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JUSTIN CAOUETTE
Curriculum Vitae
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Department of Philosophy
[email protected]
University of Calgary
www.profjustincaouette. com
University Drive NW
Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 1N4
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION: Ethics; Metaphysics (esp Free Will)
AREAS OF COMPETENCE: Bioethics; Philosophy of Psychology; Neuroethics; Aristotle
EDUCATION:
Ph.D. Philosophy, University of Calgary, Expected 2015
Dissertation Title: “Free Will and Meaning in Life”
Supervisor: Ish Haji
Committee: Jeremy Fantl and Walter Glannon
M.A. Philosophy, Washington State University, 2011
Graduate Certificate in Bioethics, Washington State University, 2010
B.A. Philosophy, Bridgewater State University, 2008
PUBLICATIONS:
Edited Books:
Free Will and Moral Responsibility (co-edited with Ish Haji), Newcastle:
Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2013.
Refereed Journal Articles and Book Chapters:
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“Robust Alternatives, Blame, and the Tax Evasion Case”, Southwest
Philosophy Review, 31 (2), forthcoming.
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“Moral Responsibility and Psychopathy: Why We Do Not Have Special
Obligations to the Psychopath”, American Journal of Bioethics - Neuroscience, 4(2):
26-27, 2013.
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“Perception of Addiction and its Effects on One’s Moral Responsibility” (with
David Boutland) American Journal of Bioethics - Neuroscience, 4(3): 43–44, 2013.
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“Introduction: Mapping the Terrain” (with Ish Haji) In: I. Haji and J. Caouette
(eds) Free Will and Moral Responsibility, Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars
Publishing, pp. 1-25, 2013.
Book Reviews:
3.
Review of Derk Pereboom, Free Will, Agency, and Meaning in Life, for Philosophy
in Review [In preparation]
2.
Review of Manual Vargas, Building Better Beings, for Science, Religion and Culture
[In preparation]
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Review of Harold Thorsrud, Ancient Skepticism, Dialogue: International Journal of
Phi Sigma Tau, Volume 52(1): 54-55, 2009.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS:
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“Do Psychopaths Meet the Epistemic Condition on Moral Responsibility?”
Workshop on Responsibility: The Epistemic Dimension II, VU University
Amsterdam, May 12, 2015.
16.
“Psychopaths, Moral Knowledge, and the Epistemic Condition."
Montréal Neuroethics Conference for Young Researchers, The Institut de
recherches cliniques de Montréal (IRCM), Montréal, Quebec. (Competitive
bursary recipient) April 17, 2015.
15.
“A Defense of Ought-Implies-Can.” American Philosophical Association (APA)
Central Division Meeting, St. Louis, February 21, 2015.
14.
Comments on William Simkulet's "On Robust Alternative Possibilities and the
Tax Evasion Case" 76th Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Philosophical
Society (SWPS) in Lawrence, Kansas. November 1, 2014
13.
“On a Consistent Application of Moral Consideration.” (with David Boutland)
Society for Applied Philosophy Annual Conference, St Anne's College, Oxford,
June 27, 2014.
12.
“Rejecting Suberogatory and Supererogatory Act Distinctions.” (with David
Boutland) Royal Institute of Philosophy Annual Conference on Supererogation,
University College Dublin, June 4, 2014.
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Comments on Gwen Bradford’s “Difficulty and Degrees of Praise and Blame.”
American Philosophical Association (APA) Pacific Division Meeting, San Diego,
April 18, 2014.
10.
“Hard Determinism and Morality: Some Concerns.” University of Calgary
Graduate Student Colloquium Series, University of Calgary, August 22, 2013.
9.
“Why Blameworthiness Requires Wrongness.” University of Calgary Graduate
Student Colloquium Series, University of Calgary, June 16, 2013.
8.
“Psychopaths, Moral Knowledge, and the Epistemic Condition.” 64th Annual
Northwest Philosophy Conference, Oregon State University, October 26, 2012.
7.
