Lauren Ashwell

Lauren Ashwell

Promoted to Professor of Philosophy

Terminal degree and institution: Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Scholarly and creative work: Metaphysics, philosophy of mind, epistemology with a focus on self-knowledge of desire, philosophy of language on gendered slurs and hate speech, and feminist philosophy.

Artificial Systems as Disposition Bearers

Artificial Systems as Disposition Bearers

Gendered Slurs

Gendered Slurs

Introspection and the nature of desire

Introspection and the nature of desire

Conflicts of Desire

Conflicts of Desire

Possibilities of misidentification

Possibilities of misidentification

Projection, Desire, and Transparency

Projection, Desire, and Transparency

Superficial dispositionalism

Superficial dispositionalism

Deep, dark...or transparent? Knowing our desires

Deep, dark...or transparent? Knowing our desires

The metaphysics of desire and dispositions

The metaphysics of desire and dispositions