AOS: Ethics, Philosophy of Action
AOC: Applied Ethics, Philosophy of Mind, Epistemology
EDUCATION
2016 Ph. D. Philosophy. University of Toronto.
Dissertation: "A Developmental Theory of Intention."
Supervised by Philip Clark.
Advisors: Sergio Tenenbaum, Andrew Sepielli
2008 M. A. Philosophy. University of Toronto.
2007 B. A. Honours. Philosophy. Simon Fraser University.
EMPLOYMENT
2018–2020 Sessional Assistant Professor. Philosophy. York University.
2017–2018 Visiting Assistant Professor. Philosophy. University at Buffalo.
2016–2017 Lecturer. Philosophy. University of Toronto.
2015–2016 Lecturer. Philosophy. University of Toronto at Mississauga.
PUBLICATIONS
Published Papers
“Intention as Action under Development: Why Intention is Not a Mental State.” Canadian Journal of Philosophy. 48(5). 2018: 742–761.
“Intended and Foreseen Unavoidable Consequences.” Manuscrito. 41(4). 2018: 481–499.
Book Reviews
“Review of Jonathan Dancy’s Practical Shape: A Theory of Practical Reasoning.” Utilitas. Forthcoming.
Papers in Preparation
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“Autopilot: Intentional Action without Belief.”
“On a Need-to-Know Basis: A New Theory of Privacy.”
AWARDS AND HONOURS
2019 Jean Hampton Memorial Prize - Essay Prize Pacific APA ($500)
2019 YUFA Conference Travel Award ($1200)
2018 LA&PS Travel Grant for Dissemination ($1000)
2008–2011 SSHRC Canada Graduate Scholarship - Doctoral ($105,000)
2007 SSHRC Canada Graduate Scholarships Program - Masters Scholarships ($17,500)
CONFERENCES
Talks (Refereed)
2019 “Acting as a Reason.” Canadian Philosophical Association Annual Congress.
2019 “Acting as a Reason.” American Philosophical Association Pacific Division Meeting.
2018 “On a Need-to-Know Basis: A New Theory of Privacy.” Canadian Philosophical Association Annual Congress.
2018 “Developmentalism and Practical Knowledge.” American Philosophical Association Eastern Division Meeting.
2017 “Actions under Development.” American Philosophical Association Eastern Division Meeting.
2016 “Actions under Development.” Canadian Philosophical Association Annual Congress.
2008 “Never Forget Your Friends or Their Explanatory Priority.” Waterloo Philosophy Graduate Student Association Conference.
2007 “Never Forget Your Friends or Their Explanatory Priority.” British Columbia Philosophy Graduate Conference.
Comments
2018 “Immorality and Meaning in Life,” David Matheson, Speaker. Canadian Philosophical Association Annual Congress.
2017 “Self-deception and Two Kinds of Teleological Action,” William Bredeson, Speaker. Canadian Philosophical Association Annual Congress.
2017 “Rationalize this!,” Matthew Smith, Speaker. St. Louis Annual Conference on Reasons and Rationality.
2016 “Reasons for and Reasons Against,” Justin Snedegar, Speaker. American Philosophical Association Pacific Division Meeting.
Organized
2019 Anscombe’s Legacy: A Workshop on G. E. M. Anscombe’s Influence on Philosophy. York University. Robert Myers, Co-organizer. Matthias Hasse (Chicago), Kim Frost (Syracuse), Lucy Campbell (Warwick), Paul Hurley (Claremont McKenna), Sergio Tenenbaum (University of Toronto), David Hunter (Ryerson University), Philip Clark (University of Toronto), Robert Myers (York University), and Devlin Russell (York University), Participants.
Chair
2019 Action Network Meeting: Two-Way Powers, University of Leipzig.
TEACHING
Instructor (Full Course Design)
york UNIVERSITy
400-level Intention (Spring 2019)
300-level Ethics (Fall 2018, Spring 2019)
100-level Justice, Law, and Morality (Fall 2018, Spring 2019)
200-level Introduction to Ethics (Fall 2018)
UNIVERSITY at buffalo
Grad-level Intention (Spring 2018)
200-level Environmental Ethics (Fall 2017, Spring 2018)
100-level Contemporary Moral Problems (Spring 2018)
Grad-level Directed Study: Practical Reasoning (Fall 2017)
300-level Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art (Fall 2017)
100-level Introduction to Ethics (Fall 2017)
University of Toronto
400-level Intention (Spring 2017)
300-level Democracy and Its Rivals (Spring 2017)
300-level Vegetarianism (Fall 2016)
200-level Aesthetics (Fall 2016)
200-level Environmental Ethics (Summer 2016)
100-level Introduction to Philosophy (Summer 2012, Spring 2016)
100-level Critical Reasoning (Spring 2016)
200-level Privacy and Whistleblowing (Summer 2015, Fall 2015)
200-level The Limits of the Criminal Law (Fall 2015)
200-level The Ethics of Social Networking (Summer 2013)
300-level Moral Motivation (Fall 2011)
Teaching Assistant (Grading & Leading Tutorials)
University of Toronto
100-level Introduction to Ethics (Spring 2015, Spring 2013)
200-level Introduction to Ethics (Fall 2014, Fall 2012, Fall 2009)
200-level Ethics and Society (Summer 2014)
200-level Persons, Minds, and Bodies (Spring 2014)
200-level Environmental Ethics (Fall 2013)
200-level Human Nature (Spring 2012)
200-level Freedom and Determinism (Spring 2011)
100-level Introduction to Philosophy (Fall 2010)
200-level Death and Dying (Spring 2009)
200-level Social Issues (Fall 2008)
200-level Belief, Knowledge, and Truth (Spring 2008)
200-level Introductory Philosophy (Fall 2007)
Simon Fraser University
100-level Introduction to Metaphysics and Epistemology (Fall 2006)
Seminar Leader & Series Organizer
UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
2013 Seminar & Speaker Series. Speaker: Sarah Paul (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
2012 Seminar & Speaker Series. Speaker: Douglas Lavin (Harvard University)
SERVICE
Referee. Philosophical Quarterly; Journal of Philosophy.
2012–2014 Ethics and Political Philosophy Workshop Organizer
2011 Department of Philosophy Graduate Executive Committee
2008–2010 Graduate Philosophy Student Union Treasurer
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
The Action Network
Canadian Philosophical Association
American Philosophical Association
REFERENCES
Sarah Paul
Department of Philosophy
University of Wisconsin-Madison
5185 Helen C. White Hall
600 North Park Street
Madison, WI 53706
608-263-3700. skpaul@wisc.edu
Philip Clark
Department of Philosophy
University of Toronto at Mississauga
3359 Mississauga Road North
Mississauga, ONL5L 1C6
905-828-3759. philip.clark@utoronto.ca
Martin J. Stone
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Yeshiva University
55 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10003
mstone@yu.edu
Sergio Tenenbaum
Department of Philosophy
University of Toronto at Mississauga
3359 Mississauga Road North
Mississauga, ONL5L 1C6
905-828-3752. sergio.tenenbaum@utoronto.ca
Andrew Sepielli
Department of Philosophy
University of Toronto at Mississauga
3359 Mississauga Road North
Mississauga, ONL5L 1C6
905-828-3757. andrew.sepielli@utoronto.ca
Teaching Reference
Jonathan Weisberg
Department of Philosophy
University of Toronto at Mississauga
3359 Mississauga Road North
Mississauga, ONL5L 1C6
jonathan.weisberg@utoronto.ca2