Degrees

• Ph.D., Vanderbilt University (1976), Philosophy
• M.A., Vanderbilt University (1975), Philosophy
• B.A., Carleton College (1973), Philosophy

Research Area

• Professor Stuhr's research interests include Political philosophy, ethics, 19th and 20th century American and European philosophies, philosophy and contemporary cultures.

Current Research

• Current research includes three book projects: American Pragmatism (for Blackwell Publishers, 2003), Experience and Criticism (Vanderbilt University Press, 2003), and Forgiveness and the Unforgivable: Life Without Consolation (completion in 2004). In addition, Professor Stuhr is working on several essays in American Philosophy, ethics, and globalization.

Current Courses

• Recent courses include Metaphysics and Politics; Pluralism and Pragmatism; Ethics, Genealogy, Rationality; Adorno and Critical Theory; American Philosophies; and Ethics and Terrorism.

Current Positions

• Series Editor, Indiana University Press American Philosophy Series, 2003--.
• Series Co-Editor (with Charles Scott), Penn State University Press Studies in American and European Philosophy, 1997--.
• Co-Editor (with Vincent Colapietro), The Journal of Specualtive Philosophy, 1998—

Previous Positions

• Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and American Studies (2002-03) and Professor and Head of the Department of Philosophy (1994-2002), Penn State University, 1994-2003.
• Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Oregon Humanities Center, University of Oregon, 1987-1994.
• Editorial Writer, The Oregonian, Portland, Oregon, 1987.
• Professor (1986-87), Associate Professor (1982-86), Assistant Professor (1977-82) of Philosophy, and Head, Division of Humanities and Arts (1982-85) and Chair, Department of Philosophy (1979-82, 1985-87), Whitman College, 1977-87.
• Assistant Professor of Philosophy, University of New England, 1976-77.
• In addition, visiting research appointments at universities in Australia, Germany, and Russia.

Professional Societies

• President-Elect, Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy, 2003-04 (President, 2004-06)

Selected Publications

• “Inquiry and Criticism,” in Dewey, Pragmatism, and Economic Methodology, E. Khalil, ed. (London: Routledge, 2004)
• “Old Ideals Crumble: War, Pragmatist Intellectuals, and the Limits of Philosophy,” Metaphilosophy(forthcoming)
• “Pragmatism about Values and the Valuable in Economics," Journal of Economic Methodology (10, #2, 2003)
• Pragmatism, Postmodernism, and the Future of Philosophy (New York & London: Routledge, 2003)
• “Between the Lines of Age,” in The Philosophical I, P. Yancy, ed. (New York: Rowman and Littlefield, 2002)
• “Democracy in the Face of Terrorism,” Kettering Review (Spring, 2002)
• “Power/Inquiry: The Logic of Pragmatism,” in Dewey’s Logical Theory: New Studies and Interpretations, T. Burke, M. Hester, and R. Talisse, eds. (Nashville: Vanderbilt University Press, 2002)
• Thought Matters (New York: Oxford University Press, forthcoming)
• “Pragmatism as One of Many Human Persuasions,” The Hedgehog Review: Critical Reflections on Contemporary Culture (Fall, 2001)
• Pragmatism and Classical American Philosophy (New York, Oxford University Press, 2000)