Macalester Bell
Associate Professor of Philosophy
Contact
Email
mcbell@brynmawr.edu
Phone
(610) 526-5680
Website
Location
Dalton
100F - Office
Office Hours
On Leave Fall 2026
Academic Departments
Education
Ph.D., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Areas of Focus
Ethics and Moral Psychology
Biography
Macalester Bell works in ethics and moral psychology. She also teaches and does some research in aesthetics and feminist philosophy. Within ethics and moral psychology, she is especially interested in articulating an account of the appropriate attitudinal responses to serious immorality and injustice. As part of this project, she has published papers on blame, forgiveness, inspiration, and the virtues and vices of anger.
Her book, (OUP, 2013), explores the dangers and moral importance of contempt for persons.
For more information on her papers, talks, and courses, please visit her personal website: