About

ABOUT ME

I am Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Interdisciplinary Studies Program in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at Georgia State University in Atlanta, GA.

I have written extensively about toleration and, most recently, civil discourse.

Contact Information, Interests, Positions, & Education

Department of Philosophy
Georgia State University
PO Box 3994
Atlanta, GA 30302-3994

Phone: 404-413-6102
Email: cohenaj@gsu.edu
Web: http://www.AndrewJasonCohen.com
Web: philpeople.org/profiles/andrew-jason-cohen

Interests: Areas of Specialization

Toleration; Civil Discourse; Social and Political Philosophy; Applied Ethics; Philosophy, Politics, and Economics

Interests: Areas of Competence

Philosophy of Law; Philosophy of Economics; Business Ethics; Criminal Justice Ethics; Medical Ethics; Environmental Ethics; History of Moral, Social, and Political Philosophy; Normative Ethical Theory; Existentialism; Free Will; Philosophy of Religion

Academic Positions

Professor of Philosophy, 2019-Present (Associate Professor 2008-2019; Assistant Professor 2005-2008)
Founding Director, Interdisciplinary Studies Program in Philosophy, Politics, & Economics 2017 ff
Affiliate Faculty Member of the Jean Beer Blumenfeld Center for Ethics, the Center for Human Rights and Democracy, & the GSU College of Law Center for Access to Justice
Department of Philosophy, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia

Mercatus Center Visiting Pluralism and Civil Exchange Fellow
George Mason University 2022-2023

Visiting Professor of Ethics, McDonough School of Business, Fall 2015
Georgetown University, Washington, DC

Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Department of Philosophy and Religion, 2000-2005
James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia

Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, 1997-2000
University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona

Education

Georgetown University Ph.D., Philosophy (1997)
M.A., Philosophy (1994)

Emory University B.A., Economics and Philosophy (1989)