Philip Laughlin
Senior Acquisitions Editor; Cognitive Science, Philosophy, Linguistics, and Bioethics

Since joining the Press in the fall of 2009, Philip has acquired textbooks, trade books, reference works, and scholarly monographs for MIT's philosophy, cognitive science, bioethics, and linguistics lists. He believes the most compelling books are inherently interdisciplinary and loves working with authors — particularly first-time book authors — who attempt to build bridges between the sciences and the humanities. This outlook is reflected in his publications at The MIT Press, which cover topics ranging from consciousness, evolution, language, memory, creativity, and artificial intelligence to art, dreams, free will, madness, morality, religion, time, and death. Phil can be reached at laughlin@mit.edu and his Twitter profile is @PhilipLaughlin.
Notable Acquisitions:
Sources of Power, 20th Anniversary Edition: How People Make Decisions by Gary A. Klein, Drawing Physics: 2,600 Years of Discovery From Thales to Higgs by Don S. Lemons, Late-Talking Children: A Symptom or a Stage? by Stephen M. Camarata, The Rationality Quotient: Toward a Test of Rational Thinking by Keith Stanovich, Richard West, and Maggie Toplak, The Philosophy of Language: The Classics Explained by Colin McGinn, Becoming Fluent: How Cognitive Science Can Help Adults Learn a Foreign Language by Richard Roberts and Roger Kreuz, How Things Shape the Mind: A Theory of Material Engagement by Lambros Malafouris, Feeling Beauty: The Neuroscience of Aesthetic Experience by G. Gabrielle Starr
How to Talk to a Science Denier
August 2, 2022
October 13, 2020
The Evolution of the Sensitive Soul
March 12, 2019
October 11, 2022
January 13, 2017
The Ancient Origins of Consciousness
September 8, 2017
February 15, 2022
May 10, 2022
September 6, 2022
March 29, 2022
How to Stay Smart in a Smart World
August 2, 2022
March 1, 2022
October 18, 2022
February 22, 2022
September 6, 2022
March 15, 2022
Lectures on the Philosophy of Mathematics
March 9, 2021
October 12, 2021