Sean Dorrance Kelly

Sean Dorrance Kelly is an American philosopher currently serving as the Teresa G. and Ferdinand F. Martignetti Professor of Philosophy at Harvard University. He also holds the position of Dean of Harvard's Arts and Humanities division. Kelly previously served as the Faculty Dean of Dunster House. He is recognized as an expert in the fields of phenomenology and philosophy of mind. Kelly earned his PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1998. Prior to joining Harvard, he was an assistant professor of philosophy at Princeton University from 1999 to 2006. His scholarly work focuses on various aspects of human experience, including its philosophical, phenomenological, and cognitive neuroscientific dimensions. He was also featured in Tao Ruspoli's film 'Being in the World'. Kelly's appointment as Dean of Arts and Humanities began in July 2024, and he stepped down as faculty dean of Dunster House accordingly.