Dan Putman

Professor of Philosophy

Contact Information

University of Wisconsin - Fox Valley
1478 Midway Road
Menasha, WI 54952


Office #1510
Office Phone Number: 920 - 832-2609

EMail: dputman@uwc.edu (Office)
EMail: dep8711@hotmail.com (Home)
 

Courses

Introduction to Philosophy
Ethics
Asian Philosophy
Logic

Research Interests

Virtue Ethics
Ethical Theory
Philosophy of Music
Asian Philosophy

Other Interests

Astronomy
Reading Science Fiction
 

Education

Marquette University, B.A.
University of Wisconsin - Madison, M.A.
University of Southern California, Ph.D.

Publications (Abbreviated listing)

"Natural and Empty Desires: An Epicurean View of Musical Experience," Contemporary Aesthetics, 2005  (refereed online journal): http://www.contempaesthetics.org/pages/journal.php

What's So Great about Good Taste?" Contemporary Philosophy, forthcoming

Book: Psychological Courage, University Press of America, 2004.

"The Emotions of Courage," Journal of Social Philosophy, Vol. 32, #4, Winter, 2001

Book: Human Excellence: Dialogues on Virtue Theory, University Press of America, 1998

With Michael O'Brien: "Virtue and Politics: The Example of Philip Hart," Public Affairs Quarterly, Vol. 12, #2, April, 1998
 
"Virtue Theory and the Self: Thoughts on Addressing Ethical Egoism in Our Students," Teaching Philosophy, Vol. 21, #2, June, 1998

"The Intellectual Bias of Virtue Ethics," Philosophy, Volume 72, 1997.
"Psychological Courage," Philosophy, Psychiatry, and Psychology, Vol. 4, #1, March, 1997.
"What Exactly is the Good of Self-Deception?" International Journal of Applied Philosophy, Vol. 10, Winter/Spring, 1996, pp. 17-23.
"Integrity and Moral Development," Journal of Value Inquiry, Vol. 30, June 1996, pp. 237-46.
"The Primacy of Virtue in Children's Moral Development," Journal of Moral Education, Vol. 24, May, 1995, pp. 175-83.
"Virtue Theory in Ethics Courses," Teaching Philosophy, Vol. 15, March, 1992, pp. 51-56.
"Sex and Virtue," International Journal of Moral and Social Studies, Vol. 6, Spring, 1991, pp. 47-56.
"Virtue and the Practice of Modern Medicine," Journal of Medicine and Philosophy, Vol. 13, 1988, pp. 433-43.
"Virtue and Self-Deception," Southern Journal of Philosophy, Vol. XXV, Winter, 1987, pp. 549-57.
"Self-Deception and the Teaching of Philosophy," Teaching Philosophy, Vol. 10, September, 1987, pp. 189-99.
"Sympathy and Ethical Judgments: A Reconsideration," American Philosophical Quarterly, Vol. 24, July, 1987, pp. 261-66.
"Why Instrumental Music Has No Shame," British Journal of Aesthetics, Vol. 27, Winter, 1987, pp. 55-61.

(Full listing available upon request)

Honors and Awards

Teacher of the Year - 1978, 1987, 1992, 1995, 1996, 2003

Barrington-Muslof Research Award, Colleges 2004-2005.

Memberships

American Philosophical Association

University of Wisconsin Centers Philosophy Department
University of Wisconsin - Fox Valley