Graduate Students
Angela Bischof
Student
I am a third-year PhD student in the Philosophy department. I hold a BA in Philosophy and a BA in Psychology from New Mexico State University. My research concerns the moral standing of nonhuman...
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Caleb Hazelwood
Student
I work on conceptual problems in biology. I am especially concerned with issues in evolution and development, as well as the intersection of these domains. Some questions that have motivated my...
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Ewan Kingston
Student
Ewan's current research concerns the challenge posed to traditional political theory, especially democratic theory, by the increasing environmental and economic interconnections between people...
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Qiu Lin
Student
I am a Ph.D student at Duke Philosophy. My areas of strength are early modern philosophy and philosophy of space and time. My areas of interests are Newton, 18th century mechanics, and Chinese...
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Joseph Nelson
Student
My main area of interest is in ethics, and I'm writing a dissertation on pleasure, pain, and well-being.
Hannah Read
Student
My work is broadly concerned with moral issues that arise as part of life in diverse communities, in the face of disagreement and difference. One aim of my work is to diagnose and explain certain...
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Songyao Ren
Student
I am a fourth-year PhD candidate in philosophy, working on ethics and non-western philosophy. My dissertation project draws insights from Stoicism and Zhuangism to study whether a good life is one...
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Erick Sam
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I am a Ph.D Candidate in the Department of Philosophy, currently writing a dissertation on foundational issues in international taxation and migration law. I hold a B.A. in philosophy and in...
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Ben Sarbey
Student
I am a 2nd year PhD student specializing in bioethics and moral psychology. I am interested in the philosophy of death, in particular issues related to how we experience the processes of dying and...
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Valerie Soon
Student
I work in philosophy of social science and political philosophy. My dissertation is on the relationship between individuals and structures. In general, I'm interested in the connection between...
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Heather Wallace
Student
Heather is writing a dissertation about Simone de Beauvoir & the problem of other minds, under the direction of Toril Moi and ...
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Tara Weese
Student
My research interests are primarily in political and legal philosophy. More specifically, I am interested in victims' issues and victims' rights, the role of the adversarial system in determining...
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