image of Austin standing in front of blooming flowers wearing glasses, a brown suit jacket, a hat and striped shirt

The Philosophy department congratulates Austin Tate Fuller, one of two Nordev Prize recipients for the 2024-2025 academic year for his preliminary examination "Being the Devil: Rough Heroes, Fiction, and Videogames". Austin's main interests are in the philosophy of art and aesthetics, specifically doing work in the philosophy of literature, philosophy of video games, and the philosophy of humor. Austin is also interested in 19th century philosophy and Existentialism.