Academic Publications
I am primarily interested in what is required to form good judgments. This has led to exploring the nature and limits of expertise, the possibility of moral and political expertise, clinical ethics, clinical judgment, epistemic justification and responsibility, how popular culture engages with philosophical ideas, and critical thinking.
Books
A History and Philosophy of Expertise: The Nature and Limits of Authority (Bloomsbury, 2022)
Expertise: A Philosophical Introduction (Bloomsbury 2020).
Moral Expertise: New Essays from Theoretical and Clinical Bioethics, edited with Laura K. Guidry-Grimes (Springer, 2018).
Winning Votes by Abusing Reason: Epistemic Responsibility and Political Rhetoric (Lexington Books, 2017).
The Critical Thinking Toolkit (Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell, August 2016), with Peter Fosl and Galen Foresman.
Critical Thinking: An Introduction to Reasoning Well, 3rd ed. (London, UK: Bloomsbury, forthcoming), with Robert Arp.
What’s Good on TV?: Learning Ethics Through Television (Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell, October 2011), with Robert Arp.
Philosophy DeMYSTiFied (Boston: McGraw-Hill Professional, June 2011), with Robert Arp.
A History and Philosophy of Expertise: The Nature and Limits of Authority (Bloomsbury, 2022)
Expertise: A Philosophical Introduction (Bloomsbury 2020).
Moral Expertise: New Essays from Theoretical and Clinical Bioethics, edited with Laura K. Guidry-Grimes (Springer, 2018).
Winning Votes by Abusing Reason: Epistemic Responsibility and Political Rhetoric (Lexington Books, 2017).
The Critical Thinking Toolkit (Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell, August 2016), with Peter Fosl and Galen Foresman.
Critical Thinking: An Introduction to Reasoning Well, 3rd ed. (London, UK: Bloomsbury, forthcoming), with Robert Arp.
What’s Good on TV?: Learning Ethics Through Television (Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell, October 2011), with Robert Arp.
Philosophy DeMYSTiFied (Boston: McGraw-Hill Professional, June 2011), with Robert Arp.
Articles
Social Epistemology and Expertise
"Patient Expertise and Medical Authority: Epistemic Implications
for the Provider-Patient Relationship," Journal of Medicine and
Philosophy, Fall 2023.
"Ethics and Expert Authority in the Patient-Psychotherapist
Relationship," with Laura Guidry-Grimes, in The Oxford
Handbook of Psychotherapy Ethics, 2020.
"Hunting the Expert: The Precarious Epistemic Position of a
Novice." Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 9 (4): 51-
58. https://wp.me/p1Bfg0-4YG, 2020.
"Ethics expertise demystified: Using the Brummett/Salter
taxonomy," The American Journal of Bioethics 19 (11), 80-82, 2019.
"What Experts Could Not Be," Social Epistemology
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02691728.2018.1551437?journalCode=tsep20), 2018.
"Expertise," 1000-Word Philosophy: An Introductory Anthology, 2018.
“The Shoulders of Giants: A Case for Non-veritism about Expert Authority,” Topoi, Special Issue on Expertise, eds. Christian Quast and Markus Seidel, Springer, 2018.
“Filter Bubbles and The Public Use of Reason: Applying Epistemology to the Newsfeed,” in Social Epistemology and Technology, Frank Scalambrino, ed., (Rowman & Littlefield, 2015).
Clinical Ethics and Health Literacy
"Talking the Talk: Enhancing Clinical Ethics with Health Literacy Best Practices," HEC Forum, 31: 177-199, https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10730-019-09369-5.
"Patients Without Social Support Need Help, Too: A Gap in the Literature, A Systems Solution," with Evan G. DeRenzo, Journal of Hospital Ethics, 2019.
"Health Literacy Evaluation of Opioid Patient Education Materials for Orthopaedic Surgery," with L. Prince, S. Mears, and K. Hadden, Journal of Surgical Orthopaedic Advances, 28(3): 232-236, 2019.
"Health Literacy and Surgery Expectations in Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Patients," with Kristie B. Hadden, Latrina Y. Prince, Marty K. Bushmiaer, and C. Lowery Barnes. Patient Education and Counseling, 101: 1823-1827, 2018.
“Clinical Trials are Exploitative: The Likelihood that They Are is High,” in Contemporary Debates in Bioethics, Arthur L. Caplan and Robert Arp, ed. (Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell, 2014).
Epistemic Justification
“Epistemic Justification,” The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy, 2016, SSN 2161-0002, http://www.iep.utm.edu.
“Dilemma Arguments against Naturalism,” Episteme, 11 (2), June 2014: 229-43 (Web, November 2013).
“Prolegomena to An Epistemic Case for Classical Liberalism,” Libertarian Papers, 6 (1), 2014 Web.
Pop Culture and Philosophy
“Inception and Perception: What Should You Believe If You Are Dreaming?” in The Philosophy of Christopher Nolan (Lexington Books, 2017).