Comments on David Hunt’s “Responsibility, Timing, and Buffered
Alternatives.” 64th Annual Northwest Philosophy Conference, Oregon State
University, October 27, 2012.
6.
“Moral Culpability, Blame, and Psychopaths.” 38th International Conference
on Value Inquiry, Salem, Massachusetts, April 18-20, 2012.
5.
“Toward an Environmental Virtue Ethic.” Under Western Skies 2: International
Environmental Conference, Calgary, AB, Canada, October 10-13, 2012.
4.
“Toward an Environmental Virtue Ethic.” 63rd Annual Northwest Philosophy
Conference, Lewis and Clark College (Oregon), November 4-5, 2012
3.
Comments on Steve Capone Jr’s “Luck Egalitarianism & Public Shame: Worries
about Respect.” 63rd Annual Northwest Philosophy Conference, Lewis and
Clark College (Oregon), November 4-5, 2011.
2.
Comments on Joseph Q. Adams “Retributive Prepunishment.” American
Philosophical Association (APA) Pacific Division Meeting, San Diego, April 5,
2011.
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“Should Transgenic Foods be Labeled Differently in Order to Protect Our
Autonomy?” 7th Annual Inland Mountain West Graduate Philosophy
Conference, University of Utah, March 11-13, 2010.
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MANUSCRIPTS IN PREPARATION:
“A Defense of ‘Ought-Implies-Can’” (under consideration for publication)
“On a Freedom Requirement for Forgiveness.”
“Free Will and Appropriate Emotional Response”
“Moral Responsibility as a Binary Concept.”
“On a Free Will Requirement for Virtuous Action.”
“Rejecting Suberogatory and Supererogatory Act Distinctions”
“Why Wrong-Implies-Can”
“The Inadequacy of Non-Obligatory ‘Oughts’”
“Do Psychopaths Meet the Epistemic Condition on Moral Responsibility?”
OTHER RESEARCH ACTIVITIES:
“Philosophy and Social Media.” A presentation given to the Philosophy Graduate
Students Association at the University of Calgary on using social media in the
classroom and how to get socially connected to the discipline. February 19, 2014.
Presenting panelist at two workshops on gender inequity in philosophy for the
Philosophy Graduate Students Association at the University of Calgary. November 14th
and 21st, 2013.
HONORS AND AWARDS:
University of Calgary “Eyes High” Doctoral Scholarship (2014) $12,000 (CAD)
University of Calgary Faculty of Graduate Studies Travel Award (2014) $750 (CAD)
University of Calgary Development Scholarship (2014) $2,500 (CAD)
University of Calgary Open Doctoral Scholarship (2012) $10,000 (CAD)
University of Calgary Travel Award (2012) $500 (CAD)
University of Calgary Travel Award (2011) $500 (CAD)
Washington State University Travel Award (2011) $750 (USD)
Washington State University Travel Award (2010) $750 (USD)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY, Calgary, AB, Canada
Instructor
• Philosophy 453: Social and Political Philosophy (Spring 2015).
• Philosophy 329: Business Ethics (Summer 2015).
• Philosophy 313: Bioethics (Summer 2014).
• Philosophy 249: Ethics, Virtue, and Society (Winter 2014).
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Teaching Assistant (duties included both teaching and grading)
• Philosophy 201: Mind, Matter, and God (Winter 2015).
• Philosophy 249: Ethics, Virtue, and Society (Winter 2012, Winter 2013, Fall
2013).
BRISTOL COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Fall River, MA, United States
Instructor (online)
• Science 125: Bioethics (Spring 2014).
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY, Pullman, WA, United States
Teaching Assistant (duties included both teaching and grading)
• Philosophy 101: Introduction to Philosophy (Spring 2011).
• Philosophy 301: Biomedical Ethics (Spring 2010, Fall 2010).
• Philosophy 201: Introduction to Logic (Fall 2009).
