Five Questions

The philosopher Zena Hitz asks me five questions about myself. Zena Hitz is a Tutor at St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland, and the author of "Lost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual Life" (2020). Kieran Setiya is a Professor of Philosophy at MIT. He is the author of “Midlife: A Philosophical Guide” (2017) and “Life is Hard: How Philosophy Can Help Us Find Our Way” (2022)—now available in bookstores!

I ask the philosopher Kyla Ebels-Duggan five questions about herself. Kyla Ebels-Duggan is Professor of Philosophy at Northwestern University. She is the author of “Educating for Autonomy” (2014), “Beyond Words” (2019), and other essays in moral and political philosophy.

I ask the philosopher Laura Ruetsche five questions about herself. Laura Ruetsche is Louis Loeb Collegiate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Michigan and the author of “Interpreting Quantum Theories” (2011).

I ask the philosopher Miriam Schoenfield five questions about herself. Miriam Schoenfield is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Texas, Austin. She is the author of “Decision-Making in the Face of Parity” (2012), “Meditations on Beliefs Formed Arbitrarily” (2017), and other essays in epistemology and ethics.

I ask the philosopher Pamela Hieronymi five questions about herself. Pamela Hieronymi is Professor of Philosophy at UCLA and the author of “Freedom, Resentment, and the Metaphysics of Morals” (2020).

I ask the philosopher Ben Laurence five questions about himself. Ben Laurence teaches political philosophy at the University of Chicago and is the author of “Agents of Change: Political Philosophy in Practice” (2021).

I ask the philosopher Rachel Fraser five questions about herself. Rachel Fraser is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Oxford, and Michael Cohen Fellow in Philosophy at Exeter College. She is the author of “Narrative Testimony” (2021), “The Ethics of Metaphor” (2018), and other essays in philosophy.

I ask the philosopher Aaron Wendland five questions about himself. Aaron Wendland is Vision Fellow in Public Philosophy at King’s College, London and Senior Research Fellow at Massey College in the University of Toronto. He has written about Kant, Hegel, Husserl, Heidegger, Levinas, Derrida, Danto, and Kuhn, and edits the Agora series in public philosophy at the New Statesman.

I ask the philosopher Akeel Bilgrami five questions about himself. Akeel Bilgrami is the Sidney Morgenbesser Professor of Philosophy at Columbia University. He is the author of “Belief and Meaning” (1992), “Self-Knowledge and Resentment” (2006), and “Secularism, Identity, and Enchantment” (2014).

I ask the philosopher Sharon Street five questions about herself. Sharon Street is Professor of Philosophy at NYU. She is the author of “A Darwinian Dilemma for Realist Theories of Value” (2006), “Constructivism about Reasons” (2008), and other essays.

I ask the philosopher Ursula Coope five questions about herself. Ursula Coope is Professor of Ancient Philosophy at the University of Oxford. She is the author of “Time for Aristotle” (2005) and “Freedom and Responsibility in Neoplatonist Thought” (2020).

I ask the philosopher Guy Longworth five questions about himself. Guy Longworth is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Warwick. He is the author of “Comprehending Speech” (2008), “Sharing Thoughts About Oneself” (2013), and other essays.

I ask the philosopher Bob Stalnaker five questions about himself. Bob Stalnaker is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at MIT. He is the author of several books, including “Inquiry” (1984), “Our Knowledge of the Internal World” (2008), and “Context” (2014).