Tait Szabo
Curriculum Vitae
Department of Philosophy
University of Wisconsin Colleges
Washington County
Education
• 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, 37th 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