Department of Philosophy
Tyler Doggett
Tyler Doggett; Ph.D., Assistant Professor
- Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004
- C.V. (PDF)
Area of expertise
Ethics and Philosophy of Mind
Contact Information
Email: Tyler.Doggett@uvm.eduPhone: (802) 656-3143
Office Hours Spring 2013: M 1:00-3:00 & by appointment
70 South Williams Street, Room 208
Website: http://www.uvm.edu/~tdoggett/
Tyler Doggett is most interested in ethics, philosophy of mind, early modern philosophy and metaphysics.
Some of his publications include:
“Wanting Things You Don’t Want” (co-written with Andy Egan), Philosophers’ Imprint vol. 7, no. 9
“Why Kamm's and Scanlon's Arguments Against Taurek Don't Work,” The Journal of Ethics and Social Philosophy vol. 3, no. 3
“Why Leibniz Believes Descartes Was Wrong and the Scholastics Were Right,” Philosophical Studies149: 1-18
“Does Nagel’s Footnote 11 Solve the Mind-Body Problem?” (co-written with Daniel Stoljar), forthcoming in Philosophical Issues
“How We Feel About Terrible, Non-existent Mafiosi” (co-written with Andy Egan), forthcoming in Philosophy and Phenomenological Research
“Saving the Few," forthcoming in Nous
“Recent Work on the Ethics of Self-Defense,” forthcoming in Philosophy Compass
Professor Doggett mostly teaches ethics courses, including an introductory-level class on ethics and food, an intermediate-level class on the ethics of killing various things, and an advanced class on metaethics.