featured in Stance: An International Undergraduate Philosophy Journal. In his essay, Black “aims to show the intersection of... Read full story
- Whether you’re in engineering, business, the sciences, the arts, or social sciences, philosophy trains you to question assumptions, analyze problems from multiple angles, and communicate ideas clearly and concisely. By sharpening the intellectual tools you use in your primary field, philosophy... Read full story
- In his forthcoming book, “Idealization and the Moral Point of View: An Adam Smithian Account of Moral Reasons” (Oxford University Press), philosophy professor Nir Ben-Moshe explores the nature of moral judgment and moral reasons. Drawing on Adam Smith and contemporary debates in metaethics... Read full story
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Alison Duncan Kerr
Alison Duncan Kerr is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy, with broad research interests in feminist philosophy, the philosophy of gender, sex, and love, logic, theories of rationality, and the philosophy of artificial intelligence.