[Updated 9.20.11]

Areas of Specialization: Social and Political Philosophy, Normative Ethics

Areas of Competence: Environmental Ethics, Metaethics

Education

University of Arizona, Ph.D. Philosophy2010

Duke University, B.A. Philosophy2004

        Highest Distinction in Philosophy | Magna Cum Laude | Phi Beta Kappa

 

Publications

Refereed

1. •“Equal Political Liberties,” Pacific Philosophical Quarterly (forthcoming).
   

2. •“Why Poverty Matters Most: Toward a Humanitarian Theory of Social Justice,” Utilitas 24 (2012): 26-40.
   

3. •“Is Desert in the Details?,” Christopher Freiman and Shaun Nichols, Philosophy and Phenomenological Research 82 (2011): 121-133.
   

4. •“Why Be Immoral?,” Ethical Theory and Moral Practice 13 (2010): 191-205.
   

5. • “Goodwill Toward Nature,” Environmental Values 18 (2009): 343-359.
   

Invited

1. •“Nozick,” David Schmidtz and Christopher Freiman, in The Oxford Handbook of Political Philosophy, David Estlund, ed., (New York: Oxford University Press, forthcoming 2012).
   

2. •Review of Environmental Virtue Ethics, Ronald Sandler and Philip Cafaro, eds.  Ethics and the Environment 11 (2006): 133-139.
   

Selected Presentations

1. •“Contribution, Choice, and Desert,” Northwest Philosophy Conference, Portland, Oregon. November 2011.
   

2. •Commentator, Uriah Kriegel’s “The Moral Problem: A Phenomenological Interpretation,” Northwest Philosophy Conference, Portland, Oregon. November 2011.
   

3. •Invited Commentator, Neera Badhwar’s “Happiness as the Highest Good,” Chapter 6. Manuscript Workshop, Jean Beer Blumenfeld Center for Ethics, Georgia State University, August 2011.
   

4. •“Distribution and Allocation,” Symposium, American Philosophical Association, Central Division (2011).
   

5. •“Prioritarian Justice and Positional Goods,” (Harry Brighouse and David Estlund, commentators) Arizona Current Research Workshop (2011).
   

6. •“Does Political Philosophy Rest on a Mistake?” Symposium on Nonideal Theory (with Robert Hanna and Holly Smith) American Philosophical Association, Pacific Division (2010).  
   

7. •“The Paradox of Sufficiency,” American Philosophical Association, Central Division (2010).
   

8. •“Prioritarian Justice and Positional Goods,” American Philosophical Association, Central Division (2009).
   

9. •“Deontological Emotions and Consequentialism,” American Philosophical Association, Eastern Division (2008).
   

10. •“Justice and Social Science,” Plenary Session, Economic Science Association North American Meeting (2007).
    

Selected Awards and Honors

1. •Most Outstanding Philosophy Graduate Student (Fink Award), University of Arizona, 2008.
   

2. •Best Graduate Student Philosophy Paper (Riesen Award), University of Arizona 2008.
   

3. •Kendrick Fellowship, University of Arizona, 2006-7.
   

Courses Taught

1. •Contemporary Moral Issues [two sections] (215)    Fall 2011 (William & Mary)
   

2. •Advanced Ethics and Social Philosophy (403)         Spring 2011 (William & Mary)
   

3. •Philosophy of Law (310)                                         Spring 2011 (William & Mary)
   

4. •Ethics (303)                       Fall 2010 (William & Mary)
   

5. •Social and Political Philosophy (305)                      Fall 2010 (William & Mary)
   

6. •Conceptions of Freedom (320A)             Fall 2007 (Arizona)
   

7. •Dimensions of Freedom (320B)             Spring 2007 (Arizona)
   

8. •Metaethics (430A)             Fall 2006 (Arizona)
   

9. •Environmental Ethics (323)             Summer 2005 and Fall 2005 (Arizona)
   

Service

1. •Faculty advisor, William & Mary philosophy club (Fall 2010 - present)

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