Christia Mercer

Gustave M. Berne Professor, Department of Philosophy, Columbia University, New York

Born and raised in Fort Worth, Texas, Christia Mercer studied art history and then philosophy before receiving her Ph.D. in philosophy from Princeton University in 1989. She has been at Columbia University since 1991. Her main research interests are in the history of early modern philosophy. She is North American editor of Archiv für Geschichte der Philosophie and general editor of Oxford Philosophical Concepts: A Philosophical and Historical Analysis of Major Concepts in the History of Philosophy. She received the Columbia College Great Teacher Award in 2008.

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Curriculum Vitae Columbia University Bio Selected Publications Courses

Archiv für Geschichte der Philosophie Editorial Projects: Oxford Philosophical Concepts


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