Professor
Department of Philosophy,
University of Guelph,
50 Stone Road East,
Guelph, Ontario
Canada N1G 2W1
Ph.D. Department of Philosophy, University of British Columbia
M.T.S. [Master of Theological Studies] Vancouver School of Theology
M.A.(Educ) Department of Educational Foundations, Simon Fraser University
M.A. Department of Philosophy, Simon Fraser University
B.A.(Hons) Department of Philosophy, University of Wales
Book:
Civilized Oppression (Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield, 1999)
Sample of recent book chapters and articles:
“Authentic Social Justice and the Far Reaches of ‘The Private Sphere’,” accepted for publication in Social Philosophy Today.
“Victims, Resistance, and Civilized Oppression,” in Symposium: Responsibility for Resisting Oppression: co-contributors, Bernard Boxill & Thomas E. Hill; commentator, Sarah Buss; Journal of Social Philosophy 41 (1), Spring 2010.
“Companion and Assistance Animals: Benefits, Welfare Safeguards, and Relationships,” International Journal of Applied Philosophy 22 (2), Fall 2008.
“Bridging the Gap: The Intellectual and Perceptual Skills for Better Academic Writing,” Teaching Philosophy 31 (2), June 2008.
“Moral Solidarity and Empathetic Understanding: The Moral Value and Scope of the Relationship,” in Special Issue on Solidarity, Journal of Social Philosophy, ed. Carol Gould and Sally Scholz, 38(1), 2007.
“The Burden of Securing Social Justice: Institutions, Individuals, and Moral Action,” Social Philosophy Today, 22, 2007.
“Gratitude, Obligation, and Individualism,” in Moral Psychology: Feminist Ethics and Social Theory, ed. Peggy DesAutels and Margaret Urban Walker (Lanham,Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield, 2004).
“Stereotypes and Moral Oversight in Conflict Resolution: What are We Teaching?” Journal of Philosophy of Education 36 (4), November 2002.
Sample of recent presentations:
2010 July: “Consumerism, Privilege, and Oppression,” Poverty, Markets, and Justice; North American Society for Social Philosophy: Annual Conference, Ryerson University, Toronto.
2009 July: “Authentic Social Justice and the Far Reaches of ‘The Private Sphere’,” The Public and the Private in the Twenty-First Century; North American Society for Social Philosophy: Annual Conference, St. Joseph’s University, Philadelphia.
2009 May: “Victims, Non-Violent Oppression, and Moral Relations,” Canadian Philosophical Association: Annual Conference, Carleton University, Ottawa.
2009 May: “Missing Out on Authenticity: Companion Animals, Relationships, and Critical Reflection,” Campbell Centre for the Study of Animal Welfare: Research Symposium, University of Guelph.
2009 March: “Moral Solidarity,” at King’s College, University of Western Ontario.
2008 April: “Victims, Resistance, and Civilized Oppression,” in Symposium: Responsibility for Resisting Oppression: co-contributors, Bernard Boxill & Thomas E. Hill; commentator, Sarah Buss; American Philosophical Association (Central Division): Annual Conference, Chicago.
2008 April: “Using Animals while Attending to Their Welfare: Why It Misses the Moral Mark,” Campbell Centre for the Study of Animal Welfare: Research Symposium, University of Guelph.
2008 January: “The Relationship of Moral Solidarity,” University of Guelph.
2006 October: “Trust, Relationships, and Companion Animals,” Security, Trust, Conflict; Canadian Society for Women in Philosophy: Annual Conference, Trent University, Peterborough.
2006 August: “International Justice and National Status,” North American Society for Social Philosophy: Annual Conference, University of Victoria, Victoria.
2006 May: “Companion Animals, the Family, and Our Special Relationships,” Canadian Society for the Study of Practical Ethics: Annual Conference, York University, Toronto.
2006 May: “Perceptual and Presentation Skills: Their Role in Intellectual Rigour,” in Pedagogies that Challenge (19th Teaching and Learning Innovations Conference), University of Guelph, Guelph.
2005 July: “Securing Social Justice: The Role of Individuals,” North American Society for Social Philosophy: Annual Conference, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York.
2005 May: “Democracy, Interests, and Exclusion,” Canadian Society for the Study of Practical Ethics: Annual Conference, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario.
2004 September: “Public Interest, Effects, and the Moral Voice of Government,” Values and Ethics in the Public Sector: How to Serve the Public Interest; National Ethics Symposium, St. Paul University, Ottawa.
2004 June: “Gratitude: What’s the Story?”, Feminist Philosophy in the Analytic Tradition, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario.
