Faculty working in Social and Political Philosophy
Luvell Anderson
Head, Professor of Philosophy
Zachary Biondi
Senior Lecturer
Jochen Bojanowski
Associate Professor
Heidi M Hurd
Professor
Rob Kar
Professor of Law and Philosophy
Benjamin Michael Miller
Associate Professor
Michael Moore
Professor
Colleen Murphy
Professor
Areins Pelayo
Lecturer
Helga Varden
Professor
Emma Velez
Assistant Professor
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