Carrie Figdor

Carrie Figdor is an associate professor of philosophy at the University of Iowa. Her research interests include the philosophy of mind, metaphysics, ethics, and media ethics. Before her academic career, she worked as a journalist for the Associated Press for eleven years, reporting on government, international relations, and society. She holds a bachelor's degree in political science from Swarthmore College and a PhD in philosophy from the City University of New York Graduate Center. Figdor's work explores mechanistic explanations for mind and metaphysics, and the implications of scientific findings for social relations. She has also researched gender disparities in philosophy. She co-hosts the "New Books in Philosophy" podcast and is a member of several professional philosophical organizations. Her book, "Pieces of Mind: The Proper Domain of Psychological Predicates," was published in 2018.