M Folescu
I am a non-binary historian of philosophy, philosopher of language and mind, and freelance art writer, working as an associate professor in the Department of Philosophy, at the University of Missouri. In first name contexts I go by "M", pronounced like "Em", and my pronouns are "they/them". I earned my PhD in Philosophy at the University of Southern California (2013). Before starting graduate school in philosophy, I studied art history in Bucharest, Romania (BA, 2002) and London, Canada (MA, 2005). Much like G. E. Moore, beside common sense philosophy, I enjoy the simple pleasures of life: gardening, hiking, running in sandals, watching films, and going to art shows. You can read my critiques of some of these, by reading my blog.
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My paper "Mary Shepherd on the Role of Proofs in Our Knowledge of First Principles" has been recognized by Noûs as a top cited paper for the year 2022-2023.
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My paper "Thomas Reid on Powers and Abilities" is out as Chapter 16 in Powers and Abilities in Early Modern Philosophy, edited by Sebastian Bender and Dominik Perler, at Routledge (2024).​​
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I have been commissioned to write a paper on Locke's legacy in British Philosophy, to be included in The Oxford Handbook of John Locke, edited by Patrick J. Connolly, and set to be published in 2025.
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I will be a Humboldt Fellow at Hamburg University in the summer of 2025, courtesy of a Renewed Research Stay Fellowship, awarded by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.
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M's Art Writing
