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Marc Kaufman successfully defended his dissertation, “Stoic Moderation and the Pursuit of a Meaningful Life,” on October 25th. Marc’s committee was chaired by Edward Hinchman.

FSU Philosophy Department's Michael Bishop was recently interviewed as part of The College of Arts and Sciences' Faculty Spotlight series.

Vincenza Berardo successfully defended her dissertation, “Socratic Wisdom in the Apology and Charmides,” on June 7th. Vincenza’s committee was chaired by Nathanael Stein.

Professors Tracie Mahaffey and Michael Nair-Collins participated in a debate, organized by the Office of Public Policy, on organ and tissue donation policy.

Her paper, “An Attunement Account of Forgiveness,” won the prize for best graduate student essay at the 2024 Great Lakes Philosophy Conference: Blame and Forgiveness.

Benjamin Hause successfully defended his dissertation, “Essays at the Intersection of Population Ethics and Animal Ethics,” on March 25th. Ben’s committee was chaired by Piers Rawling.

Georgia Rae Rainer successfully defended her dissertation, “Evaluating Values: Understanding the Epistemic Worth of Values in Science,” on March 28th. Georgia Rae’s committee was chaired by Piers Rawling.

Brenden Kost successfully defended his master’s thesis, “Symmetry without Skepticism: Compromising with Rosen on Moral Ignorance and Responsibility,” on March 27th. Brenden’s committee was chaired by Mark LeBar.

Christina Karabiyik successfully defended her master’s thesis, “In Defense of Longstanding Anger,” on March 26th. Christina’s committee was chaired by Andrea Westlund.

Tucker Sigourney successfully defended his dissertation, “Charity as a Foundation of Ethics,” on March 18th. Tucker’s committee was chaired by Andrea Westlund.