Susan VH Castro

Susan VH Castro is a faculty member in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Southern California (USC). Her academic journey includes a doctoral focus on Kantian moral metaphysics, as evidenced by her dissertation title: "Kant’s Aristotelian Path to Establishing Moral Metaphysics as a Science". Her teaching and research interests bridge philosophy with applied ethics in emerging technologies, emphasizing courses in philosophy of medicine, computer ethics, and bioengineering ethics. She transitioned from a background in proto-bioinformatics to philosophy to address foundational ethical questions in rapidly evolving technological contexts.

Her intellectual evolution, guided by mentors like Tyler Burge at UCLA, has positioned her to teach courses she deems essential for undergraduates engaging with ethical challenges in science and technology. While her current institutional affiliations are tied to USC’s Philosophy Department, her work reflects interdisciplinary engagement with both classical philosophy and modern ethical dilemmas.