Mauro Corneli
M.A. Philosophy, Concordia University, 2012
B.A. Philosophy and Political Science, McGill University, 2009
Interests
My recent work has been on the history of early analytic philosophy and the philosophy of mathematics. In particular, I am mostly interested in the origins of modern logic, Frege’s philosophy of mathematics and the relationship between communicability and mathematical objectivity. Broadly, I am interested in issues that arise at the intersection between logic, mathematics, epistemology and metaphysics. I have not come to endorse any substantial position in the philosophy of mathematics and my interests remain quite plural in this respect. I have shown interest, at different times, in neo-logicism or abstractionism, the merits of nominalism and the extent to which we could meet the challenge posed by the Quine-Putnam indispensability thesis. That being said, I find myself more and more sympathetic with mathematical realism. I also have active interests in political philosophy and the demarcation problem in the philosophy of science.
Jenni Ernst
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M.A. Philosophy, Arizona State University, 2012
M.B.A. University of Phoenix, 2000
B.S. Health Education & Promotion/Pre-Med, University of Utah, 1997
Interests
My interests are generally metaethical, though future projects dictate a move into the intersection of moral psychology, philosophy of mind, neuroscience, and metaphysics. The theme of my current body of work is best characterized as an exploration of transformation. Of particular interest are moral transformations, but I am also interested in transformations that are wholly motivated by prudential interests. Recently, I’ve orbited (rather eccentrically, I admit) around questions that can be roughly categorized as dealing with relationships between transformation and a.) art, b.) virtual/fictional selves and audiences, c.) emotions, d.) neurobiology, and e.) the phenomenology of space and time. I’m itching to dig into these issues more productively.
In addition to finishing my M.A. in philosophy, I am currently an adjunct professor at Phoenix College, one of the oldest junior colleges in the country, where I teach Intro to Logic, Philosophy 101, and Intro to Ethics. In my spare time I make art, fence sabre, and break stuff. (These are not, of course, mutually exclusive activities.)
Matthew Souba
MST Philosophy, University of St. Andrews, 2011
M.S. Philosophy, London School of Economics, 2010
B.A. Philosophy, Franklin and Marshall, 2009
Interests
Most of my interests lie in logic and the foundations of mathematics. I also enjoy formal epistemology as it relates to decision/probability theory.
Evan Woods
B.A. Philosophy, Allegheny College, 2012
Interests
My main interests in philosophy are in the history of analytic philosophy, language, and logics. I have a budding interest in both disagreement and skepticism. In the history of analytic philosophy, I am especially interested in Frege’s logicism’s underlying semantic theory and its development between Begriffsschrift and Grundlagen. I am also interested in the development of Frege’s views about the nature of logic. In the philosophy of language, I am especially interested in reference and accounts of propositional content.
In the philosophy of logics, I am interested in the nature (broadly construed) of logics. Recently, I have developed an interest in the nature of discourse about logics and choice between them.
Kevin Wutke
BA in Philosophy, Psychology from UC Davis, 2012
Interests
My main area of interest is in moral philosophy, particularly its intersections with other philosophical fields (e.g. responsibility and blameworthiness given metaphysical considerations regarding free will). My other interests are political and legal philosophy, philosophy of mind, and some metaphysics – philosophy of religion in particular has recently been intriguing me.