Erik Anderson

Professor of Philosophy

Curriculum Vitae
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Erik A. Anderson received his BA in philosophy from the University of Puget Sound, and his MA and PhD in philosophy from the University of Connecticut. He is Professor of Philosophy. His teaching and research focus on ethics, sexual ethics, political philosophy, and philosophy of law. He is currently at work on a book on philosophical approaches to the study of men and masculinities.

Education

  • Ph.D., University of Connecticut
  • M.A., University of Connecticut
  • B.A., University of Puget Sound

Research

It is hard to say anything original about one's teaching philosophy. As philosophers, we are all disciples of Socrates and teach in a conversational, non-authoritarian style designed to awaken the student's own capacity to develop reasonable answers to perennially important questions. It is probably not distinctive to me, but I strive to impress upon students that I too am actively engaged in trying to devise answers to the questions I raise, and that we should see ourselves as co-inquirers in a common pursuit.

Publications

  • “A Comment on Rahel Jaeggi’s Critique of Forms of Life,” Social Philosophy Today (2021)
  • “Deliberative Sincerity and the Opacity of the Self,” Journal of Social Philosophy, Volume 51, Issue 3 (2020): 422-440.
  • "A Defense of the 'Sterility Objection' to the New Natural Lawyers' Argument Against Same-Sex Marriage," Ethical Theory and Moral Practice (forthcoming 2013);
  • "Religiously Conservative Citizens and the Ideal of Conscientious Engagement: A Comment on Wolterstorff and Eberle," Philosophia (forthcoming 2013);
  • "The Paradox of Public Secularism: A Critical Assessment of Robert Audi's Religious Commitment and Secular Reason," Faith and Philosophy 23 (2), 2006: 137-155;
  • "Public Reason, State Neutrality, and the Recognition of Religious Differences under the Establishment Clause," in Civility and Its Discontents: Essays on Civic Virtue, Toleration, and Cultural Fragmentation, edited by Christine Sistare (University of Kansas Press, 2004);
  • "Group Rights, Autonomy, and the Free Exercise of Religion," in Groups, Rights, and Democracy, edited by Christine Sistare, Larry May, and Leslie Francis (University of Kansas Press, 2001);
  • "State Neutrality, Public Reason, and the Establishment Clause," The American Philosophical Association Newsletter on Philosophy and Law (Fall 2000);

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