102 C O N T R IB U T O R S BERNARDO PORTILHO ANDRADE Middlebury College ‘18 Bernardo Andrade is a junior Philosophy major at Middlebury College, in Vermont. Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, he studied Philosophy for six years in both Middle and High Schools, and then spent a semester at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro before beginning collegiate studies in the United States. His interests lie in Philosophy of Religion and Continental thought, focusing in particular on the Phenomenological tradition and the figure of Emmanuel Levinas. He has a love for Russian language and literature, and especially for the works of Dostoevsky, whom he hopes to read in the original Russian. After college, he plans to pursue a Ph.D. in Philosophy. CLARE CHIODINI Boston University ‘18 Clare Chiodini was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts and grew up close by in Woburn. She is currently a junior at Boston University, double majoring in Philosophy and Ancient Greek & Latin. Although she usually prefers to immerse herself in philosophical dialogue with Ancient Greek philosophers, she has developed a special interest in the philosophy of Martin Heidegger through the captivating instruction of her professor, Daniel O. Dahlstrom. In the precious little free time she has, she enjoys photography, drawing, reading and watching anime. She does not enjoy going to the gym, but she occasionally does anyway. ROBERT ENGELMAN Boston University ‘17 Robert Engelman is a senior at Boston University where he is completing a double major in Philosophy and Psychology. His main philosophical areas of interest include the Philosophy of Art, Philosophical Anthropology, Ethics, and 19th-20th Century Philosophy (especially Nietzsche and Wittgenstein). He spend most of his time reading, writing, listening to music, making music, and – during breaks from school – backpacking. MARTIN JOSEPH FITZGERALD Worcester Polytechnic Institute ‘17 Marty Fitzgerald is a senior at Worcester Polytechnic Institute where he is completing a dual major in Chemical Engineering and Philosophy with a minor in Materials Science. He is particularly interested in philosophy of art, with an emphasis on art as an investigative method as well as on the relation of art to metaphysics. Outside of academics, Marty enjoys backpacking, computer programming, chess, gin rummy, and good conversation over coffee. 103Issue IV F Spring 2017 KELLY JANAKIEFSKI University of Notre Dame ‘17 Kelly Janakiefski is a senior at the University of Notre Dame who is on the verge of completing a double major in Finance and Philosophy. After graduation, she will go on to work for Johnson & Johnson in the Finance Leadership Development Program, but in the meantime, she’s asking the important questions like “What is the nature of God?” and “How can I convince my friends that philosophy is a real major?” She loves philosophical puzzles of all kinds, but she keeps coming back to St. Thomas Aquinas, whose philosophy is truly (in the words of G.K. Chesterton) “a cosmos of common sense; terra vientium; a land of the living.” MGHANGA DAVID MWAKIMA Harvard College ’17 David Mwakima is a senior in Harvard College from Nairobi, Kenya majoring in Philosophy with a minor in Mathematical Sciences. His recent interests in Philosophy have been in the History of Philosophy, specifically Early Modern History of Philosophy and the Philosophy of Mind or Perception. For his senior thesis, he is writing on Berkeley’s Argument for Immaterialism in A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge. He is also interested in the Philosophy of Mathematics, especially the Philosophy of Geometry and its relationship to Epistemology, Philosophy of Science, and The Foundations of Physics. Outside of philosophy, his favorite hobby is music and he plays the soprano saxophone. FISHER PRESSMAN Boston College ‘17 Fisher Pressman is a senior finance and philosophy double major at Boston College. Fisher’s philosophical areas of interest include mid-century French phenomenology and existentialism, with a strong concentration on the works of Maurice Merleau- Ponty and Jean-Paul Sartre. He also has an interest in semiotics and structuralism, focusing on the works of Roland Barthes. Otherwise, Fisher spends his time captaining the academic debate team, and working with the Dean of Students with his post on the Student Conduct Board. He has also worked as a research assistant in the finance department, with research in hedge fund activity and the tenure of senior management at public companies. Outside of school, Fisher enjoys recreational sailing and playing squash. After graduation, Fisher will move to New York City to work on Wall Street.