Education
2001 – Ph.D. in Philosophy, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY.
1994 – M.A. in Philosophy, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO.
1991 – B.A. in Philosophy, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO.
Academic Interests
Ethics, Aesthetics, Adam Smith
Classes Regularly Taught
- PHIL 1000 Introduction to Philosophy
- PHIL 1120 Contemporary Moral Problems
- PHIL 1250 Critical Thinking
- PHIL 3200 Philosophy of Democracy
- PHIL 3650 Aesthetics
- PHIL 3700 Environmental Philosophy
- PHIL 4600 Ethical Theory
Publications
"Aesthetic Consolation in an Age of Extinction," Philosophical Papers 50(1-2) (2021): 141-162. DOI:
"Sympathy, Principles, and Conscience: Getting to the Heart of Huck Finn’s Moral Praiseworthiness," Mark Twain and Philosophy, ed. Alan Goldman (Rowman & Littlefield, 2017), pp. 30-39.
"The Art Type Theory of Art,"Philosophical Papers 44 (2015): 321-343.
"Value Incommensurability and the Challenges of Civic Engagement," Reflections on Technology and Democracy, ed. Lee Trepanier (Cedar City, UT: Southern Utah University Press, 2010), pp. 76-91.
"On the Beauty and Sublimity of Golf" (with Joe Ulatowski), Golf and Philosophy, ed. Andy Wiebel (University of Kentucky Press, 2010), pp. 15-30.
"Sympathy, Beauty, and Sentiment: Adam Smith’s Aesthetic Morality,"The Journal of Scottish Philosophy 7(2) (2009): 133-146.
"Whisper Things into My Brain: Metallica, Emotion, and Morality,"Metallica and Philosophy: A Crash Course in Brain Surgery, ed. William T. Irwin (Blackwell, 2007), pp. 5-15.
"A Vindication of Strong Aesthetic Supervenience,"Philosophical Papers 34 (2005): 149-171.
"Problems with Contextualizing Aesthetic Properties,"The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism 61 (2003): 67-70 (with response by Marcia Eaton).
"Imagination and the Science-Based Aesthetic Appreciation of Unscenic Nature,"The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism 59 (2001): 275-285.
"On Harwood’s Plural Voting System" (with Carol Quinn), Journal of Social Philosophy 32 (2001): 500-504.
"A Dialogic Approach to Introducing Informal Fallacies," Teaching Philosophy 24 (2001): 371-377.
"Motivating Employees to Act Ethically: An Expectancy Theory Approach" (with John Schlacter), Journal of Business Ethics 18 (1999): 295-304.
Societies and Organizations
(http://www.apaonline.org/)
(smithsociety.org)
(http://www.aesthetics-online.org)
(http://plato.stanford.edu)