Peter Brian Barry, Ph.D. pbbarry@svsu.edu Associate Professor of Philosophy peterbrianbarry.com Education: The University of Florida: 2003-2005. PhD 2005 (Philosophy). Dissertation: “Wanting the Bad and Doing Bad Things: An Essay in Moral Psychology.” Advisor: David Copp. Bowling Green State University: 1999-2003. MA 2003 (Applied Philosophy). University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee: 1993-1999. BA 1997 (Philosophy and Political Science), MA 1999 (Philosophy). Employment: 2005-11 Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Saginaw Valley State University, 2011- Associate Professor of Philosophy, Saginaw Valley State University Books: Evil and Moral Psychology—Routledge (2013) Papers: “Moral Monsters, Moral Saints, and the Mirror Thesis,” American Philosophical Quarterly 46:2 (April 2009), pp. 163-76. “Extremity of Vice and the Character of Evil,” The Journal of Philosophical Research 35 (2010), pp. 25-32. “In Defense of the Mirror Thesis,” Philosophical Studies 155:2 (2011), pp. 199-205. “Saving Strawson,” Ethical Theory and Moral Practice 14:1 (2011), pp. 5-21. “Same-Sex Marriage and the Charge of Illiberality,” Social Theory and Practice, 37:2 (2011), pp. 333-57. “The Ethics of Voluntary Amputation,” Public Affairs Quarterly 26:1 (2012), pp. 1-18. “Wickedness Redux,” Philo 14:2 (2011), pp. 137-60. “Fantasy, Conceivability, and Ticking Bombs,” Public Affairs Quarterly, forthcoming. Reviews and Other Publications: “P. F. Strawson,” International Encyclopedia of Ethics, Hugh LaFollette, editor-in-chief, forthcoming. Review of Minimizing Marriage: Marriage, Morality, and the Law, Ethics 123:2 (2013) Review of Terrorism, Ticking-Time Bombs, and Torture: A Philosophical Analysis by Fritz Allhoff, Ethical Theory and Moral Practice, forthcoming. Review of Appearances of the Good: An Essay on the Nature of Practical Reason by Sergio Tenenbaum, Ethics 118:1 (October, 2007) Review of Moral Realism: A Defence by Russ-Shafer Landau, The Journal of Value Inquiry 41 (2007) Review of The Roots of Evil by John Kekes, Ethics 117:2 (Jan., 2007) Presentations: “Fantasy, Conceivability, and Ticking Bombs” Western Michigan University, April 2012 “How to Talk About Evil People” 13th Annual Global Conference: Perspectives on Evil and Human Wickedness, March 2010 in Salzburg, Austria “How not to Defend Internalism from the Psychopath” Pacific Division Meeting of the American Philosophical Association, San Diego, April 2011 “The Kantian Case Against Torture” Central Division Meeting of the American Philosophical Association, Minneapolis, March 2011 “Evil and Capital Sentencing” 11th Annual Global Conference: Perspectives on Evil and Human Wickedness, March 2010 in Salzburg, Austria “Beyond Neutrality: The Liberal Case Against Same-Sex Marriage Prohibitions” Central Division Meeting of the American Philosophical Association, Chicago, February 2010 “Same-Sex Marriage and the Charge of Illiberality” Pacific Division Meeting of the American Philosophical Association, Vancouver, April 2009 “Moral Saints, Moral Monsters, and the Mirror Thesis” Oakland University, October 2008 10th Annual Global Conference: Perspectives on Evil and Human Wickedness, March 2009 in Salzburg Austria “Saving Strawson” Central Division Meeting of the American Philosophical Association, Chicago, April 2008 Response to “Responsibility Without Identity,” by David Shoemaker Meeting of the Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology, March 2008 Response to “Autonomy Gaps: Reframing the Problem of Too Much Choice,” by Joel Anderson Central Division Meeting of the American Philosophical Association, Chicago, April 2007 “Teleological Deviance” Florida Philosophical Association, November 2003. “Volitional Necessities” Ohio Philosophical Association, April 2002, response by Michael Byron. “Religion, Epistemology, and the Very Possibility of Resolution” Ohio University Conference on Interethnic and Religious Conflict, May 2000. Teaching: Philosophy of Law (PHIL 335) Law, Liberty, and Morality (PHIL 331) History of Philosophy: Modern (PHIL 305) Philosophical Themes in Literature (PHIL 220) Symbolic Logic (PHIL 214) Applied Ethics: Law and Society (PHIL 210A) Professional Ethics: Legal System (PHIL 205C) Evil and Evil People (PHIL 190) Introduction to Philosophy (PHIL 123) Introduction to Logic (PHIL 114) Professional Ethics: Administrative Science (MAS 610) Awards, Honors, and Fellowships: $25,000 grant from the National Endowment of the Humanities NEH): Enduring Questions Grant Program 2010 Professional Improvement Award, Saginaw Valley State University (2006, 2008) Unit Committee Award—release time (2008, 2009, and 2013) Outstanding Graduate Student Teacher of the Year, The University of Florida (2005) McLaughlin Fellowship, College of Letters and Science (Summer 2005) Service: SVSU Chair, Department of Philosophy, SVSU (2012-present) Developed and introduced Legal Philosophy minor Chair, SVSU Faculty Association Endowed Scholarship Committee (2008- ) Editor and Faculty Advisor for Cardinal Sins—undergraduate creative writing journal (2009-present) IRB member (non-scientist) Community Service Reviewer for Social Theory and Practice, Ethical Theory and Moral Practice, and The Journal of Value Inquiry Book Reviewer for Lexington Books Member of Bay-Arenac Behavioral Health Authority Ethics Committee (October, 2006-present) Presenter, Continuing Education Ethics Workshop for Bay-Arenac Social Workers Invited speaker on Currently Speaking References: David Copp—Professor of Philosophy UC-Davis, dcopp@ucdavis.edu Marina Oshana—Professor of Philosophy UC-Davis, moshana@ucdavis.edu Drew Hinderer—Finkbeiner Endowed Chair in Ethics SVSU, hinderer@svsu.edu Bradford Cokelet—Assistant Professor of Philosophy University of Miami, bradcokelet@gmail.com