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Between the Species

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Ethics Group


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Robert Wallace

Robert Wallace

Assistant Professor

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Fields

  • Metaphysics
  • Ethics
  • Moral Psychology
  • Philosophy of Mind
  • Action Theory

Courses Taught

  • Phil 230: Philosophical Classics:  Knowledge and Reality
  • PHIL 342: Philosophy of Religion
  • Phil 422: Philosophy of Mind
  • Phil 411: Metaphysics

Education

  • Ph.D., Philosophy, The University of Arizona (2020)
  • Master’s, Philosophy, The University of Arizona (2016)
  • Bachelor’s, Philosophy, Kenyon College (2012)

Recent Publications

  • (2024) "Agentive Modals and Agentive Modality: A Cautionary Tale" (co-author Tim Kearl), American Philosophical Quarterly, 61(2): 139-155) (2024).
  • (2024) "Compatibilism as Non-Ideal Theory: A Manifesto", Oxford Studies in Agency and Responsibility. Vol. 8 eds David Shoemaker, Santiago Amaya, and Manuel Vargas. Oxford University Press. 269-292. 
  • (2023) "Agency: Let's Mind What's Fundamental", Philosophical Issues. 33 (1): 285-298).
  • (2023) "A Dilemma for Reductive Compatibilism", Erkenntnis, 88(7): 2763-2785.
  • (2022) "A Puzzle Concerning Gratitude and Accountability", The Journal of Ethics, 26 (2): 455-480.

Select Recent Presentations

  • Politics, Agency, and Hope", Workshop on the Moral Emotions, University of Arizona, 2022
  • Compatibilism as Non-Ideal Theory: A Manifesto," New Orleans Workshop in Agency and Responsibility, Tulane University and LATAM Free Will Project, 2022.
  • "Agentive Modals and Agentive Modality" (co-author Tim Kearl), Agency and Intentions in Language Workshop, Harvey Mudd College, 2022.
  • "The Limits of Blame" Panel Discussion, Northwest Philosophy Conference, Portland State University. 2021.
  • "Obstacles in the Social Consitution of Agency," International Society for Social Ontology Conference, UC San Diego, 2021.

Professional Affiliations

  • American Philosophical Association
  • Society for the Philosophy of Agency
  • Society for Philosophy and Psychology

 

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