Crom Visiting Philosopher
Sponsored by the Department of Philosophy, the Crom program brings distinguished and influential philosophers to campus for two days of talks, classroom visits, and lectures. It is named in honor of Scott Crom, a longtime and legendary philosophy professor at Beloit College who died in 2013.
The series, established in 2010, is made possible by gifts from John Selzer’77 and Roy J. Schneiderman’77.
Residents
2025
Philip H. Knight Professor, Emeritus, of Philosophy at the University of Oregon and path-breaking scholar of embodied cognitive science. More about Mark Johnson
2024
Philosopher and distinguished professor at University of Washington, who focuses on global environmental problems, future generations and virtue ethics. More about Stephen M. Gardiner
2023
Philosopher who teaches political philosophy at Harvard University and writes about justice, ethics, democracy, and markets. More about Michael Sandel
2022
Philosopher, author, and W. Alton Jones Professor of Philosophy at Vanderbilt University. More about Paul Taylor
2022
Philosopher instrumental in developing the field of environmental philosophy. More about J. Baird Callicott
2019
Distinguished Professor of Political Science at UC Riverside and Director of the Center for Ideas & Society. More about Georgia Warnke
2018
Professor of philosophy at the University of Colorado-Boulder and director of the department’s Center for Values and Social Policy. More about David Boonin
2018
Chair in Logic and Metaphysics at the University of Edinburgh and co-creator of the extended mind hypothesis. More about Andy Clark
2017
Professor of Philosophy at Hunter College and the CUNY Graduate Center with interests in epistemology and social justice. More about Linda Martin Alcoff
2016
Evelyn Stefansson Nef Distinguished Service Professor in the Committee on Social Thought, the Department of Philosophy, and the College at the University of Chicago. More about Robert Pippin
2015
Distinguished professor in the department of philosophy at the University of Utah and adjunct professor of internal medicine in the division of medical ethics. More about Margaret Battin
2014
Professor of philosophy at UCLA since 1971 and an expert of the philosophy of mind and psychology. More about Tyler Burge
2013
Vera List Professor of Philosophy, former dean of the graduate facility at The New School, and expert in American pragmatism. More about Richard Bernstein
2012
Professor of philosophy at Rutgers University and leading active scholar in just war theory. More about Jeff McMahan
2011
Internationally recognized philosopher, author, and professor exploring the origination and implications of human consciousness and free-will More about Daniel Dennett
2010
Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics at the University of Chicago. More about Martha Nussbaum
