The idea that I try to consistently realize in my professional life is that philosophical
reasoning and ethical inquiry are activities connected with our ordinary ways of living.
At some point most of us will think about, wrestle with, or be puzzled by a philosophical
issue. A professional philosopher can play the role of a guide to thinking clearly,
thoroughly, and consistently about these ideas.
Perhaps the main insight that guides the way I teach is that philosophy is a kind
of activity — a doing — and it is, additionally, a social activity.
My students are invited to own the philosophical inquiry that takes place in my classes.
Animals, Emotion, and Morality: Marking the Boundary. Prometheus Books (2008).
Book Chapters
“Obesity and Responsibility.” In Oxford Handbook of Food Ethics, edited by Barnhill, Anne, Mark Budolfson, and Tyler Doggett, 614–633. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018.
“Breaking the Rules of Respect.” In Respect: How Do We Get There? A Philosophical Inquiry, Dixon, B. and List, C. Eds. Marsal, Eva, Barbara Weber, and Susan T. Gardner. Lit. Publisher
Munster, Berlin, Wien, Zurich, 2013.
“Rewriting the Call to Charity: From Food Shelf Volunteer to Food Justice Advocate,”
Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, Vol. 5, Issue 2/Winter 2014–15: 71–80;
“Fables and Philosophy,” Teaching Ethics, 15:1 (fall 2014): 71–81;
“Learning to See Food Justice,” Journal of Agriculture and Human Values, Vol. 31, No. 2 (Summer 2014).