Dr. Robert Fudge, Ph.D.
Professor of Philosophy
Interim Program Director of Philosophy
Education
2001 – Ph.D. in Philosophy, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
1994 – M.A. in Philosophy, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
1991 – B.A. in Philosophy, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
Academic Interests
Ethics
Aesthetics
Adam Smith
Courses Offered
PHIL 1120 Contemporary Moral Problems
PHIL 1250 Critical Thinking
PHIL 3200 Philosophy of Democracy
PHIL 3250 Philosophy of Law
PHIL 3700 Environmental Philosophy
PHIL 4600 Ethical Theory
Publications
"Aesthetic Consolation in an Age of Extinction," Philosophical Papers 50(1-2) (2021): 141-162. DOI: 10.1080/05568641.2021.1952105
"Sympathy, Principles, and Conscience: Getting to the Heart of Huck Finn’s Moral Praiseworthiness," Mark Twain and Philosophy, ed. Alan Goldman (Rowman & Littlefield, 2017), pp. 30-39.
"The Art Type Theory of Art," Philosophical Papers 44 (2015): 321-343.
"Value Incommensurability and the Challenges of Civic Engagement," Reflections on Technology and Democracy, ed. Lee Trepanier (Cedar City, UT: Southern Utah University Press, 2010), pp. 76-91.
"On the Beauty and Sublimity of Golf" (with Joe Ulatowski), Golf and Philosophy, ed. Andy Wiebel (University of Kentucky Press, 2010), pp. 15-30.
"Sympathy, Beauty, and Sentiment: Adam Smith’s Aesthetic Morality," The Journal of Scottish Philosophy 7(2) (2009): 133-146.
"Whisper Things into My Brain: Metallica, Emotion, and Morality," Metallica and Philosophy: A Crash Course in Brain Surgery, ed. William T. Irwin (Blackwell, 2007), pp. 5-15.
"A Vindication of Strong Aesthetic Supervenience," Philosophical Papers 34 (2005): 149-171.
"Problems with Contextualizing Aesthetic Properties," The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism 61 (2003): 67-70 (with response by Marcia Eaton).
"Imagination and the Science-Based Aesthetic Appreciation of Unscenic Nature," The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism 59 (2001): 275-285.
"On Harwood’s Plural Voting System" (with Carol Quinn), Journal of Social Philosophy 32 (2001): 500-504.
"A Dialogic Approach to Introducing Informal Fallacies," Teaching Philosophy 24 (2001): 371-377.
"Motivating Employees to Act Ethically: An Expectancy Theory Approach" (with John Schlacter), Journal of Business Ethics 18 (1999): 295-304.
Societies and Organizations
American Philosophical Association (apaonline.org/)
International Adam Smith Society (smithsociety.org)
American Society for Aesthetics (aesthetics-online.org)
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (plato.stanford.edu)
Contact Information
Dr. Robert Fudge
Email: robertfudge@weber.edu
Office: Lindquist Hall 140
Office Phone: 801-626-6694
Weber State University
Department of Political Science and Philosophy
1299 Edvalson Street Dept 1204
Ogden, UT 84408-1204