The Department of Philosophy offers courses in all principal areas of philosophy, but emphases include ethics, social and political philosophy, and history of philosophy.
Submissions from 2023
Introduction to Marx, Revolution, and Social Democracy, Philip J. Kain
XR Embodiment and the Changing Nature of Sexual Harassment, Erick Ramirez, Shelby Jennett, Jocelyn Tan, and Sydney Campbell
Submissions from 2021
What it’s like to be a _____: why it’s (often) unethical to use VR as an empathy nudging tool, Erick Ramirez, Miles Elliott, and Per-Erik Milam
An Ethical Code for Commercial VR/AR Applications, Erick Ramirez, Jocelyn Tan, Miles Elliott, and Mohit Gandhi
A proposal to combat unconscious bias using VR, Jia Hui Seow, Erick Ramirez, Jocelyn Tan, and Cynthia Mary Thomas
Confucianism and LGBTQ+ Rights, Robert Shanklin
Traditional Chinese Culture and Its Impact on Modern Business Ethics, Robert Shanklin and Michael A. Santoro
Submissions from 2020
How to (dis)solve the Gamer’s Dilemma, Erick Ramirez
Ethical Issues with Simulating the Bridge Problem in VR, Erick Ramirez and Scott LaBarge
Human rights obligations of drug companies, Michael A. Santoro and Robert Shanklin
Ethical Redress of Racial Inequities in AI: Lessons from Decoupling Machine Learning from Optimization in Medical Appointment Scheduling, Robert Shanklin, Michele Samorani, Shannon Harris, and Michael A. Santoro
Submissions from 2019
Ecological and ethical issues in virtual reality research: A call for increased scrutiny, Erick Ramirez
Psychopathy, autism, and basic moral emotions: Evidence for sentimentalist constructivism, Erick Ramirez
Going Together: Toward an Account of Sharing Aesthetic Experiences, Robert Shanklin and Michael Meyer
Submissions from 2018
Abstract Right, Philip J. Kain
Shame, embarrassment, and the subjectivity requirement, Erick Ramirez
Real moral problems in the use of virtual reality, Erick Ramirez and Scott LaBarge
Business Responsibility for Freedom of Expression: Should Google Re-enter the China Internet Search Market?, Michael A. Santoro and Robert Shanklin
The Avocado Toast on the Wall: The Paradox of China’s Rise, Michael A. Santoro and Robert Shanklin
Submissions from 2017
Can Suicide in the Elderly Be Rational?, Lawrence J. Nelson and Erick Ramirez
A Conditional Defense of Shame and Shame Punishment, Erick Ramirez
Empathy and the Limits of Thought Experiments, Erick Ramirez
Local Meaning, Public Offense, Robert Shanklin
AI and the Automation of Wisdom, Shannon Vallor
Artificial Intelligence and Public Trust, Shannon Vallor
Artificial Intelligence and the Ethics of Self-learning Robots, Shannon Vallor and George A. Bekey
Submissions from 2016
Hegel, History, and Evil, Philip J. Kain
Neurosurgery for psychopaths? The problems of empathy and neurodiversity, Erick Ramirez
Introduction: Envisioning the good life In the 21st century and beyond, Shannon Vallor
Submissions from 2015
Hegel on Sovereignty and Monarchy, Philip J. Kain
Hegel, Recognition, and Same-Sex Marriage, Philip J. Kain
Receptivity, reactivity and the successful psychopath, Erick Ramirez
Moral Deskilling and Upskilling in a New Machine Age: Reflections on the Ambiguous Future of Character, Shannon Vallor
Submissions from 2014
‘Must’, ‘Ought’ and the Structure of Standards, Gunnar Björnsson and Robert Shanklin
Hitting the Moving Target: The Challenges of Creating a Dynamic Curriculum to Address the Ethical Dimensions of Geospatial Data, John Carr, Shannon Vallor, Scott Freundschuh, William L. Gannon, and Paul Zandbergen
Hegel and the Failure of Civil Society, Philip J. Kain
Super Soldiers: The Ethical, Legal and Operational Implications (Part 2), Patrick Lin, Max Mehlman, Keith Abney, Shannon French, Shannon Vallor, Jai Galliott, Michael Burnam-Fink, Alexander R. LaCroix, and Seth Schuknecht
Why Software Engineering Courses Should Include Ethics Coverage, Arvind Narayanan and Shannon Vallor
Philosophy of Mental Illness, Erick Ramirez
Armed Robots and Military Virtue, Shannon Vallor
Big Data, Democracy and The Path Not Taken, Shannon Vallor
Experimental Virtue: Perceptual Responsiveness and the Praxis of Scientific Observation, Shannon Vallor
