Assistant Professor of Philosophy
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Experience
- January 2017 – Present, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, University of Lynchburg
Education
- PhD in Philosophy – University of Tennesse, Spring 2017
- BA, magna cum laude, Philosophy and Political Theory – Pepperdine University, Spring 2010
Publications
- Brickhouse-Bryson, Devon. (2021). “New Frontiers in the Aesthetics of Science.” Review of The Aesthetics of Science: Beauty, Imagination, and Understanding. Eds. Milena Ivanova and Steven French. Metascience 30:1.
- Brickhouse-Bryson, Devon. (2020). Judgments of Beauty in Theory Evaluation. Lexington Books.
- Brickhouse-Bryson, Devon. (Spring 2019). “Reflective Equilibrium, Judgements of Beauty, and Judgments of Coherence.” Soundings: An Interdisciplinary Journal 102:1.
- Brickhouse-Bryson, Devon. (2016). “Beautiful Colors and Unjust Societies.” In Red Rising and Philosophy. Ed. Courtland Lewis and Kevin McCain. Open Court. Part of the Popular Culture and Philosophy series, this volume uses the science fiction trilogy Red Rising to illustrate themes and questions in philosophy for a general audience.
Presentations
- “Reflective Equilibrium, Judgments of Coherence, and Judgments of Beauty,” 2018 American Philosophical Association Pacific Meeting
- “Defending Ginet’s Noncausal Account of Reasons Explanation,” 2016 American Philosophical Association Central Meeting
- “Changing a Mere Event into an Action,” 2015 North Carolina Philosophical Association, 2012 Shapiro Graduate Conference at Brown University
- “Platonic Democracy: The Arts in Education,” 2012 Duquesne Graduate Philosophy Conference: “Politics and Aesthetics”
- “An Impasse over Epistemic Value: A Critique of Linda Zagzebski’s Arguments Against Pure Reliabilism and Proper Functionalism,” 2011 Central States Philosophical Association (in absentia)
Awards
- Emerging Scholars Mentor Program Travel Award, Tutorial with Professor Richard Swinburne, Oxford University, Summer 2016
- Tennessee Humanities Center Graduate Fellowship. University of Tennessee, Fall 2015-Spring 2016
- The Newton W. and Wilma C. Thomas Graduate Fellowship, University of Tennessee, Fall 2010-Spring 2014
Professional Affiliations
- American Philosophical Association, Member since 2013
- Tennessee High School Ethics Bowl, Moderator/Judge, Spring 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
- Veritas Forum at University of Tennessee, Member of Planning Committee, Academic Year 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/2017
- Philosophy Graduate Student Association at University of Tennessee, Faculty Representative, Academic Year 2013/14, 2014/15
- Philosophy Graduate Student Association at University of Tennessee, Vice-President, Academic Year 2012/13
Teaching Areas
- Aesthetics (especially beauty)
- Philosophy of Science
- Political Philosophy (especially Rawls)
- History of Modern Philosophy (especially Kant)