Books and Papers

This page has links to published books, published and forthcoming articles. and work in progress, Some material is only available to those with online access to the journals in which these articles were published.

Published and Forthcoming Books

1.      Kant’s Questions: What is the Human Being? (Routledge, 2013) available (including book preview) on Amazon or googlebooks.

2.      Kant: Observations on the Feeling of the Beautiful and the Sublime and other Writings (edited with Paul Guyer, Cambridge University Press, 2011), available (including book preview) on Amazon or googlebooks

3.      Freedom and Anthropology in Kant's Moral Philosophy (Cambridge University Press, 2003) available (including book preview) on Amazon or googlebooks.

4.      Kant’s Empirical Psychology (Cambridge University Press, under contract), book prospectus with chapter outline available here.  Please contact me for drafts of chapters.

 

Published and Forthcoming Articles

1.      The Role of Religion in Kant’s Early Ethics Lectures,” forthcoming in Kant’s Lectures on Ethics: A Critical Guide, ed. Lara Denis and Oliver Sensen, Cambridge University Press, draft available here.

2.      Affects and Passions in Kant’s Lectures on Anthropology” forthcoming in Kant’s Lectures on Anthropology: A Critical Guide, ed. Alix Cohen, Cambridge University Press, draft available here.

3.      Rousseau,” forthcoming in Kant-Lexikon (Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, forthcoming).  (I also wrote a slightly longer version available here.)

4.      Anthropologie in Pragmatischer Hinsicht

,” forthcoming in Kant-Lexikon. 

5.      Other smaller entries for forthcoming Kant-Lexikon include Enthusiasmus, Lachen, Hirngespinst, Schwärmerei, Verkehrtheit, Blödsinnigkeit, Hartherzigkeit, Lebensart, Lebenswandel, Leichtgläubigkeit, Liberalität, Langeweile, and Über Schwärmerei und die Mittel dagegen

 

6.      Two Concepts of Universality in Kant’s Early Ethics” in Kant’s Observations and Remarks: A Critical Guide, ed. Susan Shell and Richard Velkley, Cambridge University Press, 2012.

  1. “Rational Faith: God, Immortality, and Grace” in Immanuel Kant: Key Concepts, ed. Will Dudley and Kristina Engelhardt, Acumen Press, 2011, pp. 200-215.
  2. “Introduction” to Kant: Observations on the Feeling of the Beautiful and the Sublime and other Writings, Cambridge University Press, 2011, pp. vii-xlv.
  3. Two Standpoints and the Problem of Moral Anthropology,” in Kant’s Moral Metaphysics (ed. James Krueger and Benjamin Lipscomb), Berlin: Walter deGruyter Press, 2010, pp. 83-110.
  4. Smithian Intrinsic Value” in The Philosophy of Adam Smith, ed. Vivienne Brown and Samuel Fleischacker, London: Routledge, 2010, pp. 231-249, draft available here.
  5. “Kantian Moral Pessimism” in Kant’s Anatomy of Evil, ed. Sharon Anderson-Gold and Pablo Muchnik, Cambridge University Press, 2010, pp. 33-56.
  6. “Kant on Mental Disorder 1: An Overview,” History of Psychiatry 20 (2009): 267-289)
  7. “Kant on Mental Disorder 2: Philosophical Implications,” History of Psychiatry 20(2009): 290-310
  8.  Empirical Psychology, Common Sense, and Kant’s Empirical Markers for Moral Responsibility,” Studies in the History and Philosophy of Science 39 (2008):473-82, draft available here.
  9. “Kant on the Causes of Human Action: A Brief Sketch,” Proceedings of the Tenth World Kant Congress (Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, 2008)
  10. Corruption, Non-ideal Theory, and Grace: A response to Kant and the Ethics of Humility,Philosophy and Phenomenological Research 75 (2007): 624-31, draft available here.

17.  Providence and Divine Mercy in Kant's Ethical Cosmopolitanism,” Faith and Philosophy 24 (2007): 143-63.

18.  Metastandards in the Ethics of Adam Smith and Aldo Leopold,” Environmental Ethics 29 (2007): 173-93.

19.  Adam Smith and the Possibility of Sympathy with Nature,” Pacific Philosophical Quarterly 87 (2006): 442-80.  (For an earlier draft version, click here.)

20.  Character and Evil in Kant's Moral Anthropology,” Journal of the History of Philosophy 44 (2006): 623-34.

21.  Applying Adam Smith: From Adam Smith to Environmental Virtue Ethics” (In New Voices on Adam Smith, ed. Eric Schliesser and Leon Montes, Routledge: 2006), pp. 140-67.

22.  Kant's Empirical Account of Human ActionPhilosopher’s Imprint 5.7 (December 2005): 1-32

23.  The Moral Importance of Politeness in Kant's Anthropology” (Kantian Review, January 2005). Click here for an unofficial copy of this paper.

24.  Learning to Love: From Egoism to Generosity in Descartes” (Journal of the History of Philosophy, July 2002)

Book Reviews

1.      “Chad Wellmon. Becoming Human: Romantic Anthropology and the Embodiment of Freedom,” Review, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews, 2011.

2.      “Pablo Muchnik, Kant’s Theory of Evil,” Review, Review of Metaphysics, xxx.

3.      “Robert Louden et. al., eds, Anthropology, History, Pedagogy,” Review, APA Newsletter on Teaching Philosophy (with Ido Geiger), xxx.

4.      “Richard McCarty, Kant’s Theory of Action,” Review, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews, 2010.

5.      “Andrews Reath, Agency and Autonomy in Kant’s Moral Philosophy,” Review, Review of Metaphysics 62 (2008):421-3.

6.      “Holly Wilson, Kant’s Pragmatic Anthropology,” Review, Kantian Review (2009)

7.      “Richard Dean, Kant and the Formula of Humanity,” Review, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews, 2007.

8.      Ronald Sandler and Philip Cafaro (eds), Environmental Virtue Ethics,” Review, Environmental Values 15 (2006): 258-260

9.      Heiner Bielefeldt, Symbolic Representation in Kant’s Practical Philosophy,” Review, Faith and Philosophy, 2006

10.  “Jeanine Grenberg, Kant and the Ethics of Humility,” Review, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews, 2005.

11.  “Jorge Secada. Cartesian Metaphysics: The Late Scholastic Origins of Modern Philosophy,” Review, Journal of the History of Philosophy (April 2001)

12.  “Clarence Bonnen and Daniel Flage. Descartes and Method,” Review, Journal of the History of Philosophy (July 2000)

13.  “Margaret Wilson. Ideas and Mechanism,” Review, Journal of the History of Philosophy (January 2000)

 

Articles in Progress

 

 

Book Projects in progress (or on the back burner…)

I currently have several book projects in “process”. The prospectuses offered here are very rough, but they will give a sense for where the book projects currently aim. 

Natural Sentiments: Adam Smith and Environmental Ethics 

Kant and Contemporary Psychology

Education and Autonomy: Rousseau, Kant, Montessori

The Philosophy of Maria Montessori

Autonomy and Childhood in the Thought of Maria Montessori