Academics

Faculty Research and Publications

Recent Faculty Publications
Lynne Tirell, “Apologizing for Atrocity: Rwanda and Recognition,” in Justice, Responsibility and Reconciliation in the Wake of Conflict, Alice MacLaughlan and Allen Speight, eds. (NY: Springer, 2013), pp. 172-201.
Wanderer, J. and Townsend, L. (2013) ‘Is it rational to trust?’ Philosophy Compass 8(1): 1-13.
Christopher Zurn, “Misrecognition, Marriage and Derecognition,” in Recognition Theory as Social Research: Investigating the Dynamics of Social Conflict, ed. Shane O’Neill and Nicholas H. Smith (Palgrave Macmillan: 2012), 63-86
Lawrence Blum, “Solidarity, Equality, and Diversity as Educational Values in Western Multi-ethnic Societies,” Eva Johansson and Donna Berthelsen (eds.), Johansson, E., & Berthelsen D. (2012) (Eds.). Spaces for Solidarity and Individualism in Educational Contexts. Göteborg Studies in Educational Sciences, no 318. (Göteborg: Acta Universitatis Gotoburgensis, 2012): 33-48
Lynne Tirell, “Genocidal Language Games,” in Speech and Harm: Controversies over Free Speech, Ishani Maitra and Mary Kate McGowan, eds. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012), pp.174-221.
Wanderer, J. (2012) ‘On the Legendary Beginnings of a Style of Thinking’ Studies in History and Philosophy of Science 43: 640-648
Lawrence Blum, “Moral Asymmetry: A Problem for the Protected Categories Approach,” Lewis and Clark Law Review, vol 16:2, summer 2012: 101-109
Danielle Bromwich, “Plenty to Worry About: Consent, Control and Anxiety” commentary in American Journal of Bioethics 2012 (12:3): 35-36
Maria Brincker, “If the motor system is no mirror..." (2012). in Payette, N. (Eds.) Connected Minds: Cognition and Interaction in the Social World. Newcastle, U.K.: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
Danielle Bromwich, “How Not to Argue for Motivational Internalism” in T. Brooks (ed.) New Waves in Ethics Palgrave MacMillan 2011: 64-87
Christopher Zurn, “Social Pathologies as Second-Order Disorders,” in Axel Honneth: Critical Essays: With a Reply by Axel Honneth, edited by Danielle Petherbridge (Brill Academic Publishers, Leiden, 345-370, 2011
Christopher Zurn, ed., The Philosophy of Recognition:  Historical and Contemporary Perspectives.  Lexington Books, 2010.
Yumiko Inukai, “Hume on Relations:  Are They Real?”  Canadian Journal of Philosophy, 40 (2) June 2010
Steven Levine, "Truth and Moral Validity: Habermas’ Domesticated Pragmatism," Constellations, Vol. 18: 2, June 2011.
Bromwich, D. “Clearing Conceptual Space for Cognitivist Motivational Internalism” Philosophical Studies 2010 (148:3): 343-367
Lisa Rivera, “Ethical Reasons and Political Commitment”  in Feminist Ethics and Social and Political Philosophy:  Theorizing the Non-Ideal, ed. Lisa Tessman.  Springer Dorddrecht Press, 2009.

 

Talks & Publicity Recent and Upcoming Faculty Talks and Events
Larry Blum talks about race and the next generation on WYPR radio (Link to Podcast) and about teaching issues of race on Harvard Education broadcast (Link). Both in connection with the publication of his new book: "High Schools, Race, and America's Future: What Students Can Teach Us About Morality, Diversity, and Community". See also Boston review write-up. 
Danielle Bromwich,“Research Ethics: Risk and Consent”, talk at the Department of Ethics, Equity, Trade and Human Rights, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland (with Annette Rid). Feb 2012 (See Image below)
Maria Brincker, TEDx talk on the role of context in biology & psychology (CooperUnion write-up). April 2012
Mickaella Perina, "Transnational Citizenship: International Mobility and Contemporary Political Membership in a World of States", talk at Northeastern Workshop in Applied Philosophy - Global Justice and Ethics of Exclusion. Oct 2012
Christopher Zurn, "The Promise and Perils of Civil Discourse in Pluralistic Democracies" talk at Boston College, Contemporary Philosophy Workshop. Oct. 2012

 


Professor Blum talks about his new book on the radio

Hear an interview about race & the next generation on WYPR Read More 

or a shorter interview on Harvard Education Broadcast on teaching race Read More 

Professor Levine at 3QD symposium

On why drones are a threat to democracy Read More