SASHA MUDD

Dr. Mudd received her PhD in History and Philosophy of Science from the University of Cambridge, after earning a Master’s in Divinity from the University of Chicago. She spent seven years as a Permanent Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Southampton before moving with her family to Chile in 2017, where she joined the Institute of Philosophy at the Pontificia Universidad Catolica in 2019. 

Her published research covers various aspects of Kant’s philosophy, with a particular emphasis on the relationship of practical to theoretical reason, Kant's so called 'unity of reason' thesis, and Kant's attempts to ground fundamental normative conclusions in his account of agency.  Mudd’s current research explores Kantian approaches to contemporary topics in applied ethics: including the dangers posed by AI, problems of intergenerational justice on a warming planet, and the virtues on which liberal democracies depend. 

Her wider research interests include the philosophy of grief, death, and dying, feminism, as well as select topics at the intersection of science and politics. She has published in the European Journal of Philosophy and Kantian Review, among other top-ranking journals, while her writings for a popular audience have appeared in The New York Times, among other outlets. She is currently the Philosopher-at-Large for Prospect Magazine, where she writes a monthly column.