Dr. Hannah Mckeown

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Biography

Hannah McKeown holds a Master of Arts in Philosophy from Columbia University and a Bachelor of Music in Oboe Performance from Ithaca College. Her central philosophical interests lie in aesthetics, the philosophy of art, and the philosophy of music, particularly the concept of metaphor. Her dissertation project explores metaphor as a way to understand emotional expressiveness in musical works, arguing for its robust meaningfulness. Additionally, she has side interests in the philosophy of science and the contributions of early modern women philosophers, notably Mary Shepherd and Sor Juana de la Cruz.

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Department of Philosophy