Philosophy Faculty at SUNY Plattsburgh - Charles List

Philosophy Faculty — Charles List

Professor

Charles List is a professor of philosophy and has been teaching at Plattsburgh since 1980. Besides the academic interests listed below he likes to train bird dogs, tie flies, and fly fish.

Education

• Ph.D. University of Iowa.
• M.A. University of Iowa.
• B.A. University of Minnesota.

Teaching Areas

• Environmental ethics.
• Outdoor ethics.
• Hunting ethics.
• Fly fishing.
• Nietzsche.
• The problem of universals.

Research Areas

• Ethical evaluation of outdoor practices.
• Wilderness issues.
• Hunting ethics.

Recent Publications and Presentations

• Hunting, Fishing, and Environmental Virtue: Reconnecting Sportsmanship and Conservation, forthcoming Oregon State University Press.
• "Wilderness Act of 1964" in Encyclopedia of Environmental Ethics and Philosophy, J. Baird Callicott and Robert Froderman editors, MacMillan Reference Publications, October, 2008.
• "The Virtues of Wild Leisure" Environmental Ethics, 27(4) (2005):355-373.
• "On the Moral Distinctiveness of Sport Hunting" Environmental Ethics, 26(2) (2004):155-169.

Contact Charles List

Office: Champlain Valley Hall 302
Phone: (518) 564-2833
Email: listcj@plattsburgh.edu