Sean Dorrance Kelly | |
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Nationality | American |
Alma mater | |
Era | Contemporary philosophy |
Region | Western philosophy |
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Notable ideas | Meta-poiesis |
Sean Dorrance Kelly is an American philosopher, currently the Teresa G. and Ferdinand F. Martignetti Professor of Philosophy at Harvard University, where he also serves as Faculty Dean of Dunster House, succeeding Roger Porter. [1] He is an expert on phenomenology and philosophy of mind.
A graduate of Brown University, he received his PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1998, and was an assistant professor of philosophy at Princeton University from 1999 until 2006, when he moved to Harvard. He is known for his expertise on various aspects of the philosophical, phenomenological, and cognitive neuroscientific nature of human experience. [2] [3] He is featured in Tao Ruspoli's film Being in the World .
Kelly was appointed as Harvard College's dean of Arts and Humanities in April 2024, with his term starting in July. [4] He stepped down as faculty dean of Dunster House effective July 2025 as a result of his appointment. [5]
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John Haugeland was a professor of philosophy, specializing in the philosophy of mind, cognitive science, phenomenology, and Heidegger. He spent most of his career at the University of Pittsburgh, followed by the University of Chicago from 1999 until his death. He is featured in Tao Ruspoli's film Being in the World.
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