Philosophy Talk: “Freedom and Determinism in the Thought of Karl Marx”

The Department of Philosophy will be holding a talk titled “Freedom and Determinism in the Thought of Karl Marx” by Dr. Vanessa Wills, who is Associate Professor of Philosophy at The George Washington University. The talk will be on Friday January 26 @ 4:30pm in Wyatt 109.

Dr. Wills’ research is informed by her study of Marx’s work, and focuses on the ways in which economic and social arrangements can inhibit or promote the realization of values such as freedom, equality, and human development. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Philosophy from Princeton University in 2002 and her PhD in Philosophy from the University of Pittsburgh in 2011, where she wrote her dissertation on the topic, “Marx and Morality.”