207-H Caldwell Hall www.stevenswartzer.com Steven Swartzer Department of Philosophy [email protected] University of North Carolina office: 919-962-3329 Chapel Hill, NC 27599
Employment University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Teaching Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, July 2014-Present Outreach Director, Department of Philosophy & Parr Center for Ethics, July 2013-Present Visiting Lecturer, Department of Philosophy July 2013-June 2014
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Assistant Director, Robert J. Kutak Center for the Teaching and Study of Applied Ethics, Feb. 2009 – June 2013 Lecturer, Philosophy Department, Aug. 2011 – May 2013 Teaching Assistant, Philosophy Department, Sept. 2004-Aug. 2011
Education University of Nebraska Ph.D. in Philosophy, Aug. 2011 Dissertation Title: Doing Without Desiring (Chair: Mark van Roojen)
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities B.A. in Philosophy and Political Science (minor in Economics), May 2003
AOS Ethics, Social/Political Philosophy, Public Philosophy (including Pre-College Philosophy)
AOC Philosophy of Law, Symbolic Logic
Publications Race, Ideology, and the Communicative Theory of Punishment Philosophers’ Imprint, Forthcoming
Punishment and Democratic Rights: A Case Study in Non-Ideal Penal Theory In The Ethics of Policing & Imprisonment (M. Gardner and M. Weber, eds.; Palgrave Macmillan), 2018, pp 7-37
A Challenge for Humean Externalism Philosophical Studies, 2018, Volume 175, Issue 1, pp 23-44
Review of Arresting Citizenship: The Democratic Consequences of American Crime Control, by Amy E. Lerman & Vesla M. Weaver Ethics, 2016, Volume 126, No. 3, pp 840-845
Humean Externalism and the Argument from Depression Journal of Ethics and Social Philosophy, 2015, Volume 9, No. 2, pp 1-16
Appetitive Besires and the Fuss about Fit Philosophical Studies, 2013, Volume 165, Issue 3, pp 975-988
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Awards, Honors, & Grants
• UNC-Chapel Hill Humanities for the Public Good Grant (Co-Investigator on $8,500 grant awarded for developing online High School Ethics Bowl-related educational resources) • APA Diversity and Inclusiveness Grant (Advisory Committee Member on $10,000 grant awarded to the National High School Ethics Bowl for Supporting Diversity and Inclusiveness in the National High School Ethics Bowl), 2018 • Early Career Scholar Prize (for “Punishment and Democratic Rights”), Association for Practical and Professional Ethics, 2016 • Runner-up, Young Ethicist Prize Competition (for “The Slurring Function of (American) Punishment”), Rocky Mountain Ethics Congress (RoME), 2016 • APA/Philosophy Documentation Center Prize for Excellence & Innovation in Philosophy Programs (Awarded to UNC’s Philosophy Outreach Program), 2014 • APA Small Grant Program (Co-Investigator on $4,000 grant awarded to Parr Center & UNC Philosophy Outreach Program for PhOCUS: Philosophical Opportunities and Conversations for Underserved Students), 2014-2015 • Hinman Fellowship, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2007-2008 • Othmer Fellowship, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2004-2007
Research Presentations/Comments
Traumatic Incarceration and the Problem of Punishing Trauma Survivors • Rocky Mountain Ethics Congress (poster session), 2019 • Philosophical Engagements with Trauma Conference – UNC Asheville, 2019
Comments on Cory Davia’s “Morality, Aesthetics, and the Metaphysics of Practical Normativity” • Rocky Mountain Ethics Congress, 2019
Solidarity with Victims of Injustice • Association for Practical and Professional Ethics, 2018
The Slurring Function of (American) Punishment • The Rock Ethics Institute, Penn State University, 2017 • Association for Practical and Professional Ethics, 2017 • Rocky Mountain Ethics Congress, 2016 (Selected as Runner up, Young Ethicist Prize Competition) • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Value Theory Workshop, 2016 • Bowling Green Workshop in Applied Ethics and Public Policy (Workshop on Policing and Prisons: Ethical and Political Questions about Law Enforcement and Incarceration), 2016
Punishment and Democratic Rights • American Philosophical Association-Central Division, 2016 • Association for Practical and Professional Ethics, 2016 (Awarded Early Career Scholar Prize) • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill PPE/Value Theory Workshop, 2015
Internalist Moral Motivation and Motivational Variation • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Value Theory Workshop, 2013 • University of Nebraska at Omaha, 2013
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Appetitive Besires and the Fuss about Fit • American Philosophical Association-Central Division, 2012 • Minnesota Philosophical Society, 2011
Unmanifested Desires Unmasked • American Philosophical Association-Central Division, 2011
