John Hummel
Professor
The Department of Philosophy is proud to announce that recent PhD graduate Britt Currie has accepted an offer to be a lecturer of humanities and social sciences at Hutton Honors College at Indiana...
Faculty working in Philosophy of Mind and Cognitive Science
Rob Kar
Interim Head, Philosophy
Michael Moore
Professor
John Schwenkler
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