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Faculty

Philosophy faculty at NYU Abu Dhabi come from all over the world and have a wide range of research and teaching interests. You will find biographies, course listings, research and publications, and contact information on each faculty member's profile.

  • Kevin Coffey, Associate Professor of Philosophy; Global Network Associate Professor of Philosophy Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
    Email: kevin.coffey@nyu.edu
    Education: BA, University of Virginia; PhD, University of Michigan

    Research Interests: philosophy of physics, philosophy of science, philosophy of language

  • Taneli Kukkonen, Professor of Philosophy; Global Network Professor of Philosophy Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
    Email: ktk4@nyu.edu
    Education: MTh, MA, and DTh, University of Helsinki

    Research Interests: classical Arabic philosophy, Aristotle, Plato

  • Jonathan Kwan, Assistant Professor of Philosophy Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
    Email: jonathan.kwan@nyu.edu
    Education: BA Swarthmore College; PhD The Graduate Center, CUNY

    Research Interests: Social and political philosophy, environmental philosophy, decolonial philosophy, philosophy of race...

  • Sarah Paul, Professor of Philosophy Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
    Email: skp5@nyu.edu
    Education: BA Carleton College; PhD Stanford University

    Research Interests: philosophy of action, philosophy of mind

  • Gabriel Rabin, Associate Professor of Philosophy; Global Network Associate Professor of Philosophy Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
    Email: gabriel.oak.rabin@nyu.edu
    Education: BA Columbia University; PhD University of California Los Angeles

    Research Interests: philosophy of mind, metaphysics

  • Matthew Silverstein, Program Head, Philosophy; Associate Professor of Philosophy; Global Network Associate Professor of Philosophy Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
    Email: matthew.silverstein@nyu.edu
    Education: BA, Amherst College; BPhil, University of Oxford; PhD, University of Michigan

    Research Interests: foundations of ethics, normative ethics, the philosophy of action, political philosophy, early moder...

Past Affiliate and Visiting Faculty

Books

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