Comments on Jason Swartwood’s “Wisdom as a Skill” • Minnesota Philosophical Society, 2011
Humeanism and Amoralism • American Philosophical Association-Central Division, 2010 • Central States Philosophical Association, 2009
Skepticism about Desert • Northwestern University Society for Theory of Ethics and Politics, 2009 • Iowa Philosophical Society, 2009
The Practical Reasoning Argument for Pragmatic Encroachment • Central States Philosophical Association, 2008
Presentations on Pedagogy/Civic Engagement
Why (and How) You Should Support the High School Ethics Bowl • American Philosophical Association – Eastern Division, 2020 • American Philosophical Association – Central Division, 2019
NHSEB Bridges: Building Community and Connections • Humanities for the Public Good Conference, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2019
The Wild Animal Model of Childhood • Helping Youth by Providing Enrichment (HYPE), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2019
South Carolina High School Ethics Bowl – Info Session and Judge Training • Wofford College, 2018
High School Ethics Bowl, Experiential Learning, and Community Engagement • American Philosophical Association - Pacific Division Teaching Hub, 2018
Service Learning in Philosophy • Faculty Development Workshop on Service-Learning, Carolina Center for Public Service, 2017
Models for Philosophical Community Collaborations • Panel discussion on “Ethics Bowl: Forging Relationships with the Academy and Communities,” Association for Practical and Professional Ethics, 2016
Professionalism Across Identities • Invited panelist for Graduate Student Development Session (hosted by Philosophy Department’s Diversity Committee), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2016
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Case-Based Ethics Education, Moral Reasoning, and Ethics Across the Curriculum (workshop leader) • Ethics Across the Curriculum Workshop for Mars Hill University Faculty, 2015
Active Learning in Philosophy • Invited panelist for UNC Philosophy Teaching Workshop, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2016
Promoting Student Participation • Invited panelist for UNC Philosophy Teaching Workshop, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2014
Assessment and Grading • Invited panelist for UNC Philosophy Teaching Workshop, 2013
New Faculty Orientation • Invited panelist for New Faculty Orientation, William H. Thompson Learning Community, University of Nebraska, 2012
Promoting Ethics in Academic Advising • National Academic Advising Association – North Central Conference, 2010 (Co-presented with Brooke Glenn & Kelly Paine)
Courses Taught (as instructor of record)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill • Field Work in Philosophy: High School Ethics Bowl (service-learning course in which undergraduates learn about ethics by helping local high school students prepare for the regional HSEB competition) • Field Work in Philosophy: Philosophy for Children (service-learning philosophy course in which undergraduates learn about philosophy by preparing to lead philosophy sessions for elementary school students) • Morality & Law • Introduction to Mathematical Logic • First Year Seminar – Special Topics (Philosophy with Children)
University of Nebraska-Lincoln • Advanced Social and Political Philosophy • Philosophy of Law • Environmental Ethics • Medical Ethics • Introduction to Modern Logic • Philosophy and Current Issues • Introduction to Philosophy
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Parr Center for Ethics and Philosophy Outreach Program (Carolina)
• Outreach Director Work with community partners—including local K-12 schools, community colleges, retirement communities, etc.—to organize philosophy events that fit their needs and interests (approximately 200 events/year); arrange Philosophy Department volunteers (faculty, graduate students, and undergraduate students) to lead these discussions; recruit new community partners & volunteers; write grant proposals and secure external funding sources.
• High School Ethics Bowl Help organize the North Carolina and National High School Ethics Bowls; train undergraduates to help coach local teams; provided coaching assistance for three local teams: (Carolina Friends School (Durham, NC), 2013-2014; Eastern Alamance High School (Mebane, NC), 2013-2015; Hillside High School (Durham, NC), 2016-present); lead judge training & orientation sessions; judge at NC and National competitions; led info session on HSEB at APPE Ethics Bowl Summer Workshop (Bloomington, Indiana (2016) and San Jose, California (2017)); consultant for local schools organizing mini HSEB competitions (North Carolina School of Science and Math, Carolina Friends School, Hillside High School); assist in fundraising and outreach efforts; assist in long-term planning.
