Christian Carrozzo

Adjunct Faculty

Philosophy of Mind, Ethics, Epistemology

Christian Carrozzo is a philosopher at George Mason University in Virginia, where he completed a master’s fellowship and was honored with the Distinguished Alumnus Award in Philosophy by the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. He completed his PhD coursework in philosophy at the University at Albany, State University of New York. From 2012 to 2026, he served as head of education, founder/director of the Program for Neuroethics and Clinical Consciousness, and Managing Editor of the Journal of Hospital Ethics at the John J. Lynch, MD Center for Ethics. He has also held academic appointments at The George Washington University and American University, and was a Visiting Scholar at Georgetown University. His research addresses metaphysical, epistemological, and moral questions in the philosophy of mind and cognitive science. He is lead editor and author of Decisional Capacity: Medical & Philosophical Perspectives (Oxford, 2026, forthcoming). Carrozzo has served as a specialist reviewer for the U.S. Department of Defense’s Traumatic Brain Injury and Psychological Health Research Program and maintains active involvement with the American Philosophical Association, the International Neuroethics Society, and the International Society for the Philosophy of the Sciences of the Mind.

Courses Taught

PHIL 100: Introduction to Philosophy

PHIL 309: Bioethics

PHIL 374: Philosophy of Mind