Toni Alimi
Assistant Professor, Philosophy
Academic focus:
History of Philosophy
Current research project:
A book-length philosophical history of slavery with the creative provisional title, “Slavery: A Philosophical History.”
Previous positions:
- Klarman Fellow, Departments of Classics and Philosophy, Cornell University, 2021-2024
Academic background:
- Ph.D., Religion, Princeton University, 2021
- M.A.R,, Ethics, Yale Divinity School, 2015
- A.B., Religion, Princeton University, 2013
Last book read:
For fun: “The Fraud” by Zadie Smith
For work: “Aristotle and the American Indians” by Lewis Hanke
In your own time/when not working:
Spending time with my family
Courses you’re most looking forward to teaching:
PHIL 2260 Slavery in Philosophy
What most excites you about Cornell:
The riches of Cornell’s intellectual life continue to be a delight. I’m always learning an unbelievable amount from my colleagues.
