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Professor Daniel Conway holds the endowed Thomas F. Mayo Professorship of Liberal Arts at Texas A&M University, where he also serves as Professor of Philosophy, Affiliate Professor of Religious Studies and Film Studies, and Courtesy Professor at the TAMU School of Law and the Bush School of Government and Public Service. His academic career includes faculty roles at Stanford, Harvard, and Penn State. Research interests span Post-Kantian European Philosophy, Genocide Studies, Aesthetics (Film/Literature), and Social & Political Philosophy. He has published 18 books, over 150 articles, and delivered 300+ lectures globally. Conway currently co-directs Philosophy for Children Texas, serves on prestigious journals’ advisory boards, and holds grants from NEH, Fulbright, and Templeton. Notable awards include Honorary Life Membership in the Friedrich Nietzsche Society (2014).
Education:
- PhD in Philosophy, University of California, San Diego (1985)
- BA in Philosophy & Economics, Tulane University
Research Interests: His work critically engages Nietzschean thought, Kierkegaardian existentialism, and the intersection of philosophy with film/media. Recent projects explore pandemic ethics, cinematic representations of genocide, and the philosophical implications of science fiction. He bridges continental philosophy with applied ethics through analyses of modern moral crises.
Publications Trends: Over 2014-2024, his work increasingly addresses cultural artifacts (e.g., Mad Max: Fury Road), contemporary ethical dilemmas (pandemic responses), and reinterpreting classical philosophers for modern contexts. Sub-themes include existential hope, moral humility, and the philosophical implications of technological singularity.
Awards:
- 2014: Honorary Life Member, Friedrich Nietzsche Society
Advising & Grants: Secured major grants from NEH, Mellon, and Templeton Foundations. His Philosophy for Children initiatives promote youth philosophical inquiry. Served as Head of Department and currently chairs multiple interdisciplinary initiatives at Texas A&M.
Labs/Teams: Co-Director of Philosophy for Children Texas, member of International Consortium of Critical Theory Programs, and affiliated with the Glasscock Humanities Research Center.
