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Nicholas French
PhD 2020
Assistant Editor, Jacobin magazine

Favorite courses at Berkeley Game Theory, Ethical Theories, Later Wittgenstein, Political Philosophy, Foucault

Favorite professors Barry Stroud, R. Jay Wallace, Niko Kolodny, Veronique Munoz-Darde, Lara Buchak, Hannah Ginsborg, Hans Sluga

How has your philosophical training influenced your life and career? Studying and teaching philosophy helped train me to construct and evaluate arguments carefully, and to communicate clearly and concisely. I have found these skills to be extremely useful in writing and public speaking outside of academia.

Email nick.french@berkeley.edu