Alison Simmons
Alison Simmons | |
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| Born | 1965 |
| Education | Bucknell University (B.A.); University of Pennsylvania (Ph.D.) |
| Awards | Harvard Phi Beta Kappa Teaching Prize (2014) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Early modern theories of mind |
| Institutions | Harvard University |
| Doctoral advisor | Gary Hatfield |
Alison Simmons (born 1965) is an American philosopher and Samuel H. Wolcott Professor of Philosophy and Harvard College Professor at Harvard University. Her primary scholarly interests are in early modern theories of mind (17th-18th century), the relationship between mind and body, natural philosophy, and sensory perception. With Barbara Grosz, she is co-founder of the Embedded EthiCS program at Harvard, which embeds ethics lessons into computer science courses.