Tait Szabo

Curriculum Vitae

Department of Philosophy

University of Wisconsin Colleges

Washington County

    • Ph.D., Philosophy (2007): University of Colorado at Boulder

    • M.A., Philosophy (2003): University of Colorado at Boulder

    • B.A., Philosophy and Psychology (1999): Cornell University

Area of Specialization

    • Ethics

Areas of Competence

    • Environmental Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion, Political Philosophy

Employment

    • Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin Colleges at Washington County, Fall 2008-present

    • Instructor, Department of Philosophy, University of Colorado at Boulder, Fall 2007-Spring 2008

    • Graduate Part-Time Instructor, Department of Philosophy, University of Colorado at Boulder, Fall 1999-Spring 2007

Presentations

    At Conferences and at Other Universities

        •  “In Defense of Enhancement: Health and Excellence in Elite Competitive Sport,” International Association of Philosophy of Sport, American Philosophical

            Association, Central Meeting, Chicago, February, 2010 (to be presented)

        •  “Health, Excellence, and Enhancement in Elite Competitive Sport,” International Association of Philosophy of Sport, 37^th Annual Meeting, University of

            Seattle, Washington, August, 2009

        • “In Defense of Legalizing Blackmail,” Wisconsin Philosophical Association meeting, University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh, April, 2009

        • “In Defense of Enhancement,” British Philosophy of Sport Conference, University of Abertay Dundee, Scotland, March, 2009

        • “Sex and Commerce: Feminist Approaches,” Invited Talk, Department of Philosophy, University of Wyoming, November, 2006

        • “Eminent Domain and Human Transplant Organs,” Twenty-Second International Social Philosophy Conference, Renssalaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy,        

            New York, July, 2005

        • “Caught in a Vice: Moral Uncertainty, Virtue, and Vegetarianism,” The Conference on Values: “Values, Rational Choice, and the Will,” at the University

            of Wisconsin – Stevens Point, April, 2004

        • “Prostitution and Sexual Autonomy: Charges Against Anderson,” The Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities, University of Hawaii,

            January, 2004

        • “The Great Pumpkin Returns: Against Alvin Plantinga’s Warranted Christian Belief,” Society of Christian Philosophers Conference, Boulder, Colorado,

            October, 2001

    Other Presentations

        • “The Seventh Seal: Life, Death, and Meaninglessness,” Philosophy and Film Series, University of Colorado at Boulder, February 2007

        • “Commodification of Human Transplant Organs,” Center for Values and Social Policy, University of Colorado at Boulder, October 2005

Publications

    • “Strange Love or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Porn,” Pornography and Philosophy (Blackwell, 2010) (Forthcoming)

Works in Progress

    • “Companions, Dolls, and Sex: What Joss Whedon Tells Us About Sexual Morality,” for The Philosophy of Joss Whedon (University Press of Kentucky)

    • “Prostitution and Sexual Autonomy: A Reply To Scott A. Anderson”

Awards

    • Graduate Teaching Excellence Award, Spring 2005

    • Residence Life Academic Teaching Award, Department of Housing and the Committee on Learning and Academic Support Services, Fall 2002

    • Philosophy Department Dissertation Research Fellowship, Fall 2004

Teaching Experience

    • Biomedical Ethics

    • Critical Thinking

    • Elementary Logic

    • Environmental Philosophy

    • Ethics

    • Human Nature, Religion and Society

    • Introduction to Philosophy

    • Philosophy and Religion

    • Philosophy and Society

Professional Activity and Service

    University of Wisconsin Colleges at Washington County

        • Interview Committee for English Transfer Position, Fall 2008

        • Merit Evaluations Committee, 2009-10

        • Scholarship Committee, 2008-9

        • Socrates Cafe, advisor, 2008-9

        • Student Life and Interest Committee (SLIC), 2009-10

        • Textbook Committee, 2008-9

    University of Colorado

        • Assistant to the Director of the Center for Values and Social Policy

        • Assistant Director and Instructor, Summer Philosophy Institute of Colorado

        • Instructor, Philosophy Outreach Program of Colorado

Professional Affiliations

    • American Philosophical Association (APA)

    • International Association for the Philosophy of Sport (IAPS)

Graduate Student Activity and Service

    • Graduate Teacher Certification, Graduate Teacher Program

    • Teaching Assistant Mentor

    • Graduate Student Mentor

    • Graduate Student President

    • Graduate Curriculum Committee

    • Coordinator, Graduate Student Ethics Reading Group