Colin Marshall
Job Title
Professor of Philosophy
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Savery Hall 382
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Department Profile
Colin Marshall received his BA from Reed College and his PhD from New York University. Before coming to the University of Washington, he was the Gerry Higgins Lecturer in History of Philosophy at the University of Melbourne. He was born and raised in northern New Mexico. He is an Adjunct Associate Professor of German Studies. His work focuses primarily on the history of philosophy (especially Kant and Schopenhauer) and issues in ethics.
Marshall is currently finishing two books: Just Hear Me Out: How to Change Minds without Lies, Bullshit, or Moral Compromise (forthcoming Fall 2026 with U. Chicago Press) and Schopenhauer's Guide to a Tolerable Life (under contract with Princeton U. Press).
Education
B.A., Philosophy, Reed College, 2003
Ph.D., New York University, 2010
Courses Taught
Spring 2026
PHIL 322 A: Modern Philosophy
PHIL 401 A: Advanced Topics in Philosophy
Winter 2026
PHIL 118 A: The Ethics and Psychology of Persuasion
PHIL 401 A: Advanced Topics in Philosophy
Spring 2025
PHIL 401 A: Advanced Topics in Philosophy
PHIL 540 A: Seminar in Ethics
Autumn 2024
PHIL 118 A: The Ethics and Psychology of Persuasion
PHIL 322 A: Modern Philosophy
Summer 2024
PHIL 118 A: The Ethics and Psychology of Persuasion
Spring 2024
PHIL 118 A: Persuasion or Manipulation? The Ethics and Psychology of Influence
PHIL 401 A: Advanced Topics in Philosophy
Autumn 2023
PHIL 322 A: Modern Philosophy
Spring 2023
PHIL 118 A: Persuasion or Manipulation? The Ethics and Psychology of Influence
PHIL 503 A: Pre-Dissertation Workshop II
Autumn 2022
PHIL 502 A: Pre-Dissertation Workshop I
PHIL 522 A: Seminar in Modern Philosophy
Spring 2022
PHIL 118 A: Persuasion or Manipulation? The Ethics and Psychology of Influence
PHIL 503 A: Pre-Dissertation Workshop II
Autumn 2021
PHIL 322 A: Modern Philosophy
PHIL 502 A: Pre-Dissertation Workshop I
Summer 2021
PHIL 118 A: Persuasion or Manipulation? The Ethics and Psychology of Influence
Spring 2021
PHIL 503 A: Pre-Dissertation Workshop II
Winter 2021
PHIL 540 A: Seminar in Ethics