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College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Department of Philosophy

Josh Ackerman

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Contact Information

400B Gregory Hall
810 S. Wright St.
Urbana, IL 61801
Graduate Student

Research Interests

19th Century Philosophy 

Schopenhauer

Nietzsche 

William James 

Existentialism 

American Pragmatism 

Education

B.A. Philosophy, Old Dominion University (2019)

M.A. Humanities, Old Dominion University (2022)

Courses Taught

As Grader:

PHIL 203 - Ancient Philosophy

PHIL 380 - Computation and Humanity's Future: AGI and AI Alignment 

PHIL 426 - Metaphysics 

PHIL 440 - Ethics of AI

As Discussion Section Leader:

PHIL 100 - Intro to Philosophy 

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Department of Philosophy

200 Gregory Hall, MC-468

810 S Wright St

Urbana, IL 61801

(217) 333-2889

Email: Philosophy@illinois.edu

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