Eliza Little is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Warwick. Her research focuses on post-Kantian European philosophy, particularly Hegel's theories of self-consciousness and perception, and Simone de Beauvoir's aesthetics. She explores the role of art and literature in shaping human experience. Education includes a PhD from the University of Chicago (2020), MA from St. John’s College Annapolis, and BA from Oberlin College. Prior roles include Postdoctoral Fellow at Auburn University. Education: PhD in Social Thought, University of Chicago (2020) MA in History of Western Thought, St. John’s College BA in Politics, Oberlin College Her interdisciplinary work bridges philosophy with literary studies and social theory. Recent publications analyze Hegel's critiques of Schelling, Kant's influence on Hegel, and the social dimensions of aesthetic perception. She is completing a book manuscript on Beauvoir's aesthetics titled *The Aesthetic Lives of Others*. Teaching includes courses on philosophy and tragedy, and 20th-century French philosophy. Supervises projects on Kant, Hegel, Beauvoir, and aesthetics.
Lisa Heldke is a Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Gustavus Adolphus College and an affiliated faculty member in Gender, Women and Sexuality Studies. She has been a longstanding contributor to the academic community, teaching courses such as Modern Philosophy, American Philosophy, Feminist Philosophy, Critical Race Theory, and specialized seminars on food and eating. Her interdisciplinary work bridges philosophy with social justice, education, and culinary ethics. B.A. in Music and Philosophy from Gustavus Adolphus College M.A. and Ph.D. in Philosophy from Northwestern University Her research centers on American Philosophy , Feminist Philosophy , Critical Race Theory , and most notably, the Philosophy of Food . She critically examines food adventuring, colonialist attitudes in cuisine, and the ethical dimensions of eating. Her work explores how food shapes identity, community, and moral responsibility. Her recent and forthcoming publications reveal a deepening inquiry into biological interdependence—particularly parasitism and mutualism—suggesting a novel ontological framework rooted in eating relationships. This innovative direction reflects her ability to connect everyday practices with profound philosophical questions. Lisa Heldke’s scholarly contributions include influential books such as Exotic Appetites: Ruminations of a Food Adventurer and Philosophers at Table: On Food and Being Human , as well as co-editing Oppression, Privilege and Resistance . She is also on the editorial board of The Encyclopedia of Food and Agriculture Ethics (Springer). While specific details about student advising are not listed, her long-standing teaching career and mentorship through seminars suggest active engagement with students. She has no listed scientific awards in the provided texts, but her sustained publication record and editorial roles indicate significant recognition in her field. She is deeply involved in experiential learning, combining her philosophical inquiries with hands-on activities like baking bread in a backyard mud oven and studying sustainable agriculture. Her current research promises to expand the boundaries of philosophical thought by integrating ecological and biological realities into metaphysical and ethical frameworks.
Julien Dutant is a Lecturer in Philosophy at King's College London, affiliated with the Department of Philosophy within the Faculty of Arts & Humanities. His research examines epistemological frameworks, including the principles of knowledge, rational belief, and epistemic value. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Geneva (2010) and has held research positions at the University of Oxford and University of Michigan. Dutant's primary research explores foundational questions in epistemology, formal models of knowledge, and the semantics of propositional attitudes. His work integrates philosophical analysis with formal methods to address epistemic norms and contextual variations in knowledge attribution. His publications demonstrate sustained focus on refining theories of justification, rationality, and epistemic norms. Recent research trends include investigations into practical rationality, epistemic utility, and the interplay between evidence and ignorance. Dr. Dutant teaches undergraduate and postgraduate courses including Introduction to Philosophy, Methodology, Intermediate Logic, and advanced topics in epistemology. He maintains active engagement with philosophical communities through invited talks and editorial roles.
K. T. Falvey is an Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of California, Santa Barbara. His research focuses on critiques of Cartesian dualism, emphasizing the social and normative foundations of intentional discourse. He challenges materialist frameworks that retain Cartesian assumptions about the mind's isolation from external reality. Education: PhD in Philosophy from the University of Minnesota. Research Interests: Philosophy of Mind and Language, epistemic authority of first-person perspectives, normativity in intentional states, and the legacy of Wittgenstein/Sellars/Putnam traditions. Falvey argues that intentional discourse functions interpretively within social practices rather than as a 'folk science' of behavior. Publications span 1994-2023, with recurring themes in semantic externalism, self-knowledge, and anti-individualism. His work often engages with skeptical challenges through normative frameworks. No awards listed. No advising/grants information available in provided text. Office located in South Hall 5709 with MWTh 1-2 office hours.
