Imge Oranli
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Phone: 480-727-1760
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7271 E. Sonoran Arroyo Mall, Santa Catalina Hall Room 251H Mesa, AZ 85212
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Mail code: 2780Campus: Poly
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İmge Oranlı is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy. She joined ASU in 2019. Her primary research focuses on philosophical theories of moral and political evil as they relate to state violence, genocide, and its denial, particularly in the context of World War I, the Ottoman Empire, and the Turkish Republic.
Oranli published articles on theories of evil, violence, and epistemic injustice in the peer-reviewed journals Social Epistemology, Interventions, and Science et Esprit. She wrote invited essays for the online journal, Philosophy World Democracy, and the American Philosophical Association's Public Philosophy Blog. She has a book published by Routledge, titled Shifting Paradigms of Evil in Philosophy: Reading the Armenian Genocide with the Shoah.
- 2015 –– Ph.D. in Philosophy, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois
- 2012 –– M.A. in Philosophy, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois
- 2008 –– M.A. in Philosophy, Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey
- 2004 –– B.A. in Philosophy, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
Oranli's work explores critical philosophical perspectives in the Continental tradition. Her areas of expertise are philosophical theories of evil, social and political philosophy, and ethics. She has also published works in the fields of feminist theory, postcolonial studies, social epistemology, and critical race studies.
In her book, she utilizes an interdisciplinary and applied methodology, bringing cases of political violence into contact with theories of evil.
Selected publications
2025. Review of Bedross Der Matossian's Denial of Genocides in the Twenty-First Century (Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2023), Holocaust and Genocide Studies.
2025. Shifting Paradigms of Evil in Philosophy: Reading the Armenian Genocide with the Shoah, Routledge. https://www.routledge.com/Shifting-Paradigms-of-Evil-in-Philosophy-Reading-the-Armenian-Genocide/Oranl/p/book/9781041052692
2025. Co-authored with Melanie Altanian. [in German] "Welche Einsichten kann uns The Racial Contract in Bezug auf den armenischen Völkermord und seine anhaltende Leugnung liefern?" [What insights can The Racial Contract give us into the Armenian Genocide and its ongoing denial?] in Charles Mills’ politische Philosophie, edited by Hilkje C. Hänel, Transcript Verlag. https://www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-7715-7/charles-mills-politische-philosophie/
2022. [in Turkish] “bell hooks ’un Eğitim Felsefesi Üzerine Bir Deneme: Katılımcı Pedagoji ve Uygulanışı” [An Essay on bell hooks’ Philosophy of Education: Engaged Pedagogy and its Application] 5Harfliler (5Harfliler is an online feminist journal published by Turkish-speaking feminists, focusing on gender, politics, art, and pop culture). Published online on 8 February 2022.
2021. "The Power of Concepts under Authoritarianism: The Life of Arendt’s Banality of Evil in Turkey" (American Philosophical Association Public Philosophy Blog): https://blog.apaonline.org/2021/07/19/the-power-of-concepts-under-authoritarianism-the-life-of-arendts-banality-of-evil-in-turkey/
2021. "Decentering Europe in the Thinking of Evil," Philosophy World Democracy (Online Philosophy Journal): https://www.philosophy-world-democracy.org/decentering-europe-in-the-thinking-of-evil
2021. "Fanon's Frame of Violence: Undoing the Instrumental/Non-Instrumental Binary" Interventions: International Journal of Postcolonial Studies. https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/KYYIKWT2D3JE9H3MBUEY/full?target=10.1080/1369801X.2020.1863841
2021. "Epistemic Injustice from Afar: Rethinking the Denial of Armenian Genocide," Social Epistemology, Special Issue "Epistemic Injustice and Collective Wrongdoing" Volume 35 Issue 2: 120-132 (online version published in 2020) https://doi.org/10.1080/02691728.2020.1839593
2021. Co-edited with Şeyda Öztürk. [in Turkish] “Irkçılığı Görmek” [Seeing Racism], Cogito, Vol. 101. Istanbul: Yapi Kredi Publications.
https://www.yapikrediyayinlari.com.tr/dergiler/irkciligi-gormek
2018. “Evil’s Inscrutability in Arendt and Levinas,” Science et Esprit, Revue de philosophie et de théologie, Special Issue “L'énigme du mal: abordages philosophiques depuis Kant,” Vol. 70, Issue 3. https://search.worldcat.org/title/265431890
2018. “Genocide Denial: A form of Evil or a Type of Epistemic Injustice?” European Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, Vol. 4 No. 2a. https://revistia.com/files/articles/ejis_v4_i2_18/Imge.pdf
2018. "Aristotle's Akrasia: The Role of Potential Knowledge and Practical Syllogism." Proceedings of the 23rd World Congress of Philosophy, Ancient Greek Philosophy: Classical Greek Philosophy Vol 2 (2): 223-238. https://doi.org/10.5840/wcp232018221312
2015. [in Turkish] “De Beauvoir, Lorde, Butler: Hangi Bedenler Neyi Düşünüyor?” [De Beauvoir, Lorde, Butler: “What Do Bodies Think About?”] 5 Harfliler (5Harfliler is an online feminist journal published by Turkish-speaking feminists, focusing on gender, politics, art, and pop culture) Published online on 18 May 2015.
https://www.5harfliler.com/de-beauvoir-lorde-butler-hangi-bedenler-neyi-dusunuyor-hazir/
2014. [in Turkish] "Onur haftasında bir ilk: İnterseks paneli" [A first in the Pride Week: A panel on Intersex] 5 Harfliler (5Harfliler is an online feminist journal published by Turkish-speaking feminists, focusing on gender, politics, art, and pop culture) Published online on 9 July 2014.
https://www.5harfliler.com/onur-haftasinda-bir-ilk-interseks-paneli/
Courses
2026 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| PHI 306 | Applied Ethics |
| PHI 408 | Feminist Ethics |
| PHI 306 | Applied Ethics |
2025 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| PHI 306 | Applied Ethics |
| PHI 306 | Applied Ethics |
| IDS 316 | Integration:Humanities Context |
| IDS 316 | Integration:Humanities Context |
2025 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| PHI 408 | Feminist Ethics |
| PHI 101 | Introduction to Philosophy |
2024 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| PHI 306 | Applied Ethics |
| PHI 306 | Applied Ethics |
| IDS 316 | Integration:Humanities Context |
| IDS 316 | Integration:Humanities Context |
2024 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| PHI 408 | Feminist Ethics |
| PHI 306 | Applied Ethics |
2023 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| PHI 101 | Introduction to Philosophy |
| PHI 105 | Intro to Ethics |
2023 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| PHI 105 | Intro to Ethics |
| PHI 408 | Feminist Ethics |
2022 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| PHI 306 | Applied Ethics |
| PHI 105 | Intro to Ethics |
2022 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| PHI 105 | Intro to Ethics |
| PHI 790 | Reading and Conference |
| PHI 408 | Feminist Ethics |
2021 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| PHI 105 | Intro to Ethics |
2020 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| PHI 101 | Introduction to Philosophy |
| PHI 408 | Feminist Ethics |