Education

Ph.D. in Philosophy with Distinction, DePaul University – 2016

M.A. in Philosophy with Distinction, DePaul University – 2009

B.A. in Philosophy, Cornell University – 2007

B.A. in Government, Cornell University – 2007

Certificate in Latin American Studies, Cornell University – 2007

Bio

Don Deere is Assistant Professor in the Philosophy Department at Texas A&M University. He received his PhD with distinction from DePaul University and BA from Cornell University. He is a Mellon Mays fellow and the recipient of a Mellon Career Enhancement Faculty Fellowship. His research focuses on the intersections of Latin American, Caribbean, and Contemporary Continental European Philosophy. His book, The Invention of Order: On the Coloniality of Space, is forthcoming with Duke University Press and he is the co-translator of Santiago Castro-Gómez’s Zero-Point Hubris: Science, Race, and Enlightenment in 18th-Century Latin America, published with Rowman & Littlefield International in 2021.

Research Interests

• Latin American and Latinx Philosophy
• Decolonial Philosophy
• 20th Century Continental Philosophy
• Caribbean Philosophy
• Social & Political Philosophy

Scholarly Achievements

• The Invention of Order: On the Coloniality of Space (Duke University Press, Forthcoming)

Spring 2024 Course Schedule

• PHIL 251.516 – Introduction to Philosophy. T, TH – 12:45-2:00 p.m. – HEB 110.

Office Hours

Monday – 3:00-4:00

Wednesday – 11:00-12:00

By Appointment