Amethyst Bias, Tulane University

Amethyst Bias

PhD Student

Education

M.A. in Philosophy, Tulane University, 2024
B.A. in Liberal Studies concentrating in Philosophy, Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, 2021

Biography

Areas of Specialization

  • Applied Ethics

Areas of Competence

  • Virtue Ethics
  • AI, Digital/Technology Ethics

Publications

  • “The Indifference of the Digital: A Stoic Perspective on Social Media Attachment and Detachment” Volume on Buddhism, Stoicism, and Psychotherapy, Carus Books, Forthcoming

Presentations

  • “Socrates Meets Siri: A Socratic Approach to Human-AI Interaction,” 2nd Annual Susanne E. Foster Graduate Philosophy Conference in AI Ethics and Society, Marquette University, April 2025
  • "The Digital Herd: A Nietzschean Critique," Seventh Annual Philosophy, Politics, Economics Conference, New Orleans, LA, November 2023
  • "Rhetoric and Liberal Studies," Cheyney University's Annual Philosophy and Honor's Conference, Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, May 2021

Fellowships

  • Graduate Student Fellow, Tulane University's Center for Ethics, Murphy Institute, 2024-2025
  • Elinor Ostrom Fellow, Mercatus Center, 2024-2025
  • Adam Smith Fellow, Mercatus Center, 2023-2024