“Is it God or the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown?” in Richard Greene and Rachel Robison-Greene, eds., Peanuts and Philosophy (Chicago: Open Court, 2017).
“The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret: Discworld Politics and The Horrible Necessity of Free Speech,” in Discworld and Philosophy, Nicolas Machaud, ed. (Chicago: Open Court, 2016).
“I Will Never Doubt Again: Hope and Responsible Belief in The Princess Bride,” with Laura Guidry-Grimes in The Princess Bride and Philosophy, Richard Greene and Rachel Robison, eds. (Chicago: Open Court, 2015).
“Holden onto What’s Right,” in The Catcher in the Rye and Philosophy, Keith Dromm and Heather Salter, eds. (Chicago: Open Court, 2012).
“Reasoning in the Dark: Courage and Uncertainty in The Hobbit,” in The Hobbit and Philosophy, Eric Bronson and Greg Bassham, eds. (Malden, MA: Blackwell, 2012).
“Transformers and Various Philosophies of Love,” with Robert Arp, in The Transformers and Philosophy, John Shook and Elizabeth Stillwagon, eds., (Chicago: Open Court, 2009).
“Checks and Balances: The Welcomed Tension between Science and Philosophy,” with Robert Arp, Quarterly Review of Biology, 38 (1) March 2008: 17-28.
“For L’Amore: Love and Friendship in The Office,” with Robert Arp, in The Office and Philosophy, J. Jeremy Wisnewski, ed., (Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishing, 2008).
“The Beast in Me: Evil in Cash’s Christian Worldview,” in Johnny Cash and Philosophy, David Werther and John Huss, eds., (Chicago: Open Court Publishing, 2008).
Book Reviews
Connie M. Ulrich and Christine Grady, eds. Moral Distress in the Health Professions (Cham, Switzerland: Springer, 2018), Metapsychology Online Reviews https://metapsychology.net/index.php/book-review/moral-distress-in-the-health-professions/
Ross Upshur and R. Paul Thompson. Philosophy of Medicine: An Introduction (London: Routledge,
2017). Metapsychology Online Reviews:
http://metapsychology.mentalhelp.net/poc/view_doc.php?type=book&id=8084&cn=394.
Donald Joralemon, Mortal Dilemmas: The Troubled Landscape of Death in America (London: Routledge,
2016). Metapsychology Online Reviews
http://metapsychology.mentalhelp.net/poc/view_doc.php?type=book&id=7797&cn=389.
Matthew C. Haug, ed. The Armchair or the Laboratory? (London: Routledge, 2014), Metapsychology Online Reviews, 19 (11) March 2015.
David Coady, What to Believe Now: Applying Epistemology to Contemporary Issues (Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell, 2011),
Journal of Applied Philosophy, 30 (4) November 2013: 400-02.
Philosophy of Religion and Others
“The End of Eternity,” Sophia, 56 (2), 2017, pp. 147-162. doi:10.1007/s11841-017-0590-0.
“Many Irrelevant Evils: A Response to the Bayesian Problem of Evil,” International Journal of
Philosophy and Theology, 75 (4) 2014: 365–78.
Contributor, 1001 Great Ideas that Changed the World, ed. Robert Arp (New York: Simon &
Schuster, 2013); 34 entries, including A Priori/A Posteriori Knowledge; Knowledge as Justified True Belief; Skepticism; Liberalism; Objectivism; Fallacy; Theory; and Hypothesis.
Social Epistemology and Expertise
"Patient Expertise and Medical Authority: Epistemic Implications
for the Provider-Patient Relationship," Journal of Medicine and
Philosophy, Fall 2023.
"Ethics and Expert Authority in the Patient-Psychotherapist
Relationship," with Laura Guidry-Grimes, in The Oxford
Handbook of Psychotherapy Ethics, 2020.
"Hunting the Expert: The Precarious Epistemic Position of a
Novice." Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 9 (4): 51-
58. https://wp.me/p1Bfg0-4YG, 2020.
"Ethics expertise demystified: Using the Brummett/Salter
taxonomy," The American Journal of Bioethics 19 (11), 80-82, 2019.
"What Experts Could Not Be," Social Epistemology
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02691728.2018.1551437?journalCode=tsep20), 2018.
"Expertise," 1000-Word Philosophy: An Introductory Anthology, 2018.
“The Shoulders of Giants: A Case for Non-veritism about Expert Authority,” Topoi, Special Issue on Expertise, eds. Christian Quast and Markus Seidel, Springer, 2018.
“Filter Bubbles and The Public Use of Reason: Applying Epistemology to the Newsfeed,” in Social Epistemology and Technology, Frank Scalambrino, ed., (Rowman & Littlefield, 2015).
Clinical Ethics and Health Literacy
"Talking the Talk: Enhancing Clinical Ethics with Health Literacy Best Practices," HEC Forum, 31: 177-199, https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10730-019-09369-5.
