Paul Haught, Ph.D.
Department of Religion and Philosophy (Chair)
Christian Brothers University
650 East Parkway South
Memphis, TN 38104
(901) 321-3579
phaught@cbu.edu

Areas of Specialization:
Applied Ethics (especially Environmental Ethics); Hume

Areas of Competence:
Ethics; Value Theory; Aesthetics; Modern Philosophy; Environmental Philosophy; Philosophy of Science (especially Ecology); Elementary Logic; Critical Thinking

Employment:
Christian Brothers University (Memphis, TN), Assistant Professor and Chair of the Department of Religion and Philosophy, current.
Newberry College (Newberry, SC), Assistant Professor, August 2004-July 2006.
Clayton College & State University (Morrow, GA), Instructor (full-time), January-June 2004.
Clayton College & State University, Instructor (part-time), August 2001-December 2003.

Education:
Ph.D., Philosophy, Tulane University, 2004.
M.A., Philosophy (concentration—Environmental Ethics), University of North Texas, 1995.
B.A., Philosophy, Georgetown University, 1992.

Ph.D. Dissertation:
“David Hume’s Moral Philosophy and Environmental Ethics”
Committee: Michael E. Zimmerman (Advisor), Ronna C. Burger, Donald S. Lee

Courses Taught:
Business Ethics (Christian Brothers University (CBU), Summer 2007)
Medical Ethics (Christian Brothers University (CBU), Spring 2007)
Theories of Human Nature (CBU, Spring 2007; Newberry College, Spring 2005)
Moral Philosophy and Ethics (Christian Brothers University (CBU)-Master of Arts in Executive Leadership Program, Fall 2006)
Contemporary Philosophy (CBU, Fall 2006; Newberry College, Fall 2005)
Contemporary Moral Issues (CBU, Fall 2006;University of North Texas (UNT), Spring 1995)
Seminar (Senior) on Environmental Justice (Newberry College, Spring 2006)
Philosophical Ethics/Ethical Theory (Newberry College, Fall 2005)
Introduction to Ethics (Newberry College, Fall 2004-Spring 2006; Clayton College & State University (CCSU), Spring 2004; Tulane University, Spring 1998, Spring 2000, Fall 2000)
Introduction to Aesthetics (Newberry College, Fall 2004-Spring 2005; CCSU, Fall 2002-Spring 2004)
Introduction to Philosophy (CCSU, Fall 2003-Spring 2004, Tulane University, Spring 2001, UNT, Fall 1994, Spring 1995)
Critical Thinking (CCSU, Fall 2001-Spring 2004)
Humanity’s Place in Nature (Tulane University, Fall 1999)
Philosophies of the Self (Tulane University, Fall 1997)
Elementary Symbolic Logic/Introduction to Logic (Newberry College, Fall 2004-Spring 2006; UNT, Summer 1994)

Publication:
“Hume’s Projectivist Legacy for Environmental Ethics,” Environmental Ethics 28 (1), Spring 2006: 77-96.

Conference Presentations:
“Environmental Virtue and Hume’s Sensible Knave,” Tennessee Philosophical Association, Vanderbilt University, November 2006.

“Explicating Wonder as a Humean Environmental Virtue,” Society for Philosophy in the Contemporary World annual meeting, Western Carolina University, July 2006.

“Hume on Humility,” Society for Philosophy in the Contemporary World annual meeting, Western Carolina University, July 2005

“Toward a Humean Environmental Ethics: An Explication of Humility,” South Carolina Society for Philosophy annual meeting, Furman University, February 2005.

“Beyond Prudence: A Humean Consideration of the Ecological Effects of Character,” Fourteenth North American Conference on Environment & Community, Empire State University, February 2004.

“Stunning Cicadas: Scientific Knowledge and Applied Environmental Aesthetics,” Second International Conference of Art Culture Nature, University of Washington, July 1999.

“Indifferent Creativity and Environmental Aesthetics,” Conference on Creativity and Values, Clemson University, April 1999.

“A Heideggerian Approach to Liberal Education,” University of North Texas Heidegger Conference, February 1994.

Invited Presentations:
“Baseball or Bugs: Finding Your Place in Environmental Ethics,” Newberry College Faculty Lecture Series, April 4, 2006.

“Taking Stock of NAFTA/CAFTA: Free Trade in an Ethical Light,” Newberry College, Humanities Colloquium, November 1, 2005.

“Moral Decisions in a Time of Crisis,” Newberry College, Lutheran Youth Day, September 24, 2005.

"Humble Stewards: A Discussion on Christianity and Environmental Ethics," Clayton College & State University, March 2004.

“Engaging the Ethical Questions: A Survey of Environmental Ethics,” BioBusiness and Regulatory Affairs Seminar, Clayton College & State University, November 2003.

Work in Progress:
“Beyond Prudence: A Humean Consideration of the Ecological Effects of Character.”

“Explicating Humility and Wonder in Hume’s Ethics.”

“The Role of Aesthetics in Environmental Ethics: An Empirical Aesthetic Critique of Positive Aesthetics.”

Academic Service:
CBU Institutional Review Board, 2006-current.
CBU Library Committee, 2006-current.
CBU Judicial Board, current.
Journal referee for Environmental Ethics, current.
Newberry College faculty liaison for South Carolina Campus Compact, 2005-06.
Faculty advisor for E.C.H.O., Newberry College’s community of service, 2005-06.
Faculty advisor for Newberry College’s Newman Center (Catholic student group), 2005.
Co-moderator for Newberry College’s Americorps*VISTA program, 2005-06.
Member of Newberry College’s Conduct Review Board and Values-Based Learning Oversight Committees, 2004-06.
Web Support Specialist, Tulane/Xavier University Center for Bioenvironmental Research (including supervision of design of class Website for “Integral Ecology” course), 2001.
Philosophy Department Representative to Tulane University Graduate School Student Association (GSSA), 1995-98.
Member of Tulane University Honors & Awards Committee and Graduate School Honor Board, 1997-98.

Community Service:
Co-organizer for Newberry College hurricane relief trip, Ocean Springs, MS, Oct. 13-16, 2005.
Lynch’s Woods Park (Newberry, SC) environmental restoration and clean-up (with E.C.H.O.), December 2005 and February 2006.

Recent Awards:
ODK “Leader of the Month,” Newberry College, November 2005