I received my Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University
of Arkansas this May (2008). My interests are in ethical theory,
particularly
metaethics
(and the issue of "moral
realism"),
moral
dilemmas and conflicts, and issues about the proper conception of
morality (i.e. what morality is "for"). I've also been working on
issues concerning the nature of happiness and well-being. I'm
interested in
(and inspired by) the work of Wittgenstein.
In my dissertation,
on moral subjectivism
and moral realism, I argue that a realistic account of
morality is is compatible with there being a subjective aspect to
moral value and decision-making.
You can find some bits and pieces of some of the lines of thought I've
been pursuing on my Essays
page. Or take a look at what I've been doing in my spare time at
my Happiness
& Philosophy
blog. (Sorry,
it's just more philosophy...)
I successfully defended my dissertation, Subjectivism, Realism, and Morality,
on March 12, 2008. (Dowload chapters here.)
I will be presenting at talk on "Happiness and
Sustainability" at the conference Human
Flourishing and Restoration in the Age of Global Warming at
Clemson University in September. I also won the award for best proposal
by a graduate student. Conference details here.
Philosophy
Now has accepted an essay of mine that worries over the
conception of happiness employed in some recent books about the
pscyhology of happiness.
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by or on behalf of the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.