麻豆区

Contact Information

kelahane@dickinson.edu

East College
717-245-1002

Bio

Emily's research and teaching interests lie in roughly two areas: the history of early modern philosophy (1550-1800) and the philosophy of work (what is work? how is it different from play, leisure, labor, and other related concepts? what is the place of it in a flourishing human life?). What both of these areas have in common is that they allow her to engage in a variety of sub-disciplines at once. She likes to pose and attempt to answer tough questions that lie at the intersection of epistemology, metaphysics, ethics, and social philosophy. She loves philosophy, period, and she tends to pursue projects and teach classes that are interdisciplinary and connected to the lived human experience both in and outside the classroom. Indeed, she regards herself as a field philosopher, which means that she believes philosophy has something valuable to offer people in the daily conduct of their professional and personal lives and she likes to be the one to help them see it. You can do philosophy with Emily in several courses at Dickinson (17th & 18th Century Philosophy, Philosophy of Work, Philosophy of Data, Practical Ethics, and Philosophy of Religion to name a few) and in a variety of professional contexts across disciplines and industries. If you want to talk field philosophy, send her an email.

Education

• B.A., Illinois Wesleyan University, 2005
• M.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2007
• Ph.D., 2011