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Mary Kate McGowan is the Virginia Onderdonk '29 Professor of Philosophy at Wellesley College's Department of Philosophy. She specializes in metaphysics, philosophy of language, and philosophy of law, with a focus on intersections between speech and normative facts. Her work explores how speech perpetuates social hierarchies, particularly through pornography and hate speech, and she actively collaborates with students on research projects.
- Education: B.A. from Wellesley College, M.A. and Ph.D. from Princeton University
Her research spans metaphysical realism, logical reasoning, and legal linguistics. Recent projects examine speech performativity in criminal justice contexts, including perjury, consent, and threats. She co-edited the interdisciplinary volume Speech and Harm: Controversies Over Free Speech (OUP, 2012) with Ishani Maitra and participates in MIT's Workshop on Gender and Philosophy.
Mary Kate McGowan's scholarly contributions include published articles on indirect speech acts and silencing mechanisms in free speech debates. Her pedagogy emphasizes formal logic and epistemology through courses like Logic (PHIL216), Introduction to Metaphysics & Epistemology, and seminars on language-law intersections.
