EducationB.A., Philosophy, UC Berkeley
M.A., Philosophy, UC Riverside
J.D., Chapman University School of Law
Kant, Philosophy of Law, Political Philosophy, 19th and 20th Century Continental Philosophy, Asian Philosophy, Philosophy of Race and Gender
Education
Areas of InterestAgency (especially diachronic agency), Ethics, the normativity of content, Pedagogy, Kierkegaard, German idealism, and 20th century French philosophy.
Areas of InterestAndrew is interested in contemporary metaphysics, logic, epistemology, and philosophy of religion. He is especially interested in the nature of explanation and its relationship to the world.
EducationEducationB.A. Haverford College, M.A. University of Maryland (College Park)
Philosophy of Psychology, Philosophy of Action, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Psychiatry
Broadly construed, Jeremy is interested in how the psychological basis of behavior relates to issues in action and agency theory. More specifically, he does work in the philosophy of psychology and psychiatry on natural kinds, psychological explanation, and the nature of mental illness. He also works in the philosophy of action and agency on issues in responsibility, self-control and autonomy, especially as they relate to mental illness, but also on theories of these concepts more generally. Additionally, Jeremy has interests in philosophy of mind in mental causation, the metaphysics of mental states, and reductive accounts of the mental. He occasionally dabbles in social ontology, causal theories of meaning, and general issues in the philosophy of science, as well as American Pragmatism and the history of analytic philosophy.
“Is Addiction a Heterogeneous Condition? Reflections on Pickard’s ‘The Purpose in Chronic Addiction.'” (2012) American Journal of Bioethics-Neuroscience 3(2) 52-54.
In Progress (Inquire for Draft):
“Reasons-Responsiveness and Responsibility-Mitigating Factors”
“What (Psychologically Constructed) Emotions Really Are”
EducationB.A. St. John’s College (NM), Liberal Arts, 2009
M.A. Georgia State University, Philosophy, 2013
Post-Kantian European Philosophy, Early Modern Philosophy (esp. Adam Smith), Metaphysics, Ethics, Philosophy of Mind
B.A. Philosophy, Whitman College, 2009
Mica is interested primarily in metaethics, although she is also interested in phenomenology, philosophy of language, and philosophy of religion. She is drawn especially to the contributions of Plato, Kant, Nietzche, Heidegger and Wittgenstein to these topics but is also interested in joining in contemporary discussions in these areas.
EducationB.A. Philosophy/Political Science, Drury University
19th and 20th century European philosophy, selfhood, moral responsibility, normativity and ethics
Florida State University
M.A. Philosophy, May 2013
B.A. Philosophy, Dec. 2010, Summa Cum Laude
B.A. Religion, Dec. 2010, Summa Cum Laude
Metaphysics, Ethics, Religion, Action, Mind, Logic
Taylor is primarily interested in issues pertaining to free will and moral responsibility. Some of his research has focused on luck-related worries for free will, both for compatibilist and for libertarian accounts. He also enjoys studying other topics in metaphysics, especially personal identity. For more information, visit Taylor’s website.
Philip is currently completing a dissertation on free will and moral responsibility in which he defends incompatibilism about responsibility and determinism.
Title Distinguished Professor of Philosophy Contact Information HMNSS 3219 951-827-3762 john.fischer@ucr.edu Education Ph.D., Cornell University, 1982 Areas of Interest Free will, moral responsibility, and both metaphysical and ethical issues pertaining to life and death. Profile Professor Fischer’s main research interests lie in free will, moral responsibility, and both metaphysical and ethical issues pertaining to life […]
