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Philosophy matters. And students know why.

Founded on the belief that philosophy matters, Simpliciter aims to amplify the voices of the newest generation of philosophers, and present a fresh perspective on the fundamental questions that have challenged us for millennia.

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Why Simpliciter?

1. Dedicated editing team. Our editing team is composed of Brandeis University undergraduates, who have studied under a highly-ranked philosophy department. We strive to give constructive feedback and to work closely and productively with authors whose submissions are accepted.

 

2. Putting student works on the map. Too often quality undergraduate work in philosophy flies under the radar. In addition to a standard single-PDF format, we plan to host each accepted article on an individual webpage, and use search engine optimization to enhance the likelihood that each author's work is appreciated by a wider audience.

3. Spring conference. While our journal is necessarily selective, a larger number of authors may be invited to speak at our conference, held in the spring of each year, and discuss philosophy with other accepted authors and professional philosophers.

Our Team

Jacob Sarver
President

Jacob is a junior majoring in philosophy. He is mostly interested philosophy of justice and metaphysics, but always welcomes the opportunity to engage with interesting philosophical arguments. In his free time he enjoys reading and theorycrafting Dungeons and Dragons builds.

Ray Xie

Ray is a senior double-majoring in philosophy and history. His interests in philosophy include metaphysics, history of philosophy (and philosophy of history), and Hegel's philosophy (he thinks). Besides this, he enjoys gaming and jazz music.

Eli Bensimhon

Eli is a senior majoring in philosophy who is interested in how we can best communicate the ideas of philosophy with the general public. He thinks that the primary job of philosophy is to provide non-philosophers (and each other) with an array of compelling "methods of thought" that help the average person confidently make complex decisions.

Thomas O'Connor Golden

Thomas is a sophomore environmental studies major interested in the study of biology, mathematics and philosophy. He is particularly fond of studying ethics. Outside of academics, he enjoys spending time outdoors observing nature.

Ceto Lu

Ceto has a strong interest in exploring the intersections of philosophy and sociology. Her research interest lies in capitalism realism and social imagination, and she is particularly drawn to the ways philosophy can inform innovative approaches to systemic challenges.

Owen Siskel

Owen Siskel is a junior majoring in philosophy with a minor in legal studies. His main philosophical interests are ontology and existentialism. He also likes to play guitar and listen to music in his free time.

Brynn Domsky
Editor-in-Chief

Brynn is a junior who loves writing, dancing, and fiber arts crafts. He is interested in applied ethics and philosophical questions of gender/sexuality and selfhood.

Megan Lin

Megan is a junior planning to major in art history and philosophy, and her philosophical interests lie mostly in aesthetics and philosophy of language, though it seems she can become enthralled by anything when long enough exposed. Otherwise, she enjoys literature and art of many sorts and has an intense fascination for insects, birds, and celestial objects.

Athena Bai

Athena is a senior double-majoring in computer science and linguistics, and minoring in philosophy. She is still exploring different branches of philosophy but is particularly interested in metaphysics, philosophy of language, and philosophy of mind. Outside of these, she draws and enjoys listening to all kinds of music.

Liam Gurevitch

Liam is a sophomore majoring in environmental studies and looking into a philosophy minor. His main philosophical interest is religion and how it relates to morality.

Rivka Resnick

Rivka is a junior double majoring in psychology and media and communication. Alongside her academic pursuits, she sings in the University Chorus, dances with Adagio Dance Company, and copyedits for the Brandeis Justice newspaper. She is excited to contribute to Simpliciter and learn more about philosophy in the process.

Irina Robinson
Treasurer

Irina is a sophomore whose main philosophical interests lie in religion and ethics. However, as she is new to the field, she is open to most forms of philosophy.

Sadie Giddings

Sadie is a senior majoring in philosophy and environmental studies, and minoring in studio art. Her philosophical interests include applied ethics, aesthetics, epistemology, and political philosophy.  When she isn't struggling through Kant, she enjoys art and hiking.

Zachary Grossman

Zach is a senior from New Jersey studying philosophy and physics. His main philosophical areas of interest are ethics and metaphysics.

Cate Huynh

Cate is a sophomore studying philosophy and psychology with some studio art. Some of her interests (perhaps) are metaphysics, epistemology, and moral philosophy. When not eagerly struggling with philosophy, she enjoys a good cup of tea/milk tea, observing and creating art, and investing half a day in watching films.

Isabella Pineros Shields

Isabella is a sophomore majoring in politics and sociology with a minor in philosophy. She is mainly interested in political philosophy, but she also really enjoys existentialism.

Past Members

Alexis Albert

Editor 23–24

Carol Lu

Editor 23–24

Craig White

Editor 23–24

Professor Katrina Elliott

Faculty Advisor 24-25

 

Dalya Koller

Editor 24–25

Stewart Huang

Graduate Advisor 23–24

 

Joseph Pendleton

President 23–24

Jiayi Zhang

Editor 23–24

Qiyuan Feng​

Editor-in-Chief 23–24

Graduate Advisor 24–25

Professor Jordan Kokot

Faculty Advisor 23–24

 

Xuanlei Wang

Editor 23–24

Peter Duchesneau​

Editor 23–24

President 24–25

Benjamin Hanau

Editor 24–25

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