Today we're joined Paloma Morales, a PhD student at the London School of Economics. We'll be talking about Paloma's research on the philosophy of interpersonal relationships. If you'd like to get in touch with her, you can email her at p.morales@lse.ac.uk .
Julian Ratcliffe is a DPhil student at the University of Oxford. We'll be talking to Julian about his research on genealogical anxiety and the distinction (or lack thereof) between analytic and contintental philosophy. If you'd like to get in touch with Julian, you can reach him at julian.ratcliffe@philosophy.ox.ac.uk, you can find him on twitter at @OxCritTheorist, and you can read his article Genealogy: A Conceptual Map in the European Journal of Philosophy.
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Imogen Rivers is a DPhil student at the University of Oxford. We'll be talking about how Imogen balances her DPhil alongside a Graduate Diploma in Law and her challenge-based approach to AI Ethics. If you'd like to get in touch with Imogen, you can reach her at imogen.rivers@philosophy.ox.ac.uk.
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Today we're joined by Sophie Nelson, a PhD student at New York University. We’ll be talking about Sophie’s advice for applying to PhDs from a SLAC undergraduate education, and her research on consciousness. If you’d like to get in touch with Sophie, you can reach her at srn9351@nyu.edu, and you can find her profile and publications on PhilPeople.
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Today we're joined by Helen Han Wei Luo, a PhD student at Columbia University. We’ll be talking about Helen's journey to academic philosophy as well as her research on the relationship between ethics and etiquette. If you’d like to get in touch with Helen, you can reach her at hl3631@columbia.edu.
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Today we're joined by Gabriella Hulsey, a PhD student at the University of Chapel Hill, North Carolina. We’ll be talking about Gabriella’s thoughts on the mystificaiton of professional philosophy, as well as her research on moral criticism. If you’d like to get in touch with Gabriella, you can reach her at grh@live.unc.edu.
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Today we're joined by Pablo Hubacher Haerle, a PhD student at the University of Cambridge. We’ll be talking about Pablo’s research on the irrationality of OCD. Pablo’s article “Is OCD Epistemically Irrational?” was published in Philosophy, Psychiatry and Psychology in 2023. If you’d like to get in touch with Pablo, you can reach him at pablo.hubacher@icloud.com.
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Today we're joined by David Harmon, a PhD student at the University of St Andrews. We’ll be talking about David’s research on Spinoza’s metaphysics, David's ruminations upon why anything exists, and the Diversity Reading List initiative. If you’d like to get in touch with David, you can reach him at dh212@st-andrews.ac.uk or follow him on twitter at @1part_harmony.
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Jessica Pohlmann is a PhD candidate at Rutgers University. We'll be talking about her research in the philosophy of science, quantum gravity, the metaphysics of space-time, and her work as an editorial assistant for the Australasian Journal of Philosophy. If you'd like to get in touch with Jessica, you can reach her at jessica.pohlmann@rutgers.edu.
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Shmuel Gomes is a PhD candidate at the University of California, Riverside. We'll be talking about Shmuel's thoughts on the importance of teaching soft skills to undergraduates, his research on moral patiency (are pens moral patients?), and the relationship between Judaism and his academic work. If you'd like to get in touch with Shmuel, you can reach him at shmuel.gomes@email.ucr.edu or check out his website at www.shmuelgomes.com/.
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Emily Slome was a PhD candidate at the University of Boulder, Colorado. We'll be talking about how summer camp inspired her to study philosophy, as well as her research on moral testimony pessimism. If you'd like to get in touch with Emily, you can reach her at Emily.slome@colorado.edu or check out her website at https://sites.google.com/view/emilyslome .
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Today we're joined by Kathleen Murphy-Hollies who was, until very recently, a PhD candidate at the University of Birmingham. We'll be talking about her experiences finishing the PhD while beginning her postdoc, her research on confabulation, and her project the Philosophy Garden.
If you'd like to get in touch with Kathleen, you can reach her at k.l.murphy-hollies@bham.ac.uk, or get in touch through Twitter or Bluesky at @kmurphyhollies on both.
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Thanks for listening to the second season of The Philosopher’s Nest. We’ve really enjoyed interviewing these brilliant up-and-coming philosophers and learning about their unique research areas and personal experiences with the discipline.
The first episode of season 3 will be released on the first Monday of September. As usual, each season will consist of 13 tri-weekly episodes followed by a 13-week summer break. Thanks again for listening, and we’ll look forward to seeing you in September.
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In this third bonus episode of The Philosopher's Nest, we've asked each of our last 12 guests the same question, and we've compiled each of these answers into a single episode.
We'll be hearing 12 Philosophy PhD students answer: "What's the most underrated part of doing a PhD?"
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Joe Schmid is a PhD student at Princeton University. We'll be talking about Joseph's Christian upbringing and how it brought him to philosophy, what he thinks the best argument is for theism and the best argument against it. We also discuss how he got his 2023 book 'Existential Inertia and Classical Theistic Proofs' published. Joe is also the host of the very popular Majesty of Reason YouTube channel and a blog by the same name.
If you'd like to find out more about his work, check out his website www.josephschmid.com and you can get in touch with him at js9105@princeton.edu
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