Stephen Mathis
Chair, Associate Professor of Philosophy
Degrees
Ph.D., University of Kansas
M.A., Duke University
B.A., Washington & Lee University
Main Interests
Philosophy of Law
Social/Political Philosophy
Ethics
Research Interests
Philosophy of Criminal Law
Philosophy of Law
Social/Political Philosophy
Ethics
Teaching Interests
Philosophy of Law
Ethics
Social/Political Philosophy
Other Interests
Feminist Jurisprudence
Constitutional Law
Nietzsche
Wittgenstein
Selected Publications, Creative Work or Performances
Philosophy and Law: How Judges Reason [audio recording], Recorded Books: Prince Frederick, MD, August 2008.
"Philosophy and Crime," in Understanding Crime: A Multidisciplinary Approach, Guarino-Ghezzi and Trevino, eds., LexisNexis, April 2005.
"Criminal Attempts and the Subjectivism/Objectivism Debate," 17 Ratio Juris 3 (Sept. 2004): 328-345.
"A Plea for Omissions," 22 Criminal Justice Ethics 2 (2003): 15-31.
"Korsgaard, Normativity, and the Publicity of Reasons," 17 Southwest Philosophy Review 1 (2001): 77-83.
"Voluntariness and the Orthodox Actus Reus Requirement," 14 Southwest Philosophy Review 1 (1998): 55-62.