Kathrin Glüer-Pagin is a Professor of Theoretical Philosophy at Stockholm University's Department of Philosophy. Her academic work spans philosophy of mind, language, epistemology, and action theory, with a particular focus on meaning, content, normativity, and perception. She is recognized as a leading scholar of Donald Davidson's philosophical contributions. Glüer-Pagin's research interests center on the theory of meaning and content, including foundational and formal semantics, the normativity of meaning, content, belief, and reasons, as well as philosophy of perception and knowledge resistance. Her distinctive approach to perceptual experience, known as 'phenomenal intentionalism,' contends that experiences are a kind of belief with 'phenomenal' or 'looks-content' that ascribes properties to objects in a way that can account for both veridical and non-veridical experiences. She has made significant contributions to debates about meaning normativity, belief formation, and the relationship between language and thought. Her publication record reveals a consistent trajectory of influential work at the intersection of philosophy of language and philosophy of mind. The most recent fifteen publications demonstrate her sustained engagement with questions about perceptual experience, meaning determination, and normativity. Notably, she has developed a distinctive account of 'looks' as relational properties that has implications for understanding visual experience and perceptual justification. Her collaborative work with Peter Pagin on 'switcher semantics' for proper names has provided an alternative framework that accommodates Kripkean intuitions without requiring names to be rigid designators. Glüer-Pagin currently leads the cross-disciplinary research program 'Knowledge Resistance: Causes, Consequences and Cures,' which investigates the nature and causes of knowledge resistance—the tendency not to accept available knowledge. This ambitious program represents a concerted effort to provide a unified framework for investigating knowledge resistance beyond the current state of the art.
Angela Mendelovici is an Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Western Ontario , with a PhD from Princeton University (2010) and a BA from McGill University . She serves as Graduate Program Chair and is a Member of the Rotman Institute of Philosophy . Education: BA, McGill University PhD, Princeton University, 2010 Her research focuses on the intersection of Phenomenal Consciousness and Intentionality , challenging traditional views through her work on Phenomenal Intentionality Theory (PIT) . She argues for a radically internalistic theory of intentionality where mental states' contents are grounded in their phenomenal character. Recent work includes debates on Reliable Misrepresentation , Tracking Theories , and Combination Problems in Panpsychism. She has contributed to major handbooks and journals, often collaborating with David Bourget . Her publications span topics in Philosophy of Perception , Representationalism , and Non-Propositional Intentionality , with a forthcoming chapter in Non-Propositional Intentionality (Oxford University Press).
Katalin Farkas is a Professor of Philosophy at the Central European University (CEU), where she has been affiliated since 2000. She previously taught at Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest. Her primary research areas are philosophy of mind and epistemology, with a focus on topics like intentionality, knowledge-wh, and Cartesian philosophy. She is author of The Subject's Point of View (2008) and currently working on The Unity of Knowledge . Dr. Farkas holds a PhD and DSc from the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and an MA in Mathematics and Philosophy from Eötvös Loránd University. She has held visiting positions at institutions including the University of Sydney, the Center for Subjectivity Research in Copenhagen, and Newnham College Cambridge. From 2010–2014, she served as CEU’s Provost and Academic Pro-Rector, and later as Head of the Philosophy Department (2007–2010 and 2020–2024). Her honors include membership in the Academia Europaea (2012) and presidency of the European Society for Analytic Philosophy (2020–2023). Her work explores themes such as extended mind theories, phenomenal consciousness, and the relationship between belief and knowledge, challenging reductionist approaches to knowledge types.
Professor Robert van Rooij is a senior staff member of the Department of Philosophy at the University of Amsterdam and holds a primary affiliation with the Institute for Logic, Language and Computation (ILLC) within the Faculty of Science. He is also associated with the research groups Formal Semantics & Philosophical Logic (FSPL) , Epistemology & Philosophy of Science (EPS) , and Language & Music Cognition (LMC) . Research Interests: Professor van Rooij’s work spans formal semantics and pragmatics of natural language , focusing on phenomena such as conversational implicatures , presupposition , and speech acts . He has made significant contributions to philosophical logic , particularly on vagueness , comparatives , and truth , as well as to metaphysics with investigations into universals . More recently, game-theoretic approaches to language have become central, integrating insights from economic theory into linguistic pragmatics. Grants & Projects: NWO VIDI project “The Economics of Language: Language Use and the Evolution of Linguistic Convention” (2005–2010) KNAW Fellowship project “Games, Relevance, and Meaning” (prior to 2005) NWO/ESF projects on vagueness and comparatives (until 2012) Ongoing supervision of an ESF-funded project on communication and context Scientific Recognition & Awards: Recipient of the prestigious NWO VIDI grant Awarded KNAW Fellowship by the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences Professor van Rooij received his PhD from the University of Stuttgart in 1997. Throughout his career he has supervised numerous doctoral and post-doctoral researchers, contributing to the vibrant logic and language community at the ILLC.
