Richard Moran (philosopher) explained

Richard Moran
Alma Mater:Cornell University
School Tradition:Analytic philosophy
Main Interests:Philosophy of mind, moral psychology, philosophy of art
Doctoral Advisor:Sydney Shoemaker

Richard Moran is an American philosopher. He is Brian D. Young Professor of Philosophy at Harvard University, where he specializes in philosophy of mind, moral psychology and philosophy of art.[1]

Education and career

Moran received an AB from Dartmouth College in 1977 and a PhD from Cornell University in 1989, the latter under the supervision of Sydney Shoemaker. He joined the faculty at Princeton University as an assistant professor that same year. He accepted a tenured offer to teach in the Department of Philosophy at Harvard University in Fall 1995.[2]

Philosophical work

Moran has written several books including Authority and Estrangement: An Essay on Self-Knowledge (2001), The Philosophical Imagination (2017), and The Exchange of Words: Speech, Testimony, and Intersubjectivity (2018).[3] [4] [5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Richard Moran. philosophy.fas.harvard.edu. October 5, 2018.
  2. Web site: Moran Accepts Tenure Offer News The Harvard Crimson. www.thecrimson.com. May 31, 2018.
  3. Book: The Exchange of Words: Speech, Testimony, and Intersubjectivity. May 22, 2018. Oxford University Press. 9780190882907. Oxford, New York.
  4. Book: Authority and Estrangement. Princeton University Press. November 18, 2001. 9780691089454. May 30, 2018. Moran. Richard.
  5. Moran. Richard. August 31, 2017. The Philosophical Imagination: Selected Essays. Oxford University Press. 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190633776.001.0001. 9780190633776. subscription.