Elise Fahrenbach

Elise Fahrenbach

Contact Information

400C Gregory Hall

Office Hours

Fall 2026: F 10am-12pm
Graduate Student

Research Interests

My research focuses on Democracy, Public Deliberation, and Political Theory in the context of the internet. I like to think about these kinds of questions: How does online public deliberation differ from in-person political conversations? Can existing democratic and ethical theories (from philosophers like Rawls, Cohen, and Habermas) effectively account for how we behave online? Why is it so easy to voice our dissatisfaction with modern technology, yet so difficult to point out exactly what's wrong it, and therefore to change it for the better?

Education

B.A. Humanistic Studies and Philosophy, Saint Mary’s College, 2022

M.A. Humanities (Concentration in Philosophy), University of Chicago, 2023

Courses Taught

Grader: PHIL 104 (Introduction to Ethics ACP), PHIL 111 (Living Well Online)

TA: PHIL 100 (Introduction to Philosophy ACP)