Brianna Larson
PHILOSOPHY PH.D. STUDENT
University of Cincinnati
I am currently interested in thinking about well-being, personal identity and narrative, feminist social epistemology, and social power.
My interests, while broad, are in the philosophy of mind, philosophy of science, social epistemology, moral psychology, and value theory. I am particularly drawn to the connections between philosophy and psychology, neuroscience, and cognitive science.
First-generation
News
February 20th, 2024
Check out my post for the American Philosophical Association's Blog on self-care and success as a graduate student."‘Publish or perish,’ a phrase many graduates are familiar with, embodies an ever-present dichotomy between success and failure. Perhaps a major contributor to poor mental health amongst graduates is the toxicity of such ideals. At the Eastern APA in January, panelists discussed “The State of Philosophy” and noted “that the demand for philosophers is declining.” Openings for a single tenure-track job may receive hundreds of applications, and expectations for applicants to have publications, teaching experience, and service experience seem like the bare minimum for consideration. With the immense pressure graduate students are under to succeed and become competitive applicants, it’s no surprise many graduates feel a sense of hopelessness. So, what should students do?"
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February 1st, 2024
I'm happy to share that I've been appointed to the Graduate Council of the American Philosophical Association.
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April 2023
"Brianna Larson graduated in December of 2022 and has been awarded the Outstanding Major Award for Philosophy. She majored in philosophy with a concentration in ethics law and social-political philosophy.
“I've just always been really curious about why people do things the way that they do and how beliefs get formed but up until probably 2016, I didn't know what philosophy was.” Larson said, “I never really had a set trajectory that I knew I wanted to go on. I just always knew what I valued – learning, helping others, and the arts..."
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September 5th, 2023
"As educators and philosophers, how can we encourage students to engage in moral and ethical debate on contentious, politically charged topics that involve policing and justice?
Read University of Cincinnati philosophy PhD student Brianna Larson's blog post about running ethics education programs with the Cincinnati Youth Cadet program on PLATO's blog, Wondering Aloud, to see how they have used philosophy to discuss complex, challenging topics with 16-19 year old students!"