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Springer, Elise


Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Philosophy Department
860.685.3656






BA Wesleyan University
MA University of Connecticut
PHD University of Connecticut

EMAIL:

espringer@wesleyan.edu

PERSONAL HOME PAGE:

 http://espringer.web.wesleyan.edu

COURSES TAUGHT:

PHIL212 - 01
PHIL218 - 01

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

Moral Theory, Moral Psychology, American Pragmatism, Feminist Theory

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

I am broadly engaged with moral theory, and more specifically with the relationship between moral ideals and the activity of criticism. Bringing a broadly pragmatist account of judgment and communication to bear on moral discourse, I show how the challenges of moral criticism require us to rethink some standard assumptions in moral theory. I am also interested in moral responsibility, the consequences of human social embodiment, and interpretive questions about how to understand actions that we oppose.

ACADEMIC ASSOCIATIONS:

American Philosophical Association (APA)
Society of Women In Philosophy (SWIP)
Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy (SAAP)
Feminist Ethics and Social Theory (FEAST)

OFFICE HOURS:

Spring 2009: Thursdays 12:15-1:30pm, and by appointment.

PUBLICATIONS:

http://espringer.web.wesleyan.edu/#[[research]]