Our Writers

Rachel is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Utah State University. Her research interests include the nature of personhood and the self, animal minds and animal ethics, environmental ethics, and ethics and technology. She is the co-host of the pop culture and philosophy podcast I Think Therefore I Fan.

Ken Boyd holds a PhD in philosophy from the University of Toronto. His philosophical work concerns the ways that we can best make sure that we learn from one another, and what goes wrong when we don’t. You can read more about his work at kennethboyd.wordpress.com

Matt has a PhD in philosophy from the University of Waterloo. His research specializes in philosophy of science and the nature of values. He has also published on the history of pragmatism and the work of John Dewey.

Benjamin Rossi received his PhD in philosophy from the University of Notre Dame. A graduate of Duke Law School, he practices law in Albuquerque, NM.

Richard B. Gibson received his PhD in Bioethics & Medical Jurisprudence from the University of Manchester and is now a Lecturer in the School of Law at Aston University. His primary research interests are in (unsurprisingly) bioethics and jurisprudence. Richard is currently working on a series of papers examining cryopreservation’s social, legal, and ethical implications.

Daniel Burkett received his PhD in Philosophy from Rice University, and is now a lecturer in the Philosophy Department at Binghamton University. His primary research interests are in ethics and political philosophy – particularly issues surrounding punishment and climate change.

Evan Arnet received his Ph.D. in History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine from Indiana University. His overarching philosophical interest is in institutions and how they shape and constrain human behavior. This is variously represented in writings on science, law, and labor. Read more about him at www.evanarnet.com

Nicholas Kreuder earned his PhD from Binghamton University. He teaches at Manhattan and Manhattanville Universities. His research focuses on applied ethics and philosophy of well-being. In addition to the Post, his work can be found in the Journal of Value Inquiry, Public Affairs Quarterly and the Blog of the American Philosophical Association.

Katie Leonard, M.A.T., is a public middle school teacher. Since studying at the University of North Carolina, she has continued to engage in public philosophy and is curious about how inner life shapes outer life.

Aaron Schultz is currently an Assistant Professor at Michigan State University. His past research has focused on Buddhist responses to wrongdoing and problems related to the justification of state punishment. Currently, he is interested in the moral and political problems presented by artificial intelligence.

Daniel has a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Leeds. His research focuses on the role of values in biodiversity conservation and the implications of value-ladeness for objectivity in conservation science. Daniel’s writing also engages with the importance of procedure and deliberation for establishing more legitimate forms of scientific inquiry, the use and abuse of scientific findings in devising social policy, and the ways in which technology both shapes and is shaped by ideology. He has a strong belief that the truth emerges through the process of debate and deliberation.

Giacomo Figà-Talamanca graduated with his Master's in Philosophy of Mind at Radboud University, and is currently working as a series editor for the American Philosophical Association. His interests include the ethics of vulnerability, digital and AI ethics, as well as philosophy of popular culture.