JOHN TORREY PH. D
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John Torrey Ph.D

Assistant Professor of Philosophy
SUNY Buffalo State

About

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...

​Episode 052: John Torrey on Reparations
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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

Graduate Assistant Meritorious Teaching Award
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2017
University of Memphis
Philosophy Learning & Teaching Organization (PLATO)
​Philosophy Fund Grant
 for the Buffalo State Lyceum
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2019
American Philosophical Association Berry Fund for
​Public Philosophy Grant for the Buffalo State Lyceum
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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

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