John Corvino
Professor of Philosophy
Dean Emeritus, Irvin D. Reid Honors College
Wayne State University
Professor, author, and public philosopher focused on ethics, civil discourse, and the culture wars.
About John
John Corvino, Ph.D. is Professor of Philosophy and Dean Emeritus of the Irvin D. Reid Honors College at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan.
He is the author or co-author of four books from Oxford University Press, most recently The Other Side: A Moderate’s Manifesto on How to Disagree (forthcoming October 2026; available for pre-order). Prior to his FTD and Primary Progressive Apraxia Of Speech (PPAOS) diagnosis, he was a sought-after public speaker: over 300 venues across the globe; his YouTube videos have over 3 million views. In addition to his academic publications, he has written for The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Detroit Free Press, The New Republic, The Huffington Post, Commonweal, and People magazine.
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