Anna Brinkerhoff, PhD

Education

PhD: Brown University (2021)
MA: Brown University (2017)
BA: Pepperdine University (2015)

Research

Anna's research lies at the intersection of ethics and epistemology. Very broadly, she thinks about the epistemic dimension of morally significant social issues. She has recently worked on moral encroachment, the epistemology of prejudice, epistemic partiality in friendship, epistemic responsibility, the cognitive side of various moral virtues, and promising against the evidence. She also has interests in feminist philosophy and philosophy of religion.

PHIL 236: Environmental Ethics
PHIL 371: Feminist Philosophy
PHIL 498/629: Values & Biotechnology
PHIL 464/634: Ethics of Belief

Recent Publications

2023 - The Cognitive Demands of Friendship (Pacific Philosophical Quarterly)
2023 - Not Excusing Rape: Silencing, Blame, and Rationality (Australasian Journal of Philosophy)
2022 - Death, Deprivation, and the Afterlife (Philosophia)
2021 - Prejudiced Beliefs Based on the Evidence (Synthese)
2021 - The Promising Puzzle (Philosophers' Imprint)
2018 - Why Epistemic Partiality in Overrated, with Nomy Arpaly (Philosophical Topics)