Damon Horowitz Explained

Damon Horowitz is a philosophy professor and serial entrepreneur. He is best known for his TED talks on teaching philosophy in prison[1] and the ethics of the technology industry,[2] and for his advocacy for the humanities in the technology industry.[3]

Horowitz earned a BA from Columbia University, a MS in Artificial Intelligence from the MIT Media Lab, and a PhD in Philosophy at Stanford University.[4] He began his career in technology, later returning to Stanford to earn a PhD in philosophy.[5]

He was a co-founder of the search engine Aardvark, Perspecta, and Novation Biosciences.[6] He was also In-House Philosopher/Director of Engineering at Google.[7]

Horowitz teaches courses in philosophy, AI, and cognitive science at NYU, Stanford,[8] Columbia,[9] U Penn, and San Quentin State Prison.[10]

Horowitz has served on the Board of Directors of several arts and humanities non-profits, and in 2013 he was elected to the Board of CalHumanities.[11]

In 2014, Horowitz founded the non-profit Shakespeare theater company "The Oracular Theatre", and directed their production of Julius Caesar.[12]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Damon Horowitz, Prison Philosopher . TED Conferences . May 5, 2017.
  2. Web site: Damon Horowitz . TED Conferences . May 5, 2017.
  3. Damon Horowitz . From Technologist to Philosopher . . July 17, 2011 .
  4. Web site: Speaker: Damon Horowitz . Web 2.0 Expo, 2009 . May 24, 2016 . August 1, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160801005402/http://www.web2expo.com/webexny2009/public/schedule/speaker/68854 . dead .
  5. News: Carolyn Gregoire . The Unexpected Way Philosophy Majors Are Changing The World Of Business . . March 5, 2014 . May 24, 2016 .
  6. Web site: Damon Horowitz: Philosopher, Entrepreneur . TED Conferences . May 24, 2016.
  7. News: Google's in-house philosopher: Technologists need a "moral operating system" . Venturebeat. May 14, 2011 . Anthony Ha . May 24, 2016.
  8. Web site: Explore_Courses . StanfordUniversity . October 29, 2020 .
  9. Web site: CULPA . ColumbiaUniversity . October 29, 2020 .
  10. Web site: A_State_of_Open_Mind_Magazine_Spring_2013 . CalHum . March 5, 2019 .
  11. Web site: Damon Horowitz . Stanford University . May 5, 2017 .
  12. Web site: The Oracular Theatre . The Oracular Theatre . September 6, 2017 .

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