Lionel
McPherson
lionel.mcpherson@tufts.edu
(617) 627-2346
Miner Hall
A270001
Department Title
Philosophy
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Associate Professor, Philosophy
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Associate Professor
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Core
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Core
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Philosophy
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Arts and Sciences
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Lionel McPherson
Biography
Lionel K. McPherson received his PhD in philosophy from Harvard University and graduated summa cum laude with an AB in philosophy from Princeton University. His research interests include normativity, the basis and extent of obligations, war and terrorism, and race. Between philosophy schoolings, he worked at Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR) and wrote arts criticism. His interests outside of philosophy include film, music, and sports.
Education
  • PhD, Harvard University, Cambridge, United States, 1999
  • AB, Princeton University, Princeton, United States
Research Interests

Ethics, Political and Social philosophy

Person Type
Faculty
Arts and Sciences