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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.

Joseph Masotti successfully defended his master’s thesis, “Decision Theory, Action Guidance, and Moral Uncertainty,” on March 5th. Joe’s committee was chaired by Piers Rawling.

Her paper, “An Attunement Account of Forgiveness,” won the prize for best graduate student paper at the Eastern Regional Meeting of the Society of Christian Philosophers.

It’s easy for a data scientist (or indeed, for any of us in our professional lives!) to get their work done by putting their head down, ignoring the social context of that work and the ethical concerns it might raise. In Data Ethics, I try to help students develop an ability to identify ethical issues as they arise and become comfortable discussing difficult moral and political questions. When concepts like privacy and transparency are mentioned in data science, they’re often treated just as buzzwords. So I also want to equip students with arguments about why exactly such values matter.

Matthew DuPree successfully defended his dissertation, “Agency and Equanimity: Neo-Pyrrhonian Reflections on Action, Free Will, and Moral Responsibility,” on Feb. 19. Matthew’s committee was chaired by Alfred Mele.

Congratulations to Evan Jones, winner of the Florida Philosophical Association (FPA) Graduate Paper Award. Evan presented his paper, “Mental Causation and the Metaphysical Commitments of Scientific Naturalism,” at the recent FPA Conference, Feb. 9-10, at St. Petersburg College.

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

Andrew Moffat successfully defended his dissertation, “Why Not Luck?” on Nov. 10. Andrew’s committee was co-chaired by Simon May and Piers Rawling.