Social Media, Shannon Vallor
Submissions from 2013
Socratic Metaphysics, William J. Prior
Critical review: The Emotional Construction of Morals, Erick Ramirez
Psychopathy, Moral Reasons, and Responsibility, Erick Ramirez
Examined Lives, Shannon Vallor
The Future of Military Virtue: Autonomous Systems and the Moral Deskilling of the Military, Shannon Vallor
Submissions from 2012
Developmentalism, William J. Prior
Intellectualism, William J. Prior
Socrates (Historical), William J. Prior
Flourishing on Facebook: Virtue Friendship and New Social Media, Shannon Vallor
New Social Media and the Virtues, Shannon Vallor
Social Networking and Ethics, Shannon Vallor
Submissions from 2011
Carebots and Caregivers: Sustaining the Ethical Ideal of Care in the 21st Century, Shannon Vallor
Knowing What to Wish For: Human Enhancement Technology, Dignity and Virtue, Shannon Vallor
Submissions from 2010
Social Networking Technology and the Virtues, Shannon Vallor
Submissions from 2009
Horror, Philip J. Kain
Nietzsche, Virtue, and the Horror of Existence, Philip J. Kain
The Fantasy of Third-Person Science: Phenomenology, Ontology and Evidence, Shannon Vallor
The Pregnancy of the Real: A Phenomenological Defense of Experimental Realism, Shannon Vallor
Submissions from 2007
Eternal Recurrence and the Categorical Imperative, Philip J. Kain
Nietzsche, Eternal Recurrence, and the Horror of Existence, Philip J. Kain
Moral Philosophy and Moral Cultivation, William J. Prior
Submissions from 2006
Nietzsche, Truth, and the Horror of Existence, Philip J. Kain
The Portrait of Socrates in Plato’s Symposium, William J. Prior
The Socratic Problem, William J. Prior
An Enactive-Phenomenological Approach to Veridical Perception, Shannon Vallor
Submissions from 2005
Consciousness and the Transcendental Deduction, Philip J. Kain
The Intentionality of Reference in Husserl and the Analytic Tradition, Shannon Vallor
Submissions from 2004
Nietzsche, the Kantian Self, and Eternal Recurrence, Philip J. Kain
Socrates Metaphysician, William J. Prior
Submissions from 2002
Hegel, Antigone, and Women, Philip J. Kain
Protagoras’ Great Speech and Plato’s Defense of Athenian Democracy, William J. Prior
Frege’s Puzzle: A Phenomenological Solution, Shannon Vallor
Submissions from 2001
The Historicity of Plato’s Apology, William J. Prior
Submissions from 1998
Hegel's Critique of Kantian Practical Reason, Philip J. Kain
Self-Consciousness, the Other, and Hegel's Dialectic of Recognition: Alternative to a Postmodern Subterfuge, Philip J. Kain
The structure and method of Hegel's Phenomenology, Philip J. Kain
Plato and the "Socratic Fallacy", William J. Prior
Submissions from 1997
Hegel, Reason, and Idealism, Philip J. Kain
Why Did Plato Write Socratic Dialogues?, William J. Prior
Submissions from 1996
Nietzschean Genealogy and Hegelian History in the Genealogy of Morals, Philip J. Kain
Thomson on the Moral Specification of Right, William A. Parent and William J. Prior
Submissions from 1995
Niccolò Machiavelli—Adviser of Princes, Philip J. Kain
Submissions from 1993
Introduction to Marx and Modern Political Theory: From Hobbes to Contemporary Feminism, Philip J. Kain
Marx, Housework, and Alienation, Philip J. Kain
Marx, Sahlins, and Ethnocentrism, Philip J. Kain
Submissions from 1992
Aristotle, Kant, and the Ethics of the Young Marx, Philip J. Kain
Marx and Pluralism, Philip J. Kain
Modern Feminism and Marx, Philip J. Kain
Submissions from 1990
Rousseau, the General Will, and Individual Liberty, Philip J. Kain
Can Virtue be Taught?, William J. Prior
Submissions from 1989
Kant and the Possibility of Uncategorized Experience, Philip J. Kain
Kant's Political Theory and Philosophy of History, Philip J. Kain
Submissions from 1988
Hegel's Political Theory and Philosophy of History, Philip J. Kain
Locke and the Development of Political Theory, Philip J. Kain
Submissions from 1987
Hobbes, Revolution, and the Philosophy of History, Philip J. Kain
Compassion: A Critique of Moral Rationalism, William J. Prior
Submissions from 1986
Marx, Justice, and the Dialectic Method, Philip J. Kain
