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ALTADENA, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 09: Khaled Fouad (L) and Mimi Laine (R) embrace as they inspect a family member's property that was destroyed by Eaton Fire on January 09, 2025 in Altadena, California. Fueled by intense Santa Ana Winds, the Eaton Fire has grown to over 10,000 acres and has destroyed many homes and businesses. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

A philosopher’s view on tragedies brought by LA fires

John Martin Fischer, distinguished professor of philosophy, talks about how to empathize.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | January 17, 2025 | Social Science / Education
Photo illustration on crime and morality. (Photo by GettyImages)

Elections 2024: On crime and morality

Two experts weigh-in on why morals are important in political candidates and what a criminal background means.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | September 19, 2024 | Social Science / Education

John Martin Fischer elected to AAAS

The induction will occur in September.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | May 2, 2024 | University
UC Riverside professor John Martin Fischer coauthors a book that discusses the pros and cons of life and death. (Image: GettyImages)

BOOKS: To live or to die? That is the question

UC Riverside professor John Martin Fischer coauthors a book that discusses the pros and cons of life and death.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | December 6, 2023 | Social Science / Education
Sam Bankman-Fried

Yes, the convicted Sam Bankman-Fried bears the blame

Sam Bankman-Fried (aka, S.B.F.), is a cryptocurrency CEO convicted of duping more than a million investors. John Martin Fischer is a UC Riverside philosophy professor who is a world-leading expert on free will and moral responsibility. Fischer's ruminations on near-death experiences have been consumed by millions in his writings and...

By UCR News | November 9, 2023 | Social Science / Education
Sam Bankman-Fried

Barbara Fried: Meet The Boys in the Boat and Billy Strings

Sam Bankman-Fried (aka, S.B.F.), is a cryptocurrency CEO accused of duping more than a million investors. John Martin Fischer is a UC Riverside philosophy professor who is a world-leading expert on free will and moral responsibility. Fischer's ruminations on near-death experiences have been consumed by millions in his writings and...

By UCR News | April 21, 2023 | Social Science / Education
John Fischer, tunnel of light

Would you get bored of eternal life?

John Martin Fischer’s videotaped lectures on near-death experiences and immortality have garnered the most views of any content on UCR’s YouTube site. Fischer, who is a UC Riverside distinguished professor of philosophy, is a world-leading expert on free will and moral responsibility, as well as immortality and near-death experiences. Recently...

By John Warren | August 16, 2022 | Social Science / Education
A man on a mountain looks at the stars.

Should we live in the moment — or not?

John Martin Fischer, a leading philosopher of free will and moral responsibility, has written two companion essays exploring the ideas of mindfulness and living in the moment, which are often encapsulated in the phrase: “Be here now.” In the first piece, published by Aeon, Fischer sorts through various theories regarding...

By Omar Shamout | June 8, 2021 | Arts / Culture, Social Science / Education
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