DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY

Morgan Thompson specializes in philosophy of science, feminist philosophy, and social philosophy. Her current work addresses issues in measurement and data collection, such as when and how racial/ethnic data should be collected in official statistics and the validity of self-report methods in social science. Her second research project concerns public participation in scientific research. She distinguishes standpoint theoretic approaches from calls for “democratizing science.” In previous research, she addressed empirical questions about the demographics of philosophy and potential explanations of the underrepresentation of women in philosophy. She teaches courses in philosophy of science (especially the social sciences and psychology), social metaphysics, and feminist philosophy.

Selected Work:

• Daniel James, Morgan Thompson, Tereza Hendl. (2024). Who Counts in Official Statistics? Ethical-Epistemic Issues in German Migration and the Collection of Racial or Ethnic Data. Journal of Applied Philosophy. https://doi.org/10.1111/japp.12737
• Morgan Thompson. (2023). Characterizing and Measuring Racial Discrimination in Public Health Research. Philosophy of Science. 90(3): 721-743
• Morgan Thompson. (2023). Epistemic Risk in Triangulation: The Case of Implicit Attitudes. Synthese. 201: 1
• Morgan Thompson, Toni Adleberg, Sam Sims, and Eddy Nahmias. (2016). Why Do Women Leave Philosophy? Surveying Students at the Introductory Level. Philosophers' Imprint. 16(6), 1-36.
• ​Liam Kofi Bright, Daniel Malinsky, and Morgan Thompson. (2016). Causally Interpreting Intersectionality Theory. Philosophy of Science. 83(1), 60-81.