Robert Wallace
Assistant Professor
Contact Information
- Office: Bldg. 47, Rm. 34P
- Phone: TBA
- Email: rhwallac@calpoly.edu
- Website: roberthwallace.com
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