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Eric Moore

Assistant Professor of Philosophy

Longwood University

201 High Street, Farmville, VA  23909

(434) 395-2176

Office: Ruffner 233

mooreef@longwood.edu

 

Education

Ph. D., University of Massachusetts; B. A., Carnegie-Mellon University

 

Research Areas

Utilitarianism, Animal Rights, Desert and Justice

 

Publications

“Objective Consequentialism, Right Actions, and Good People,  forthcoming in Philosophical Studies

 

“The Case for Unequal Animal Rights,” Environmental Ethics 34, No. 3 (Fall 2002)

 

“Desert, Virtue, and Justice,” Social Theory and Practice 26, No. 3 (Fall 2000)

 

Presentations

“Consequentialism and Freedom,” at the International Society for Utilitarian Studies, August 2005

 

“Objective and Subjective Consequentialism,” at the Central Division APA Main Program, April 2005

 

“Getting a Clue About Consequences: Counterfactual Semantics, Agent Ability, and the Epistemic Objection to Consequentialism”

The Virginia Philosopher’s Association, October 2004

The Bellingham Summer Philosophy Conference, August 2004

James Madison University Philosophy Department, April 2004

 

“Motive-Utilitarianism Revisited,” at the Pacific Division APA Main Program, April 2004

 

“Duties to Animals and Marginal Humans,” at the Society of Philosophy and Public Affairs, Eastern APA, December 2000

 

Courses Taught

Ethics/Honors Ethics, Applied Ethics, Introduction to Philosophy, Logic, Aesthetics, Environmental Ethics, Women and Philosophy, Meaning of Life, History of Modern Philosophy, History of Ancient Philosophy, Longwood Seminar

 

Other Activities

Trail and ultra running, bicycling (road), hiking/backpacking, heavy duty trail maintenance projects, all racquet sports, classical and flamenco guitar playing