"But by safety must be understood, not the sole preservation of life in what condition soever, but in order to its happiness. For to this end did men freely assemble themselves, and institute a government, that they might, as much as their humane condition would afford, live delightfully." --Thomas Hobbes, De Cive
Some Publications
2004. Philosophy in America, Volume I. For info, click here for Pearson Prentice Hall's Web Page
2004. Philosophy in America, Volume II. For info, click here for Pearson Prentice Hall's Web Page
2007. “Individual-Centered Collaborative Research,” Teaching Philosophy. March.
2006. "A Hobbesian View of International Sovereignty," Journal of Social Philosophy, 37:4 Winter: 552-565.
2006. “Creating an Honors Community: A Virtue Ethics Approach,” The Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council, Spring/Summer 2006: 75-91.
2005. “Individualism, Community, and Academic Integrity,” Selected Papers from the 16th International Conference on College Teaching and Learning, ed. Jack A. Chambers,
2002. "Hobbesian Friendship: Valuing Others for Oneself," Journal of Social Philosophy, 33:3 Fall: 345-359.
2002. “Lords and Mothers: Silent Subjects in Hobbes’s Political Theory,” International Journal of Politics and Ethics, 1:3: 171-182. Reprinted 2002 in Patrick Hayden and Tom Langston, eds., Ethics and Politics, Nova Publications, 2002: 139-150.
1999. “The Nature and Value of Supererogatory Actions,” The Journal of Social Philosophy, 20:1 (Spring 1999): 209-222.