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Prof. Caspar Hare

Professor of Philosophy
Associate Dean for Social and Ethical Responsibilities of Computing (SERC), MIT Schwarzman College of Computing
Margaret MacVicar Faculty Fellow

Primary DLC

Department of Philosophy

MIT Room: 32-D940
(617) 253-2648
https://computing.mit.edu/caspar-hare/

Areas of Interest and Expertise

Ethics
Metaphysics

Research Summary

Caspar Hare joined the faculty in fall 2003, from Princeton. His main interests are in ethics, metaphysics and epistemology. The general theme of his recent work has been to bring ideas about practical rationality and metaphysics to bear on issues in normative ethics and epistemology.

Recent Work

  • Video

    Future of Knowledge, Systems, Skills, and Intelligence

    April 1, 2025Conference Video Duration: 48:42

    Future of Knowledge, Systems, Skills, and Intelligence

    Moderator:

    • Michael Schrage | Research Fellow, MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy, MIT Sloan School of Management

    Panelists:

    • Josh Tenenbaum | Professor, MIT Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences
    • Caspar Hare | Professor, MIT Department of Linguistics and Philosophy
    • Agustin Rayo | Dean, MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
    • Sam Madden | Computer Science Head, MIT Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

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