Marisa A. Abrajano is a Professor of Political Science at the University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego), and has served as Provost of Earl Warren College since 2021. She holds a Ph.D. (2005), M.A. (2002), and B.A. (1999) in Political Science from New York University and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), respectively. Her research focuses on racial and ethnic inequalities in the U.S. political system, particularly addressing political participation , voting behavior , campaign strategies , and the role of mass media in shaping political engagement. She has authored five books, including White Backlash: Immigration, Race, and American Politics (2015) and Campaigning to the New American Electorate: Television Advertising to Latinos (2010), which won the APSA Latino Caucus Best Book Award. Her work also explores Latino political behavior, immigration policy impacts, and misinformation in marginalized communities. Awards : Ralphe Bunche Award (2015), Diversity Equity and Inclusion Teaching Award (2013-14), Latino Caucus Best Book Award (2012). Grants : Led or co-led projects on voter mobilization, immigration media coverage, and racial discrimination in voting, totaling over $500,000 in funding. Abrajano is actively involved in academic service, serving as a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution (2014-2015), editorial board member for Journal of Politics and Journal of Public Policy , and committee chair for the APSA Status of Latinas/os in the Profession (2014-2015). She co-directs the Dimensions of Culture Program at Marshall College and is affiliated with the Urban Studies Department and Center for Iberian and Latin American Studies at UC San Diego.
Abhishek 'Abbey' Dwivedi is an Associate Professor in Marketing at the School of Business, Charles Sturt University (CSU). He holds a PhD in Marketing from Griffith University, a Master's in Marketing Management (First Class Honours), and a PGDM in Marketing. His teaching experience spans over seven years across Griffith University, University of Queensland, and Central Queensland University, covering courses like Marketing Strategy, Global Marketing, and Services Marketing. PhD in Marketing, Griffith University (2006-2010) Masters in Marketing Management (First Class Honours), Griffith University (2004-2005) PGDM (Marketing), Central Queensland University (Brisbane) Abbey's research focuses on brand extensions , customer equity , celebrity endorsements , and marketing capabilities , with publications in journals like the Journal of Brand Management and European Journal of Marketing . His recent work explores social entrepreneurship and mental health impacts on frontline workers , aligning with his involvement in the Aspro Workforce Wellness Research Unit and Marketing Research Group . His 15 most recent publications (2005-2025) span brand management , social media engagement , cybersecurity in agriculture , and mental health during crises . Key trends include interdisciplinary work on industrial buyers , consumer-brand relationships , and marketing innovation in SMEs . Scientific Awards & Grants: Best Paper Award (2015) Best Reviewer in Track Award (2015) Better Mental Health Program Evaluation Project (2020) Certificate of Appreciation, Society for Marketing Advances (USA) (2014) Abbey supervises higher-degree research students and serves as a peer reviewer for journals like the Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services . He is also part of the Regional Entrepreneurship Research Group and Regional Work and Organisational Resilience Sturt Group .
Eric Swanson is a Professor of Philosophy and Linguistics at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, where he has been teaching since 2006. He serves as Placement Director and Course Scheduler for the Department of Philosophy within the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts. His office is located in Angell Hall, where he holds regular office hours for students. Dr. Swanson received his academic training from prestigious institutions: Ph.D. in Philosophy (minor in Linguistics), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006 M.A. in Philosophy, Tufts University, 2001 M.A. in Slavic Languages and Literatures, Yale University, 1999 B.A. in Literature, Bard College, 1997 Professor Swanson's research spans multiple interfaces between language and philosophical domains. His current work focuses on social and political philosophy of language and metaethics, particularly examining how language force extends beyond apparent information shared among discourse participants. He has made significant contributions to understanding relationships between language and epistemology (epistemic modals and conditionals), language and metaphysics (causal talk), and language and ethics (deontic modals). His theoretical frameworks include 'constraint semantics' and 'ordering supervaluationism,' providing innovative approaches to linguistic theorizing across these domains. His recent publications reveal a trajectory moving from technical linguistic-philosophical work toward more socially and politically engaged analyses of language. The most recent articles increasingly address issues of ideology, normativity, and political dimensions of language use while maintaining rigorous formal approaches. His work consistently bridges analytic philosophy of language with broader social concerns, demonstrating how technical linguistic phenomena connect to larger questions about power, ideology, and social structure. Professor Swanson has taught a diverse range of courses from introductory philosophy to specialized graduate seminars. In Fall 2025, he will teach the graduate proseminar for first-year Ph.D. students and Philosophy 340 (Minds and Machines). His undergraduate teaching includes Introduction to Philosophy, Philosophy and Narrative, Introduction to Formal Philosophical Methods, Minds and Machines, Language and Mind, and specialized courses on Philosophy of Language with a focus on contemporary AI. At the graduate level, he has taught numerous proseminars and specialized courses on topics including metasemantics, normative language, social and political philosophy of language, underdetermination, and discourse constraints on anaphora.
