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 Gary Watson
Professor of Philosophy
Ph.D., Princeton University, 1972
HMNSS 3209
gary.watson@ucr.edu
(951) 827-3103 |
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Research Interests:
- Philosophy of Mind
- Moral Psychology
- Human Agency
- Free Will and Moral Responsibility (including
Virtue and Character)
Research Themes:
Since graduate school, my interests have centered
around issues in philosophy of mind and moral
philosophy that arise from human agency. This
interest is reflected not only in my writings
on free will and moral responsibility, but also
(less obviously) in some work on virtue and character.
I also teach and think about political philosophy
(esp. liberalism), philosophical issues in race
and gender, and Nietzsche.
Selected Publications:
Books and Collections:
- Free Will, G. Watson, ed., Oxford
University Press, 1982.
Recent Articles:
- "Free Agency," Journal of Philosophy, April
24, 1975, pp. 205-20. (i) reprinted in (6)
below. (ii) reprinted in Moral Responsibility,
ed. John M. Fischer, Cornell University Press,
1989. (iii) reprinted in The Inner Citadel:
Essays on Individual Autonomy, ed. by
John Christman, Oxford University Press, 1989.
- "Skepticism about Weakness of Will," The
Philosophical Review, July, 1977, pp.
316-39. Reprinted in Moral Theory, ed. George
Sher, Harcourt, Brace and Jovanovich, 1986.
- Review of Anthony Kenny's Will, Freedom
and Power, Journal of Philosophy, April,
1978, pp. 209-17.
- Abstract of "Appropriate Emotions," Journal
of Philosophy, November, 1978.
- Introductory Essay to Free Will,
G. Watson, ed., pp. 1-14 (see #6 below).
- Review of Jennifer Hornsby's Actions,
Journal of Philosophy, August, 1982, pp. 464-69.
- Review of James Wallace's Virtues and
Vices, Topoi, December, 1982, pp. 58-60.
- "Kant on Happiness in the Moral Life," Philosophy
Research Archives, 1983, pp. 79-108.
- "Virtues in Excess," Philosophical Studies,
July, 1984.
- Review of Robert Richman's God, Free
Will and Morality, Canadian Philosophical
Reviews, May/June, 1985, pp. 213-18.
- "Animals, Ethics and Agriculture," The
Trumpeter, Summer, 1985, pp. 17-20.
- "Introduction" (with G. Santas), Topoi,
March, 1985, pp. 1-2.
- Review of Daniel Dennett's Elbow Room, Journal
of Philosophy, September, 1986, pp. 517-22.
- "Skepticism and Free Will" (a critical discussion
of Peter van Inwagen's An Essay on Free
Will), Philosophy and Phenomenological
Research, March, 1986, pp. 507-22.
- "Responsibility and the Limits of Evil,"
in Responsibility, Character, and the Emotions:
New Essays in Moral Psychology, ed. F.
Schoeman, Cambridge University Press, 1987,
pp. 256-86. Reprinted in Perspectives on
Moral Responsibility, eds. J.M. Fischer
and Mark Ravizza, Cornell University Press,
1993.
- "Free Action and Free Will," Mind, April,
1987, pp. 145-172.
- "The Primacy of Character," in Identity,
Character, and Morality, ed. Owen Flanagan
and Amelie Rorty, M.I.T. Press, 1990. Reprinted
in Virtue Ethics, ed. Daniel Statman,
Paragon Press (New York), forthcoming.
- Review of Susan Wolf's Freedom within
Reason, Philosophical Review, 1992.
- "Free Will," in A Companion to Metaphysics,
ed. Jaegwon Kim and Ernest Sosa, Basil Blackwell,
1994.
- "Albritton and Hoffman on Freedom and Strength
of Will," Philosophical Studies, 77, 1995.
- "Closing the Gap: Feinberg on Reformism,"
Arizona Law Review, 37, No.1, Spring, 1995.
- "Two Notions of Accountability," Philosophical
Topics, ed. Christopher Hill, Autumn, 1997.
- "Some Considerations in Favor of Contractualism,"
in Rationality, Commitment, and Morality,
a volume in honor of Gregory Kavka, eds.
Christopher Morris and Jules Coleman, Cambridge
Univ. Press, forthcoming.
Recent Colloquia and Presentations:
- "The Primacy of Character," University of
California, Riverside, November, 1989.
- "The Primacy of Character," University of
Washington, April, 1990.
- Two Lectures: i)"The Considerable Charms
of Contractualism"; 2)"Virtues and Outcomes,"
Western Washington University, October, 1990.
- "Responsibility and Normative Competence,"
Pacific APA Symposium, March, 1992.
- "Two Features of Responsibility," Princeton
University, October, 1992.
- Distinguished Visitor Seminar on Free Will:
Pomona College, February, 1994.
- "Hoffman and Albritton on Freedom and Strength
of Will," APA meetings, Los Angeles, March,
1994.
- Interdisciplinary Seminar on Criminal Responsibility,
School of Law, The University of Chicago,
June 17, 1994.
- "Closing the Gap," paper presented at "Issues
in The Philosophy of Law," Conference in Honor
of Joel Feinberg, The University of Arizona,
September 30, 1994.
- "Two Faces of Responsibility," Stanford
University, October 6, 1995.
- "Assertion and Responsibility," Santa Clara
Philosophy Conference on Moral Responsibility,
February, 1997.
- "Disordered Appetites," Russell Sage Workshop
on Addiction, New York City, June, 1997.
- "Soft Libertarianism, Hard Determinism,"
Conference:The Significance of Free Will,
The University of Arkansas, Fayetteville,
September, 1997
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