Faculty Guide

Title

Assistant Professor of Philosophy

Environmental Studies
History of Ideas
Philosophy

Expertise

Areas of Expertise: Ethics/Moral Philosophy; Kant

Profile

Kate Moran received her PhD from the University of Pennsylvania in 2008, and her BA from Santa Clara University in 2001. Her main area of interest is Kant's moral philosophy. She also has research and teaching interests in contemporary moral and political philosophy, the history of philosophy, and the philosophy of education. In the Spring of 2010 she will be teaching Phil 17A (Introduction to Ethics) and a new course, Phil 122a (History of Ethics).

Awards and Honors

Davis Foundation Teaching and Learning Fellow (2013)

Theodore and Jane Norman Award for Faculty Scholarship (2013)

Theodore and Jane Norman Award for Faculty Scholarship (2010)

History of Ideas Course Development Grant (2009)

Charlotte W. Newcombe Fellowship (2007)

Courses Taught

PHIL	17a	Introduction to Ethics
PHIL	21a	Environmental Ethics
PHIL	107b	Kant's Moral Theory
PHIL	109b	Ethics and Emotions
PHIL	114b	Topics in Ethical Theory
PHIL	122a	History of Ethics
PHIL	124a	Philosophy of Revolution
PHIL	168a	Kant
PHIL	200a	Graduate Proseminar
PHIL	214a	Topics in Normative Philosophy
USEM	8b	Freedom of Will, Responsibility, and Blame

Scholarship

Moran, Kate A.. For Community's Sake: A (Self-Respecting) Kantian Account of Forgiveness. Proc. of XI International Kant Congress. DeGruyter, 2013.

Moran, Kate A.. Community and Progress in Kant's Moral Philosophy. Washington, DC: The Catholic University of America Press, 2012.

Moran, Kate A.. "The Ethical Community as Ground of Moral Action: An Interpretation of the Highest Good." Rethinking Kant. vol. 3 Ed. Oliver Thorndike. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2011. 78-99.

Moran, Kate A.. "Can Kant Have an Account of Moral Education?." Journal of Philosophy of Education 43. 4 (2009).