Amethyst Bias, Tulane University

Amethyst Bias

Visiting Assistant Professor

Education

Ph.D. in Philosophy, Tulane University, 2025
M.A. in Philosophy, Tulane University, 2024
B.A. in Liberal Studies concentrating in Philosophy, Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, 2021

Biography

Academic Interests

  • Applied Ethics (esp. Technology/ AI Ethics)
  • Moral Philosophy

Publications

  • “The Indifference of the Digital,” in Way More Than Happiness: Stoicism, Buddhism, and Psychotherapy, Carus Books, Fall 2025.

Presentations

  • “Socrates Meets Siri: A Socratic Approach to Human-AI Interaction,” Ninth Annual Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Conference, New Orleans, LA, November 2025
  • “Digital Dilemmas: Philosophical Perspectives on Human-AI Interaction, Social Media, and the Cultivation of Virtue in the Digital Age,” Murphy Fellow Presentation, Tulane University, April 2025
  • “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