Brian Ball is a Professor of Philosophy at Northeastern University London, specializing in epistemology, philosophy of mind, language, and artificial intelligence. He holds a DPhil from the University of Oxford (2008), following BPhil (2003) and BA Honors (2000) degrees from Oxford and McGill University respectively. His research integrates computational methods, supported by the Royal Society and British Academy. Notable contributions include the 2016 Philosophy South prize-winning essay on knowledge safety and his work on computational philosophy through the PolyGraphs project. He co-edited the Wittgenstein and Artificial Intelligence volumes (2024). Teaching spans aesthetics, history of philosophy, and philosophy of mathematics. He pioneered the MA in Philosophy and Artificial Intelligence and emphasizes research-led education across all academic levels. Active in editorial roles, his work bridges philosophy with technological ethics and interdisciplinary collaboration. Awards include Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA). His research explores AI governance, misinformation ethics, and Wittgensteinian frameworks for understanding language and mind.
Johannes Stern is an Adjunct Professor at the Department of Philosophy, University of Bristol. He completed his Master's in Logic and Philosophy of Science at the University of Munich and earned his PhD in 2012 from the University of Geneva under Fabrice Correia and Karl-Georg Niebergall. His work spans philosophical logic, formal theories of truth/modality, paradox, and the philosophy of language and mathematics. Key research areas: Predicate approaches to modality, semantic paradoxes, and the intersection of truth theory with mechanized reasoning. Notable collaborations include Volker Halbach (Oxford) and contributions to debates on Gödel's and Penrose's arguments against computationalism. His publications bridge proof-theoretic and semantic methods, with a focus on reconciling classical reasoning with self-referential truth theories. Recent work critiques and extends Kripke's reduction of modal predicates to truth-modified operators. Selected publications analyze the interplay between axiomatic truth systems and their semantic counterparts, including formalizations of Montague's theorem and reducibility criteria for multimodal paradoxes. His 2018 paper on supervaluation-style truth theories remains among his most cited works.
Dr. Adam Andreotta is a Lecturer in the School of Management and Marketing at Curtin University's Faculty of Business and Law. He holds a position in the Office of the Provost, contributing to institutional academic governance. His research focuses on intersections between philosophy, technology ethics, and cognitive science, particularly exploring self-knowledge, AI ethics, and data governance. He has authored books and peer-reviewed articles addressing transparency, informed consent in digital contexts, and the moral status of AI systems. Key research themes include philosophical methodologies applied to modern technological challenges, epistemological debates about introspection and agency, and ethical frameworks for automation. His 2024 book *New Perspectives on Transparency and Self-Knowledge* advances novel approaches to understanding self-awareness in an age of big data. Recent publications analyze automated consent mechanisms and the future of AI rights. Andreotta's work bridges traditional philosophical inquiry with contemporary technological dilemmas, emphasizing interdisciplinary collaboration between computer science, ethics, and cognitive studies. While no specific grants or student advisement records are listed, his publications indicate sustained engagement with emerging ethical challenges in artificial intelligence and digital governance.
Dilip Ninan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Tufts University, affiliated with the School of Arts and Sciences. He holds a PhD from MIT, a BPhil and MSc from the University of Oxford, and a BA from the University of Western Ontario. Prior to Tufts, he was a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of St Andrews (2015–2018). His research focuses on formal semantics, philosophy of language, metaphysics, and epistemology, with notable work on de se attitudes, personal identity, and epistemic modality. He co-directs the Linguistics Minor at Tufts and teaches courses in semantics, philosophy of language, and modal logic. Notable awards include the Philosopher’s Annual recognition for his 2018 paper 'Quantification and Epistemic Modality' and a 2020–2021 research fellowship at the Paris Institute for Advanced Study. His publications span journals like Philosophical Review , Mind , and Philosophers' Imprint , addressing topics such as assertion norms, branching time semantics, and taste predicates. He has also served as Editor-in-Chief of Linguistics and Philosophy (2019–2024).
