Dr. Robert Fudge

Associate Professor of Philosophy

Department of Political Science and Philosophy

Weber State University

Office:  SS 262

  (801) 626-7046

robertfudge@weber.edu

          Education

            Ph.D. in Philosophy, Syracuse University, 2001

            M.A. in Philosophy, Colorado State University, 1994

            B.A. in Philosophy, Colorado State University, 1991

 
          Academic Interests

            Ethics, Aesthetics

 Classes Taught

  Introduction to Philosophy

 

  Contemporary Moral Problems

 

  Critical Thinking

 

  Deductive Logic

 

  Philosophy of Democracy

 

  Ethical Theory

 

  Aesthetics

 

  Philosophy of Law

Publications

“Value Incommensurability and the Challenges of Civic Engagement,” Reflections on Technology and Democracy, ed. Lee Trepanier (Cedar City, UT: Southern Utah University Press, 2010), pp. 76-91.

“On the Beauty and Sublimity of Golf” (with Joe Ulatowski), Golf and Philosophy, ed. Andy Wiebel (University of Kentucky Press, 2010), pp. 15-30.

“Sympathy, Beauty, and Sentiment:  Adam Smith's Aesthetic Morality,” The Journal of Scottish Philosophy 7(2) (2009): 133-146.

“Whisper Things into My Brain:  Metallica, Emotion, and Morality,” Metallica and Philosophy:  A Crash Course in Brain Surgery, ed. William T. Irwin (Blackwell, 2007), pp. 5-15.
 

“A Vindication of Strong Aesthetic Supervenience,” Philosophical Papers 34 (2005): 149-171.

“Problems with Contextualizing Aesthetic Properties,” The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism 61 (2003): 67-70 (with response by Marcia Eaton).
 

“Imagination and the Science-Based Aesthetic Appreciation of Unscenic Nature,” The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism 59 (2001): 275-285.

“On Harwood’s Plural Voting System” (with Carol Quinn), Journal of Social Philosophy 32 (2001): 500-504.

“A Dialogic Approach to Introducing Informal Fallacies,” Teaching Philosophy 24 (2001): 371-377.

“Motivating Employees to Act Ethically: An Expectancy Theory Approach” (with John Schlacter), Journal of Business Ethics 18 (1999): 295-304.