Biological Futures Research Associate, University of Washington (Program on Values in Society)
2011-present
Postdoctoral Fellow in Democracy and Diversity, Queen’s University (Philosophy Dept.)
2010-2011
(2004-2010)
PhD, Philosophy, June 2010
MA, Philosophy, June 2006
Dissertation: “Listening in Public: Duties of Civility in a Pluralistic Democracy”
Committee: Michael Blake (supervisor), William Talbott, Alison Wylie, and Michael Rosenthal
(see Research for more information)
, Tokyo, Japan (March – August 2000)
Semester Abroad
(1997-2001)
BA, Philosophy w/ honors; Phi Beta Kappa
Social and Political Philosophy, Ethical Theory
Philosophy of Science, Applied Ethics, Philosophy of Human Rights
Morgan-Olsen, B. (2010). Conceptual Exclusion and Public Reason. Philosophy of the Social Sciences, 40(2). | download (Sage link - subscription required) | preprint (pdf)
Morgan-Olsen, B. (forthcoming 2012). Habermas, Rawls, and the Public “Translation” of Religious Claims. Science et Esprit, winter.
"A Duty to Listen: Epistemic Obligations and Public Deliberation" (under review)
"Public 'Translation' as Inclusion: Habermas, Rawls, and Generative Citizenship " (under review)
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this article builds on and extends the argument of Morgan-Olsen (forthcoming 2012), listed above
"Distinguishing Dissent from Difference" (in progress)
"Multiculturalism and (Mis)Understanding" (in progress)
"Making Waves in Configuration Space" (in progress)
“Inconsistency, Compatibility, Specificity” (in progress; co-authored with Joe Ricci)
(see Research for more information)
“Habermas, Rawls, and the Public ‘Translation’ of Religious Claims,” Queen’s Philosophy Colloquium (Queen’s University, ON, 2011)
“A Listener’s Duty,” 2011 Political Theory Workshop (Centre de Recherche en Éthique de l’Université de Montréal, QC, 2011)
"Distinguishing Dissent from Difference," Pacific Northwest Political Science Association Annual Confrence (Seattle, WA, 2011)
“Habermas, Rawls, and the Public ‘Translation’ of Religious Claims,” Canadian Jacques Maritain Association Religion in Public Life Symposium (Congress of the Social Sciences and Humanities, NB, 2011)
“Habermas on the Public ‘Translation’ of Religious Claims,” Seventeenth Annual Critical Theory Roundtable (Stony Brook University, NY, 2009)
“Epistemic Injustice and Public Reason,” Eleventh Annual Philosophy of Social Science Roundtable (Emory University, GA, 2009)
“Making Waves in Configuration Space,” Nature and Structure: Graduate Conference in Philosophy of Physics (SUNY Buffalo, NY, 2008)
“Hunting for Good Will in the Nicomachean Ethics,” Aristotle, Ethics, and Science: A Conference and Graduate Student Workshop (Saint Joseph’s University, PA, 2008)
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Democracy and Diversity, Department of Philosophy, Queen’s University, 2010-2011
One twelve-month appointment awarded per year as postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Philosophy. The appointee works under the supervision of Professor Will Kymlicka in connection with the Diversity and Democracy program of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research. The postdoctoral fellow also participates in the activities of the Ethnicity and Democratic Governance Project and the Forum for Philosophy and Public Policy.
Alvord Fellowship in the Humanities, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Washington, 2009-2010
One fellowship awarded per year, on the basis of the academic merit of the dissertation project and crossing disciplinary lines. Each competitor is the sole nominee from their department.
Science Studies Network Graduate Research Assistantship, Simpson Center for the Humanities, University of Washington, 2007-2009.
Science Studies Network Graduate Fellowship, Simpson Center for the Humanities, University of Washington, Autumn 2008.
Teaching Award, Department of Philosophy, University of Washington, 2008.
Top Scholar Award, The Graduate School, University of Washington, 2004.
Boone Scholars Internship for East Asian Studies, The Field Museum, Summer 2001.
Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship, Grinnell College, 1997-2001.
