Christopher Freiman

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Department of Philosophy                                                                                                 Email: cfreiman@email.arizona.edu

University of Arizona                                                                                                         Website: http://www.u.arizona.edu/~cfreiman

Social Science Bldg., Rm. 213                        

PO Box 210027

Tucson, AZ 85721

Areas of Specialization: Normative Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy 

Areas of Competence: Environmental Ethics, Metaethics

Education

University of Arizona, Ph.D. Philosophy                    2010 (Expected)

M.A. Philosophy                                                         2008

Duke University, B.A. Philosophy                              2004

        Highest Distinction in Philosophy | Magna Cum Laude | Phi Beta Kappa  

Dissertation: Social Justice and Moral Psychology (brief abstract below)

Committee: David Schmidtz (chair), Julia Annas, Thomas Christiano, Gerald Gaus

Refereed Publications

• “Is Desert in the Details?” (Christopher Freiman and Shaun Nichols) forthcoming in Philosophy and Phenomenological Research.
• “Why Be Immoral?” forthcoming in Ethical Theory and Moral Practice.
• “Goodwill Toward Nature,” Environmental Values 18 (2009): 343-359.

Review

• Environmental Virtue Ethics, by Ronald Sandler and Philip Cafaro, eds.  Ethics and the Environment 11 (2006): 133-139.

Selected Presentations

• “Does Political Philosophy Rest on a Mistake?” Symposium on Nonideal Theory (with Robert Hanna and Holly Smith) American Philosophical Association, Pacific Division (2010).  
• “The Paradox of Sufficiency,” American Philosophical Association, Central Division (2010).
• “Prioritarian Justice and Positional Goods,” American Philosophical Association, Central Division (2009).
• “Deontological Emotions and Consequentialism,” American Philosophical Association, Eastern Division (2008).
• “Justice and Social Science,” Plenary Session, Economic Science Association North American Meeting (2007).

Selected Awards and Honors

• Most Outstanding Philosophy Graduate Student (Fink Award), University of Arizona, 2008.
• Best Graduate Student Philosophy Paper (Riesen Award), University of Arizona 2008.
• Kendrick Fellowship, University of Arizona, 2006-7.

Courses Taught as Independent Instructor

• Conceptions of Freedom (320A)   Fall 2007
• Dimensions of Freedom (320B)    Spring 2006
• Metaethics (430A)                     Fall 2006
• Environmental Ethics (323)        Summer 2005 and Fall 2005

Papers Under Review

• “Equal Political Liberties”
• “Bias and Institutions” (co-authored with Nathan Ballantyne)

Work in Progress (Available Upon Request)

• “Prioritarian Justice and Positional Goods”
• “Does Political Philosophy Rest on a Mistake?”
• “The Paradox of Sufficiency”
• “Goodness and Moral Twin Earth”

Dissertation Abstract: My dissertation explores the implications of moral psychology for moral and political philosophy.  I argue that emerging work in moral psychology does not, as is often supposed, necessitate radical revisions to our conception of morality.  Recent research does oblige us to reevaluate many of our views in moral and political philosophy; however, I argue that it also gives us the opportunity to supply these views with new and stronger support.  I arrive at an account of justice that affirms a plurality of basic values and applies to individual relationships as well as to institutions.

References

David Schmidtz                                               Julia Annas

Kendrick Professor of Philosophy                   Regents Professor of Philosophy

Joint Professor of Economics                          University of Arizona

University of Arizona                                      jannas@u.arizona.edu

schmidtz@u.arizona.edu

Thomas Christiano                                          Gerald Gaus

Professor of Philosophy                                   Rodgers Professor of Philosophy

University of Arizona                                      University of Arizona

thomasc@u.arizona.edu                                  ggaus@email.arizona.edu

Brad Hooker                                                    Shaun Nichols

Professor of Philosophy                                   Professor of Philosophy

University of Reading                                      University of Arizona

b.w.hooker@reading.ac.uk                              sbn@email.arizona.edu

Michael Gill (teaching reference)

Associate Professor of Philosophy

University of Arizona

gillm@email.arizona.edu