Avram Hiller
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Assistant Professor of Philosophy Office: NH 393E
BIOGRAPHY I am an Assistant Professor in the Philosophy Department at Portland State University. I received my Ph.D. from Duke University. Prior to coming to PSU (in 2008), I taught at Wake Forest University. I have also been a visiting scholar in philosophy departments at four other universities - University of Arizona, Harvard, UNC-Chapel Hill, and Rutgers. I have very broad-ranging interests in analytic philosophy. I work in philosophy of language and metaphysics (mostly on issues relating to vagueness), epistemology (analyzing knowledge, internalism/externalism), meta-ethics (moral realism/anti-realism/quasi-realism), normative ethics (consequentialism/deontology, axiology), and environmental ethics. Outside of philosophy, I enjoy lots of outdoor activities – hiking, running, bicycling, camping, and nature photography. I listen to a lot of music and I have been enjoying the local music scene here in Portland. I also play guitar and over the last couple years, I have been creating musical adaptations of poems by E.E. Cummings (who, contrary to public impression, did capitalize his name in most contexts). I am mostly vegan, and strictly in the name of scientific research, I have recently conducted careful studies of baked goods at vegan and vegan-friendly bakeries in Portland. I can also report, for anyone interested, the results of last year’s survey of area green curry dishes.
PUBLICATIONS "Climate Change and Individual Responsibility" forthcoming (July, 2011) in The Monist. "Morally Significant Effects of Ordinary Individual Actions", forthcoming (Spring, 2011) in Ethics, Policy, and Environment. "Safety and Epistemic Luck" with Ram Neta, Synthese, 158 (2007): 303-313. |