"Patients Without Social Support Need Help, Too: A Gap in the Literature, A Systems Solution," with Evan G. DeRenzo, Journal of Hospital Ethics, 2019.
"Health Literacy Evaluation of Opioid Patient Education Materials for Orthopaedic Surgery," with L. Prince, S. Mears, and K. Hadden, Journal of Surgical Orthopaedic Advances, 28(3): 232-236, 2019.
"Health Literacy and Surgery Expectations in Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Patients," with Kristie B. Hadden, Latrina Y. Prince, Marty K. Bushmiaer, and C. Lowery Barnes. Patient Education and Counseling, 101: 1823-1827, 2018.
“Clinical Trials are Exploitative: The Likelihood that They Are is High,” in Contemporary Debates in Bioethics, Arthur L. Caplan and Robert Arp, ed. (Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell, 2014).
Epistemic Justification
“Epistemic Justification,” The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy, 2016, SSN 2161-0002, http://www.iep.utm.edu.
“Dilemma Arguments against Naturalism,” Episteme, 11 (2), June 2014: 229-43 (Web, November 2013).
“Prolegomena to An Epistemic Case for Classical Liberalism,” Libertarian Papers, 6 (1), 2014 Web.
Pop Culture and Philosophy
“Inception and Perception: What Should You Believe If You Are Dreaming?” in The Philosophy of Christopher Nolan (Lexington Books, 2017).
“Is it God or the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown?” in Richard Greene and Rachel Robison-Greene, eds., Peanuts and Philosophy (Chicago: Open Court, 2017).
“The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret: Discworld Politics and The Horrible Necessity of Free Speech,” in Discworld and Philosophy, Nicolas Machaud, ed. (Chicago: Open Court, 2016).
“I Will Never Doubt Again: Hope and Responsible Belief in The Princess Bride,” with Laura Guidry-Grimes in The Princess Bride and Philosophy, Richard Greene and Rachel Robison, eds. (Chicago: Open Court, 2015).
“Holden onto What’s Right,” in The Catcher in the Rye and Philosophy, Keith Dromm and Heather Salter, eds. (Chicago: Open Court, 2012).
“Reasoning in the Dark: Courage and Uncertainty in The Hobbit,” in The Hobbit and Philosophy, Eric Bronson and Greg Bassham, eds. (Malden, MA: Blackwell, 2012).
“Transformers and Various Philosophies of Love,” with Robert Arp, in The Transformers and Philosophy, John Shook and Elizabeth Stillwagon, eds., (Chicago: Open Court, 2009).
“Checks and Balances: The Welcomed Tension between Science and Philosophy,” with Robert Arp, Quarterly Review of Biology, 38 (1) March 2008: 17-28.
“For L’Amore: Love and Friendship in The Office,” with Robert Arp, in The Office and Philosophy, J. Jeremy Wisnewski, ed., (Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishing, 2008).
“The Beast in Me: Evil in Cash’s Christian Worldview,” in Johnny Cash and Philosophy, David Werther and John Huss, eds., (Chicago: Open Court Publishing, 2008).
Book Reviews
Connie M. Ulrich and Christine Grady, eds. Moral Distress in the Health Professions (Cham, Switzerland: Springer, 2018), Metapsychology Online Reviews https://metapsychology.net/index.php/book-review/moral-distress-in-the-health-professions/
Ross Upshur and R. Paul Thompson. Philosophy of Medicine: An Introduction (London: Routledge,
2017). Metapsychology Online Reviews:
http://metapsychology.mentalhelp.net/poc/view_doc.php?type=book&id=8084&cn=394.
Donald Joralemon, Mortal Dilemmas: The Troubled Landscape of Death in America (London: Routledge,
2016). Metapsychology Online Reviews
http://metapsychology.mentalhelp.net/poc/view_doc.php?type=book&id=7797&cn=389.
Matthew C. Haug, ed. The Armchair or the Laboratory? (London: Routledge, 2014), Metapsychology Online Reviews, 19 (11) March 2015.
David Coady, What to Believe Now: Applying Epistemology to Contemporary Issues (Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell, 2011),
Journal of Applied Philosophy, 30 (4) November 2013: 400-02.
Philosophy of Religion and Others
“The End of Eternity,” Sophia, 56 (2), 2017, pp. 147-162. doi:10.1007/s11841-017-0590-0.
“Many Irrelevant Evils: A Response to the Bayesian Problem of Evil,” International Journal of
Philosophy and Theology, 75 (4) 2014: 365–78.
Contributor, 1001 Great Ideas that Changed the World, ed. Robert Arp (New York: Simon &
Schuster, 2013); 34 entries, including A Priori/A Posteriori Knowledge; Knowledge as Justified True Belief; Skepticism; Liberalism; Objectivism; Fallacy; Theory; and Hypothesis.
