Philosophy Concentration Fellows
The Philosophy Concentration Fellows are undergraduates who are here to talk to you about philosophy.
If you're new to philosophy, you can reach out to Fellows who have taken the same course before. If you're considering philosophy as a concentration or as part of a joint degree, they can talk about why they chose philosophy over some other options they considered. And if you're thinking about writing a thesis, you'll find a broad range of approaches, as well. Be sure to click through to the full bio for full information.
Philosophy Concentration Fellows
Allison Farrell
ofarrell@college.harvard.edu What do you like about studying philosophy at Harvard? Philosophy trains you how to think like no other discipline. In fact, I would say that philosophy is more a way of thinking than a subject with its own domain; government, economics, sociology...
Maddie Dowd
mdowd@college.harvard.edu What do you like about studying philosophy at Harvard? My favorite thing about philosophy is that it slows down to ask questions that other disciplines don’t have time for or don’t deem practical. For example, I’ve always loved biology, but I found the...
Ryan Jung
ryanjung@college.harvard.edu What do you like about studying philosophy at Harvard? There’s a place for nearly everything in philosophy. I’ve met peers interested in topics ranging from philosophy of language to global governance to animal ethics; it’s truly humbling to learn about...
Lauren Alexes Kirkpatrick
lakirkpatrick@college.harvard.edu What do you like about studying philosophy at Harvard? Studying philosophy is unique in that one is building a stronger relationship with oneself, along with cultivating a toolkit of reasoning which one cannot gain elsewhere. There is something daunting...
Diana Ochoa-Chavez
dochoachavez@college.harvard.edu What do you like about studying philosophy at Harvard? Aside from the intrinsic value I find in the questions I get to study, what I love about philosophy is how it challenges me to grow as a critical thinker. Philosophy provides me with a lens through...
Khin Oo
khinoo@college.harvard.edu House: Pforzheimer House Concentration: Philosophy with a secondary in Ethnicity, Migration, Rights Other concentrations considered: Sociology Courses taken: PHIL 14 (Morality and the Good Life), PHIL 156 (Philosophy of Mind), PHIL 162 (Virtues and Vices...
Pauliina Rumm
aprumm@college.harvard.edu House: Eliot House Concentration: Philosophy Other concentrations considered: Molecular and Cellular Biology, Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Integrative Biology Courses taken: Morality and the Good Life (PHIL 14), Epistemology (PHIL 156), Metaethics...