OTHER TEACHING ACTIVITIES:
Radio interview on ‘Ethics and Free Will’, CJSW 90.9 (Calgary). December 2013.
http://cjsw.com/program/the-morning-after/playlist-dec-4-2013-with-guestphilosopher-justin-caouette/
SERVICE TO THE DISCIPLINE:
Professional Service:
Journal/Manuscript Referee:
Springer (2014)
Frontiers in System Neuroscience (2013)
Conference Referee:
University of Calgary Graduate Student Conference (2012) (2013) (2014)
Society of Philosophy and Psychiatry (SPP) Annual Conference (2012)
Blog Activity:
Coordinator and Contributor to ‘A Philosopher’s Take’ (Apr 2012-Present)
Contributor to ‘Philosopher’s Cocoon’ (May 2013-Present)
Contributor to ‘Flickers of Freedom’ (July 2014-Present)
Contributor to ‘Philosophical Percolations’ (May 2015-Present)
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Featured Author at ‘Flickers of Freedom’ (January 2015)
Departmental Service:
Calgary Summit of Philosophers of Science “Event Wrangler”, University of
Calgary, Sept 26-28, 2014.
Graduate Student Department Representative, University of Calgary,
May 2013 – Present.
Graduate Student Colloquium Organizer, University of Calgary,
Sept 2012 – May 2013.
President/Founder: Philosophy Graduate Students Association, University of
Calgary, Sept 2011 – June 2013.
Graduate Student Senate Philosophy Department Representative, University of
Calgary, Jan 2012 – June 2013.
Graduate Student Senate Philosophy Department Representative, Washington
State University, Oct 2009 – Aug 2011.
Editor: Bridgewater Undergraduate Journal of Philosophy, Bridgewater State
University, Dec 2006 – Aug 2008.
GRADUATE COURSEWORK:
Free Will and Semi-Compatibilism (audit)
Ish Haji
Neuroscience and the Law (audit)
Walter Glannon
Fundamentality in Metaphysics (audit)
Kerry Mckenzie
Reasons and Responsibility
Ish Haji
Philosophy of Biology (audit)
Marc Ereshefsky
Consciousness (audit)
Walter Glannon
Hume Seminar
Ann Levey
Paradoxes (audit)
Richard Zach/Jeremy Fantl
Feminist Political Philosophy
Anne Levey
Nietzsche’s Critique of Morality
Mark Migotti
Ethics and the Error Constraint
David Dick
Proseminar
Jeremy Fantl
Independent Study (Moral Responsibility)
Joe Campbell
Metaphysics Seminar (survey)
Joe Campbell
Fall 2014
Fall 2013
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Fall 2012
Fall 2012
Fall 2012
Summer2012
Spring 2012
Spring 2012
Fall 2011
Fall 2011
Fall 2011
Spring 2011
Spring 2011
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Moral Psychology
Independent Study (Nicomachean Ethics)
Advanced Bioethics
Pragmatism Seminar (survey)
Philosophy of Law
Independent Study (Skepticism)
Ethics Seminar (Emotions)
Philosophy of Mind
Epistemology Seminar (survey)
Kant’s Ethics (audit)
Bioethics
Graham Hubbs
Bill Kabasenche
Bill Kabasenche
David Shier/Doug Lind
Matt Stichter
Joe Campbell
Brooke Roberts
David Shier
Joe Campbell
Aaron Bunch
Dan Holbrook
Spring 2011
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Fall 2010
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Fall 2009
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Fall 2009
REFERENCES:
Prof. Ishtiyaque Haji, University of Calgary, Department of Philosophy
Email: [email protected]
Prof. Joseph Campbell, Washington State University, Department of Philosophy
Email: [email protected]
Prof. Walter Glannon, University of Calgary, Department of Philosophy
Email: [email protected]
Prof. Jeremy Fantl , University of Calgary, Department of Philosophy
Email: [email protected]
TEACHING REFERENCE:
Prof. Ann Levey, University of Calgary
Email: [email protected]
Last updated: March 10, 2015.
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