Quayshawn Spencer
Assistant Professor
Professor Spencer received his Ph.D. in philosophy from
Stanford University. He also holds an M.S. in biology from
Stanford, and a B.A. in chemistry from Cornell University. He has
been an MLK Visiting Professor at M.I.T. and will be a Ford
Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow at Stanford during 2012-13. His
research interests lie in philosophy of science, philosophy of
biology, and race theory. His teaching interests lie in his
research interests plus logic and ethics. His personal webpage is
here.
Education
PhD, philosophy, Stanford University
MS, biology, Stanford University
MA, philosophy, Tufts University
BA, philosophy and chemistry, Cornell University
Research Areas
philosophy of science, philosophy of biology, race theory
Teaching
- PHIL 205: Philosophy of Biology
- PHIL 240: Ethics
- PHIL 319: Logic
- PHIL 480: Science & Objectivity
- PHIL 399: Topics in Modal Logic
- PHIL 380: Philosophy of Biology