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  • Zed Adams

    Associate Professor of Philosophy; Vice President of Technology; Co-Director, Institute for Philosophy and the New Humanities

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    Zed Adams

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    Zed Adams joined the Philosophy department in 2008 and co-founded the Institute for Philosophy and the New Humanities in 2020. His research interests include ethics, aesthetics and philosophy of mind. Most recently he has published On the Genealogy of Color: A Case Study in Historicized Conceptual Analysis, an engagement with philosophical debates about color realism which foregrounds the history of color science. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. 

    Degrees Held

    PhD 2008, University of Chicago

    Recent Publications

    Books

    Articles and Book Chapters

    Research Interests

    Ethics, Aesthetics, Philosophy of Mind

    Current Courses

    Dualism
    GPHI 6181, Fall 2026

    Illusion of Color
    LPHI 3129, Fall 2026

    Independent Study
    LPHI 3950, Fall 2026

    Independent Study
    GPHI 6990, Fall 2026

    Future Courses

    Ind Senior Project
    LPHI 4990, Spring 2027

    Independent Study
    GPHI 6990, Spring 2027

    Independent Study
    LPHI 3950, Spring 2027

    The Uses and Abuses of LLMs
    GPHI 6179, Summer 2027

    Past Courses

    Ind Senior Project
    LPHI 4990, Spring 2026

    Independent Study
    LPHI 3950, Spring 2026

    Independent Study
    GPHI 6990, Spring 2026

    The Uses and Abuses of LLMs
    GPHI 6179, Summer 2026

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