Description: Homepage of Meghan Sullivan, Professor of Philosophy: Notre Dame. Research: time, rationality, value, meaning and religious faith. God and the Good Life class
Professor, Notre Dame Philosophy
Meghan Sullivan is the Wilsey Family Collegiate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame. She serves as Director of the NDIAS , a university-wide research institute based in Notre Dame Research . The NDIAS promotes issue-engaged, inclusive, and interdisciplinary study of questions that affect our ability to lead valuable, meaningful lives. Each year, the NDIAS convenes a diverse group of faculty fellows, graduate students, and undergraduate scholars to participate in a focused residential res
Sullivan’s research tends to focus on philosophical problems concerning time, modality, rational planning, value theory, and religious belief (and sometimes all five at once). She has published work in many leading philosophy journals, including Nous , Ethics and Philosophical Studies . Her first book — Time Biases — came out with Oxford University Press in summer 2018. Time Biases develops a theory of diachronic rationality, personal identity and reason-based planning. You can read more ab