2008 News Index
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- Former graduate Student Revised Dissertation Accepted for Publication by Edwin Mellen Press.
Former graduate student Duke Li's (Ph.D., 2007) revised dissertation -- Rawls, Institutionalism, and Political Development -- has been accepted for publication by Edwin Mellen Press. It will be published in 2009, with a foreword by David Reidy (Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy). Li is currently an assistant professor
at Beijing Normal University.
- Reidy wins NEH Fellowship
David Reidy has won a 2008 NEH Faculty Fellowship to support his work on an intellectual biography of John Rawls, perhaps the preeminent political philosopher of the 20th century. Reidy will spend the 2009-2010 academic year working as an NEH Fellow on the project. He is currently Lindsay Young Associate Professor of Philosophy and Adjunct Associate Professor of Political Science. He is also the Director of the Center for Applied and Professional Ethics.
- Tom Harter Awarded Pacific APA Graduate Student Paper Prize
Tom Harter has been awarded a Pacific APA Graduate Student Paper Prize ($300) for "In Sickness and in Health: Can the Marriage Between Health Care and the Market Live Ethically Ever After?," to be presented at the 2009 meeting of the APA Pacific Division.
- Reidy wins Berger Prize: Second Time in the Previous Three Awards
David Reidy and Jeppe von Platz have won the 2009 Berger Prize from the APA Committee on Philosophy of Law for their article "The Structural Variety of Historical Injustices" in the Journal of Social Philosophy. The award is given every other year to a member of the APA for the best article in the philosophy of law over a two year period.
- Lee Shepski Joins Department
The department is delighted to announce that Lee Shepski from the University of Arizona has joined us as a tenure-track Assistant Professor. Lee's areas of specialization are ethics and metaethics; his areas of competence include ancient greek philosophy, business ethics, bioethics, and political philosophy. Lee recently defended his dissertation, The Reality Behind Moral Experience (committee: Mark Timmons [chair], Tom Christiano, Terry Horgan). Welcome Lee!
- Associate Professor David Reidy named one of eight Lindsay Young Professors for 2008-9
Associate Professor David Reidy has been named one of eight Lindsay Young Professors in the College of Arts and Sciences for 2008-9. This represents a significant recognition by the University of Professor Reidy's scholarly accomplishments. Congratulations David!
- Greg Bock (Ph.D. student) accepts tenure-track offer at Walters State
Greg Bock (Ph.D. student) will be starting a tenure-track position at Walters State Community College (Morristown, TN) this Fall. Congratulations Greg!
- Lee Shepski (University of Arizona) joins department next Fall
The department is delighted to announce that Lee Shepski from the University of Arizona will be joining us as a tenure-track Assistant Professor next Fall. Lee's areas of specialization are ethics and metaethics; his areas of competence are ancient greek philosophy, business ethics, bioethics, and political philosophy. Lee is currently finishing a dissertation on moral realism. To learn more about Lee, visit his University of Arizona homepage: http://www.u.arizona.edu/~shepski/.
- Energy Conference to Highlight Role of Ethics, Responsibility
- Three Ph.D. students named Baker Scholars
Philosophy Ph.D. students Matt Deaton, Jason Hubbard, and Erik Krag have been named Baker Scholars by the University of Tennessee’s Baker Center for Public Policy: “Each year, the Baker Center seeks out UT's brightest and most engaged students to honor as Baker Scholars. These students, drawn from a range of academic disciplines, are active, highly motivated, and forward-looking members of the university community, and the Baker Center is pleased to support their lofty academic and professional pursuits. Now in its fifth year, the title of Baker Scholar has grown to become one of the premier honors conferred upon students of public policy at the University of Tennessee” (from the Baker Scholars website).
- Kenehan Has Central APA Paper Accepted
Graduate Student Sarah Kenehan's paper, "General Circulation Models and Severe Tests," has been accepted for presentation at the 2008 Central Division Meeting of the American Philosophical Association. Congratulations Sarah!