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Education:
- B.S., Philosophy and Mathematics, Bowling Green State University, 1992
- M.A., Philosophy, University of Pittsburgh, 1994
- M.A., Mathematics, University of Pittsburgh, 1996
- Ph.D., Philosophy, University of Pittsburgh, 2001
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Recent Courses:
- PHIL 001: Basic Problems of Philosophy
- PHIL 012: Symbolic Logic
- PHIL 103: Introduction to Ethics
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Recent Publications:
- “Silent Prudence.” Forthcoming in Philosophical Explorations, 12:3 (2009).
- “In Defense of Adaptive Preferences.” Philosophical Studies, 142:3 (2009), 307-324.
- “Rational Responsibility for Preferences and Moral Responsibility for Character Traits.” Journal of Philosophical Research, 32 (2007), 191-209.
- “Considerations on the Morality of Meat Consumption: Hunted Game versus Farm Raised Animals.” Journal of Social Philosophy, 38:2 (2007), 311-330.
- “Prudence and Justice.” Economics and Philosophy, 20:1 (2004), 35-63.
- “A Contractarian Account of (Part of) Prudence.” American Philosophical Quarterly, 40:1 (2003), 33-46.
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Current Projects:
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"Flukes, Quirks, and the Desire Theory of Well-Being."
- "Present Desire Satisfaction and Past Well-Being."
- "Philosophical Lessons from Positive Psychology."
- "Second Order Preferences and Instrumental Rationality."
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