About
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John Torrey is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy and a contributing professor in the Africana Studies unit at SUNY Buffalo State. He holds a BA in Philosophy and Spanish from Morehouse College (2009) and an MA and Ph. D in Philosophy from the University of Memphis (2019). His research interests are in the intersection of social and political philosophy and African-American philosophy, specifically how social recognition affects moral and political deliberations regarding calls for Black reparations in America; applied ethics, and pre-college philosophy. He has published on the theoretical underpinnings of Black Lives Matter and on doing precollege philosophy, and was featured on the UnMute Podcast in 2020. He also has developed precollege philosophy programs since 2010, including the July 2019 Buffalo State Lyceum , currently serves on the board of PLATO (Philosophy Learning and Teaching Organization), and was recently appointed to Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown's Commission to Recommend Police Policy and Advance Social Reconstruction.
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Featured On...
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Episode 052: John Torrey on Reparations
May 5, 2020 Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher John Torrey about reparations, public apologies, what kind of justice is needed for African Americans, and so much more. |
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Awards & Grants |
Fellowships |
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Graduate Assistant Meritorious Teaching Award
2017 University of Memphis Philosophy Learning & Teaching Organization (PLATO)
Philosophy Fund Grant for the Buffalo State Lyceum 2019 American Philosophical Association Berry Fund for
Public Philosophy Grant for the Buffalo State Lyceum 2019 |
Buffalo State College Faculty Fellowship
2017-2018 SUNY Buffalo State Southern Regional Educational Board Dissertation Fellowship
2016-2017 Participant in the Spencer Foundation Institute on
Philosophy of Education and Public Policy 2013-2014 |
The Big Black Smiles Project
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