Biological Futures Research Associate, Program on Values, University of Washington, 2011-
Postdoctoral Fellow in Democracy and Diversity, Philosophy, Queen's University, 2010-2011
Pre-doctoral Lecturer, Philosophy, University of Washington, Summer 2009
Science Studies Network Graduate Research Assistant, University of Washington, 2007-2009
Pre-doctoral Lecturer, Philosophy, University of Washington, Summer 2008
Adjunct Faculty, Philosophy, Everett Community College, Summer 2007
Teaching Assistant, Philosophy, University of Washington, 2004-2007
(2007-2011)
Contemporary Moral Philosophy, Queen’s University
Philosophy of Human Rights, University of Washington
Introduction to Philosophy, University of Washington
Introduction to Philosophy, Everett Community College
(2004-2007; all at the University of Washington)
Introduction to Ethical Theory, with Jean Roberts
Introduction to Ethical Theory, with Stephen Gardiner
Environmental Ethics, with Andrew Light
Contemporary Moral Problems, with Adam Moore
Contemporary Moral Problems, with Michael Blake
Introduction to Philosophy, with Ann Baker
Introduction to Philosophy, with Michael Rosenthal
Introduction to Logic, with Cass Weller
Introduction to Logic, with Arthur Fine
Referee, Hypatia
2010-
Society of Scholars (Simpson Center for the Humanities, University of Washington)
2009-2010
Graduate Program Review Committee (Department of Philosophy, University of Washington)
2009-2010
Job Search Committee (Department of Philosophy, University of Washington)
2008-2009
Science Studies Network (Simpson Center for the Humanities, University of Washington)
2007-2009
Graduate Student Representative (Department of Philosophy, University of Washington)
2007-2008
Coach, “Ethics Bowl” Team (University of Washington; National and Regional Competitions)
2006-2007
Colloquium Committee (Department of Philosophy, University of Washington)
2006-2007
Expanding Interdisciplinarity – From Campus to Community (University of Washington, 2008)
Assistant Organizer: responsible for local logistics and website design/maintenance.
Tenth Annual Philosophy of Social Science Roundtable (University of Washington, 2008)
Assistant Organizer: responsible for local logistics and communication with participants.
James Bohman and William Rehg, eds., Deliberative Democracy (University of Washington)
Arthur Fine, The Shaky Game (University of Washington)
Stephen Kellert, et al., eds., Scientific Pluralism (University of Washington)
Jürgen Habermas, Theory of Communicative Action, Vol. 1 (University of Washington)
Identity in Democracy, with Michael Blake (audited)
International Ethics, with Michael Blake
The Priority of Liberty, with William Talbott (audited)
Philosophy of Jürgen Habermas, with William Talbott (audited)
Philosophy of Human Rights, with William Talbott
Moral Psychology and Moral Agency, with Angela Smith
Neo-Aristotelian Virtue Ethics, with Angela Smith
Contemporary Political Philosophy, with Stephen Gardiner
Moralism, Tolerance, and Neoliberalism, with Gillian Harkins - English Dept (audited)
Objectivity, with Arthur Fine
Philosophy of Physical Science: Quantum Mechanics, with Arthur Fine
Inter-Theoretic Relations, with Andrea Woody (audited)
Survery in the Philosophy of Science , with Andrea Woody (audited)
Intermediate Logic, David Keyt, Autumn 2005
Philosophy of Paul Tillich, with Robert Coburn
Aristotle’s Nichomachean Ethics, with Jean Roberts
Plato's Dialogues, with Jean Roberts
Philosophy of Mind, with Laurence BonJour
Twentieth Century Philosophy, with Ann Baker
Will Kymlicka, Professor and Canada Research Chair in Political Philosophy, Queen’s University
kymlicka@queensu.ca | (613) 533-6000 ext. 77043
Michael Blake, Associate Professor, Departments of Philosophy and Public Affairs, University of Washington
miblake[at]uw.edu | (206) 221-7859
William Talbott, Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Washington
wtalbott[at]uw.edu | (206) 543-5095
Alison Wylie, Professor, Departments of Philosophy and Anthropology, University of Washington
aw26[at]uw.edu | (206) 543-5873
Michael Rosenthal, Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Washington
rosentha[at]uw.edu | (206) 685-2655
Arthur Fine, Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Washington
afine[at]uw.edu | (206) 543-6496 |