• Durham Academy Participate in regular philosophy classroom discussions for 1st grade students, Fall 2013- present
• Phoenix Academy Philosophy Club (alternative high school) Lead weekly philosophy discussions for High School Philosophy Club, 2019
• Bartlett Reserve Retirement Community Participate in regular philosophy discussions for residents, 2018-present
• Ethics in the Workplace Lead three-hour long training sessions each semester for UNC employees about ethical decision-making, with an emphasis on ethical issues that arise in the workplace, Summer 2015-present
• Ethical Leadership and Decision-Making Developed partnership with City of Durham, to organize and lead discussions on ethics as part of a leadership conference for City of Durham employees. Developed content and recruited presenters for and/or led a total of eight sessions (reaching more than 1,000 municipal employees), Fall 2017.
• CA Dillon Youth Development Center (detention facility for juveniles convicted of crimes in North Carolina) Participated in weekly philosophy discussions for residents, Fall 2013-Spring 2015
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• Carolina Meadows Retirement Community Participated in bi-monthly philosophy discussions for residents, Fall 2013-Fall 2015
• Montessori Children’s House of Durham Participated in After School philosophy discussions for 1st – 3rd grade students, Spring 2014- Fall 2014
• Central Carolina Community College (Pittsboro, NC) Participated in philosophy discussions for G.E.D. students, Spring-Summer 2014
Robert J. Kutak Center for the Teaching and Study of Applied Ethics (Nebraska)
• Guest Ethics Lectures/Discussions Lectured and led classroom, departmental, and public discussions on a variety of topics related to ethics within and outside of academia, including, Ethics in Research, Professional Ethics & Moral Decision Making, Academic Integrity, Mentorship & Grad Student Well-Being, Political Speech on Campus.
These lectures/discussions were hosted by the following University of Nebraska departments/programs/organizations: UNL’s Summer Research Program for Undergraduates, Academic Affairs Judicial Board, Computer Science & Computer Engineering Professional Development Courses, Veterinary Medicine Professional Development Seminar, Graduate Student Association, Mechanical and Materials Engineering Pierson Graduate Seminar, Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction Graduate Seminar, CIC Arts & Sciences Associate and Assistant Deans Meeting, Entomology Department Colloquium, Computer Science and Computer Engineering Department’s ProFF (Professors For the Future) Program, Microbiology & Molecular Biology Graduate Professional Development Seminar, and Physics Department Senior Seminar
• UNL Grad Student Ethics Forum Created and coordinated a monthly discussion for UNL graduate students & post-docs about issues of professional ethics in teaching and research (partnership between UNL’s Ethics Center and Graduate Student Association), 2010-2013
• Ethics across the Disciplines Brownbag Lunches Coordinated a monthly discussion for UNL faculty, staff, and students, on ethical issues related to academia, and showcasing ethics-related work of UNL researchers/programs, 2009-2013
• Created and maintained online interdisciplinary ethics resource Designed to help faculty and students across disciplines incorporate discussions of general and discipline-specific ethical issues into their teaching and research
• Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Online Training Course Assisted in creation of Blackboard-based RCR training program for all graduate students, undergraduates, and post-doctoral researchers involved in federally-sponsored research at UNL. (Collaboration between Ethics Center, Office of Graduate Studies and Research Compliance Services Office)
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Additional University & Professional Service
• Executive Committee, NHSEB, 2013-present • NHSEB Case Committee, 2015-2016; 2017-present (Chair: 2019-2020) • Journal Referee for Analysis, Erkenntnis, Journal of Philosophical Research, Journal of the American Philosophical Association, Philosophia, Pacific Philosophical Quarterly, Philosophical Quarterly (multiple times), Ratio • Judge/Moderator, Mid-Atlantic Regional College Ethics Bowl & Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl, 2014- present • Faculty Advisor, UNC Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl Team, 2014-Present • Search Committee Member, Parr Center for Ethics (search for Director of the National High School Ethics Bowl program), 2019 • Member, APA Committee on Pre-College Instruction in Philosophy, 2016-2019 • UNC McNair Scholars Program Mentor, 2015-2016 • Search Committee Member, Parr Center for Ethics (search for Director of the National High School Ethics Bowl program), 2016 • Head Coach and Faculty Advisor, UNL Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl team, 2010-2013 • Search Committee Member, William H. Thompson Learning Community (search for three Assistant Program Coordinators), University of Nebraska, Summer 2012 • Coordinator, University of Nebraska Philosophy Graduate Student Colloquium, 2007-2009
References
A dossier containing my confidential letters of recommendation can be forwarded by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Department of Philosophy. Please contact Jennifer Haley, Administrative Technician, at: [email protected]