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Professor Jody Azzouni’s new book "Attributing Knowledge: What It Means to Know Something" is out.
Professor Avner Baz’s new (second) book on aspect perception, "Wittgenstein on Aspect Perception", has been published by Cambridge University Press.
Professor George Smith and former Tufts Undergrad Dr. Raghav Seth’s book "Brownian Motion and Molecular Reality" has been released.
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Department of Philosophy News
Mikel Moyer continues philosophy education at Tufts after a 30-year career in pharmaceuticals
Moyer believes that the ability to think through arguments logically is an important skill that can be applied in the real world
"A Philosophy of Kindness"
TEDxTufts talk by Audrey Ledbetter, Tufts Philosophy BA in 2022 and current MA student
Erin Kelly wins Pulitzer Prize
Prof. Kelly wrote collaborative memoir with and about the late artist Winfred Rembert
Just Deserts: Debating Free Will
'Just Deserts' brings together two philosophers – Daniel C. Dennett and Gregg D. Caruso – to debate their respective views on free will, moral responsibility, and legal punishment.
Kindergarten Philosophers
Susan Russinoff leads twelve undergraduate students in her 'Philosophy for Children' course in the K-1 classroom, at the Eliot-Pearson Children's School.