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 Liam Kofi Bright five questions about himself. Liam Kofi Bright is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He is the author of “Group Lies and Reflections on the Purpose of Social Epistemology” (2020), “Why Do Scientists Lie?” (2021), and other essays in epistemology and the philosophy of science.

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 Ken Winkler five questions about himself. Ken Winkler is Kingman Brewster Jr. Professor of Philosophy at Yale University and the author of “Berkeley: An Interpretation” (1989).

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 Hanna Pickard five questions about herself. Hanna Pickard is Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Bioethics at Johns Hopkins University. She is the author of “Responsibility without Blame” (2011), “Addiction and the Self” (2021) and other essays in moral psychology.

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 Palle Yourgrau five questions about himself. Palle Yourgrau is Harry A. Wolfson Professor of Philosophy at Brandeis University. He is the author of several books, including “A World Without Time: The Forgotten Legacy of Gödel and Einstein” (2005), “Simone Weil” (2011), and most recently, “Death and Nonexistence” (2019).

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 Ian Phillips five questions about himself. Ian Phillips is Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Brain Sciences at Johns Hopkins University. He is the author of “Perceiving Temporal Properties” (2010), “The Temporal Structure of Experience” (2014), and other essays.