Domenica Romagni is an Associate Professor in the Philosophy Department at Colorado State University.  Before joining the department, she earned her PhD at Princeton University under the supervision of Daniel Garber. She specializes in Early Modern philosophy, philosophy of music and aesthetics, and history and philosophy of science. Her research focuses on philosophy of mind and perception in the 17th century, explanatory virtues and scientific theory-building in the Early Modern period, and musical perception. During her stay at the Human Abilities Center, she is working on a monograph on 'Rationalist Aesthetics' that aims to bring out the under-discussed aesthetic views of Descartes and Spinoza.