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- The Department of Philosophy leads an important endeavor: how to deal with the AI revolution Read full story Deep Thinking in an Age of Artificial Thought
- Professor Luvell Anderson researches the social context behind the things that we find funny—or not—to learn more about how people use comedy to inspire reflection and deal with sensitive subjects. Read full story How Humor is More Than Just a Joke: Professor Luvell Anderson Explores the Context Behind Laughter and What People Find Funny
- The Department of Philosophy is pleased to announce the winners of our annual awards. This year’s awards honor the academic excellence of our graduate and undergraduate students and the teaching excellence demonstrated... Read full story Department of Philosophy Announces Recipients of 2024-2025 Annual Awards
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Jochen Bojanowski is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy, who does research in moral and political philosophy, with a particular interest in Kant’s practical philosophy. His first book, Kant’s Theory of Freedom, articulates and defends Kant’s incompatibilist account of free will as a capacity for moral autonomy—thus dealing with some of the most vexing problems in Kant’s moral philosophy and metaphysics.