Current Semester
Spring 2013 Courses:
PHL 110IH: Intro to Ethics: Good and Evil
PHL 322: Philosophy & Environmental Ethics
PHL 491: Aristotle Ethics & Politics
Advising: Philosophy, Ethicats
Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 1:30-2:30pm (Spring 2013 semester)
Office: Wilson 2-149
Email: jeffrey.stephenson@montana.edu
Phone: (406) 994-5210
Research Interests
Character and cognitive science; akrasia and medical care; classical (Aristotelian) virtue theory; modern (Thomist/MacIntyre) virtue theory; ancient philosophy; social justice in healthcare; professional ethics (healthcare, media and medical); clinical ethics; ethics and law; research ethics and law; ethical issues in biotechnology.
Education
Ph.D. in Philosophy (2006), City University of New York
M.A. in Philosophy with Teaching Ethics Option (1999), University of Montana, Missoula.
M.A. in Liberal Studies (1996), Georgetown University
B.A. in Liberal Studies (1991), University of South Florida
Awards, Honors, and Affiliations
2010 Nominee for Carl F. Wittke Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching at Case Western Reserve University.
2000-2003 Graduate Teaching Fellowship award thru the Graduate Center of the City University of New York.
Select Publications
Articles
Stephenson, JE “Breaking Bad in America: Vicious Walter White and the American Psyche”. [Forthcoming 2012, Open Court Popular Culture and Philosophy series title Breaking Bad and Philosophy.]
Piven, J.; Stephenson, JE “The Fear of Bones: On the Dread of Space and Death”. [Forthcoming 2012, Blackwell popular philosophy series title The Philosophy of JJ Abrams.]
Stephenson, JE; Grace, WT. “Beyond the Palin: The Meaning of Sarah Palin’s Entry into the Fourth Estate”, Media Ethics (Spring 2010 issue).
Book Chapters
Stephenson, JE; Anderson, AO. “Ethical and Legal Dilemmas in Biodefense Research.” In Textbook of Military Medicine: Medical Aspects of Biological Warfare, The Borden Institute (Chapter 24; 2008).
Book Review Essays
Stephenson, JE. “Media Mafia According to Goldberg”. Media Ethics (Vol. 14, No. 1, Fall 2002).
Stephenson, JE. “Goldberg’s Arrogance”. Media Ethics (Vol. 15, No. 2, Spring 2004).
Book Reviews
Stephenson, JE. “The Media and the War on Terrorism.” Stephen Hess and Marvin Kalb (eds.) (2003). Media Ethics (Vol. 15, No. 2, Spring 2004).
Courses Taught
Ethics (CWRU, 305/405; 3 sec)
Science and Engineering Ethics (CWRU, 304/404; 3 sec)
Police Ethics (JJ, 327; 1 sec)
Ethics and Law (JJ, 310, 2 sec)
Contemporary Moral Problems: Experiential Learning (team taught) (CWRU, 206; 1 sec)
Knowledge, Belief and Value (JJ, 220; 6 sec)
Introduction to Philosophy (All institutions, 101, 15+ sec)
Rational Man (CC, 300/400, 1 sec)
Social Foundations I and II (NYU, 127, 4 sec)
Introduction to Ethics (online) (FCC, 2 sec)
Nursing Healthcare Ethics (internship) (FVCC, 1 sec)
