John Kaag

John Kaag (born 1979) is an American philosopher and chair and professor of philosophy at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. Kaag specializes in American philosophy. His writing has been published in The Paris Review, The New York Times, and Harper's Magazine.

Early life and education Kaag was born to Jan and Rebecca Kaag.

Kaag received his Masters in Philosophy in 2003 from Pennsylvania State University and his PhD in Philosophy in 2007 from the University of Oregon. He did his post-doctoral study at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and Harvard University.

Career John Kaag is professor and Chair of Philosophy at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell. Kaag was a Miller Scholar at the Santa Fe Institute from 2019 to 2021, and is now an External Professor at the Santa Fe Institute.

In February 2023, Kaag delivered the lecture "William James and the Sick Soul" for Harvard Divinity School's William James Lectures on Religious Experience series.

Awards Kaag's book American Philosophy: A Love Story won the John Dewey Prize from the Society for U.S. Intellectual History.

Hiking with Nietzsche was named the Best Book of 2018 by NPR and a New York Times Editors' Choice.