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Kam McCondichie

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B.A. in Philosophy at Stanford University

My primary philosophical interest revolves around a fundamental question: "What is the essence of freedom?"

The domains of my philosophical research are primarily conducted in the following fields: philosophy of science, exploring the historical and contemporary discourses that shape our understanding of the natural world; philosophy of action, investigating the metaphysical constituents of intentional and free actions within a naturalistic framework; philosophy of mind, examining the content of beliefs and desires, as well as the different substrates in which minds can manifest, both human and non-human; moral philosophy, applying the insights from the prior three lines of inquiry to question the nature of moral agency and patienthood; ethical theory, examining the normative principles guiding many of our actions in relation to moral agents and patients; and political philosophy, extrapolating from ethical principles to the systems and structures that best actualize our desired principles.

Research Interests

Moral Psychology, Philosophy of Action, Normative Ethics, Political Philosophy