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Nathan Cofnas | |
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| Born | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Awards | Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship (2022–2025) |
| Academic background | |
| Education |
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| Thesis | 'Evolutionary Explanations and the Debunking of Moral Beliefs' (2020) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Philosophy |
Sub-discipline | Philosophy of biology, ethics |
| Website | nathancofnas |
Nathan Cofnas is an American philosopher of biology and ethics. He received a master's degree in philosophy from Cambridge University, a doctorate in philosophy from Oxford, and was an early-career research fellow at Cambridge. After he published a blog post defending hereditarianism, a petition called for his firing and prompted investigations by the institutions associated with him.[1] The investigations were opposed by prominent academics including Steven Pinker and Peter Singer on the grounds of freedom of speech.[2] Emmanuel College cut ties with him, finding his blog post amounted to a rejection of DEI. The University took no action after finding his post did not amount to discrimination or harassment.[3]
Cofnas was later hired by Ghent University, where he again faced a petition objecting to his views and calling for his firing.[4] The university defended his appointment, saying his statements did not violate the law or their ethical code.[5]
Cofnas was the first to publicly voice accusations of plagiarism and fabrication against Cambridge professor Jason Arday. His accusations were followed by reports by The Daily Telegraph and The Guardian, and Arday later resigned as a result of the scandal.[6][7][8]
References
[edit]- ↑ Beal, James. "Cambridge in free-speech row over researcher's 'race realism' blog". The Times. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
- ↑ Woolcock, Nicola. "Don't sack Cambridge academic for race views, say colleagues". The Times. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
- ↑ Vall, Wilf. "Uni clears don accused of 'abhorrent racism'". Varsity. Varsity Publications Ltd. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
- ↑ "Over 2,000 sign petition against university appointment of American philosopher". The Brussels Times. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
- ↑ "Ghent University under fire for appointing US philosopher with ties to 'scientific racism'". The Brussels Times. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
- ↑ Bakare, Lanre. "Playbooks, plagiarism and a pig's head: new claims surrounding a star Cambridge professor". The Guardian. Guardian News & Media. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
- ↑ Wong, Vicky. "Cambridge professor at centre of plagiarism row defends his work". BBC. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
- ↑ Adams, Richard. "Cambridge professor Jason Arday resigns amid accusations of plagiarism". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 August 2026.