September 13, 2020
Congratulations to Evan Thomas on earning his Ph.D.
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Evan’s dissertation is entitled, “Animals, Consciousness, and Mechanism: A Study of the Beast-Machine Controversy.” His advisor is Lisa Downing; the committee includes Julia Jorati and Richard Samuels.