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About
Lauren Olin's current research is focused on the philosophy of humor and the psychology of comic judgment, which she think is a kind of normative judgment. She is interested both in questions about what humor is, and in questions about how we should study the capacities responsible for it.
Her broader interests include the philosophy of cognitive science, value theory, the philosophy of mind, epistemology, ethics, and the philosophy of psychiatry.
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Education/Academic qualification
Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology, PhD, Washington University in St. Louis
… → 2015
Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology, MA, Washington University in St. Louis
… → 2012
Philosophy with Honors, BA, McGill University
… → 2007
Research Interests
- Moral Philosophy
- Philosophy of Cognitive Science
- Philosophy of Neuroscience
- Epistemology
- Ethics
- Philosophy of Humor
- Philosophy of Psychiatry
- Philosophy of the Mind
- Psychology of Comic Judgement
- Value Theory
Disciplines
- Philosophy
Projects
- 4 Finished
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Intercampus Course Sharing Development Grant for "Blind Spots"
Olin, L., Ariew, A., Piccinnini, G. & Robbins, P.
1/1/17 → 1/1/17
Project: Research project
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St. Louis Office of Research Administration Junior Faculty Travel Grant
1/1/17 → 1/1/17
Project: Research project
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On What it is Like to Perceive: Direct Realism and the Phenomenal Character of Perception by J. Christopher Maloney
Olin, L., 2020Research output: Other contribution
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From Personality to Virtue: Essays on the Philosophy of Character, edited by Alberto Masala and Jonathan Webber
Olin, L., 2019Research output: Other contribution
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From Personality to Virtue: Essays on the Philosophy of Character, edited by Alberto Masala and Jonathan Webber
Olin, L., Apr 19 2019, In: Journal of Moral Philosophy. 16Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Plato on the Pleasures of Comedy
Olin, L., Dec 2019, In: Israeli Journal for Humor Research. 8Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Activities
- 8 Other
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Faculty Senate, Philosophy Department's Respresentative
Lauren Olin (Member)
Jan 1 2015 → Jan 1 2016Activity: Other
Prizes
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Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching, Washington University's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Olin, Lauren (Recipient), 2024
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Dissertation Fellowship Award, Washington University's College of Arts and Sciences
Olin, Lauren (Recipient), 2024
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Graduate Student Fellowship Award, Washington University's Center for the Humanities
Olin, Lauren (Recipient), 2024
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Liberman Fellowship in Teaching with Technology, Washington University's Teaching Center
Olin, Lauren (Recipient), 2024
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Mellon Graduate Student Fellowship Award, Washington University in St. Louis
Olin, Lauren (Recipient), 2024
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)