Madison Cosby earned her bachelor’s degree in communication and philosophy from the University of South Florida and earned her master’s degree in philosophy from the University of Tennessee. Her primary research interests include philosophy of education, aesthetics, and applied ethics, with a specific focus in how to make philosophy more accessible to the general public through mass art. In addition to teaching at UT, she is also an adjunct professor of philosophy at Pellissippi State Community College and a painting instructor at Painting with a Twist.