Murphy-Philosophy Seminar: Brian Kogelmann (Purdue)

The Murphy Institute Seminar Series in Philosophy

Organized by the Tulane Philosophy Department, the Murphy-Philosophy Seminars are a series of workshops where CE Faculty Fellows and distinguished guest speakers present works in progress on ethics, political philosophy, political theory, moral psychology, the philosophy of law, and intellectual history. Papers are distributed one week beforehand to the participants who read the paper and prepare discussion questions for the presenter.

Brian Kogelmann is an Associate Professor of Philosophy and Political Science at Purdue University. Professor Kogelmann is also an Affiliated Fellow at the F.A. Hayek Program for Advanced Studies in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. He works at the intersection of ethics and political economy. 

​Before that he was an Assistant Professor in the John Chambers College of Business and Economics at West Virginia University and the Academic Director of the Kendrick Center for an Ethical Economy. And before that he was an Assistant Professor in the Philosophy Department at the University of Maryland, College Park, where he founded the major in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics. He completed his PhD at the University of Arizona. 

In 2026-2027, Kogelmann will be a Visiting Faculty Fellow in The Murphy Institute Center for Ethics at Tulane.