Curriculum Vitae

Timothy Schroeder

 

Education

Ph.D. (philosophy), Stanford University (1998)

B.A. (philosophy), University of Lethbridge (1993)

 

Areas of Specialization

Philosophy of Mind, Moral Psychology

 

Areas of Competence

Epistemology

 

Professional History

Fall 2006 – Present        Ohio State University – Associate Professor

Fall 2005 – 2006            University of Manitoba – Associate Professor

Fall 1998 – 2005            University of ManitobaAssistant Professor

Summer 1997                University of Lethbridge – Instructor

Summer 1996                University of Lethbridge – Instructor

 

Books

Schroeder, T. In preparation. Reasons from Atoms.

Schroeder, T. 2004. Three Faces of Desire. New York: Oxford University Press.

 

Peer-Reviewed Papers

Schroeder, T. To appear. “A Recipe for Concept Similarity.” Mind and Language.

Schroeder, T. and Caplan, B. To appear. “On the Content of Experience.” Philosophy and Phenomenological Research.

Schroeder, T. To appear. “An Unexpected Pleasure.” Canadian Journal of Philosophy: Supplementary volume.

Schroeder, T. and Matheson, C. 2006. “Imagination and Emotion.” In Nichols, S. (ed.) The Architecture of the Imagination: New essays on pretence, possibility, and fiction. New York: Oxford University Press. 19-39.

Schroeder, T. 2005. “Moral Responsibility and Tourette Syndrome.” Philosophy and Phenomenological Research 71, 106-23.

Schroeder, T. 2004. “New Norms for Teleosemantics.” Representation in Mind: New approaches to mental representation. Hugh Clapin, Phillip Staines, and Peter Slezak (eds.). Elsevier. 91-106.

Hulse, Donovan, Read, Cynthia N., and Schroeder, T. 2004. “The Impossibility of Conscious Desire.” American Philosophical Quarterly 41, 73-80.

Schroeder, T. 2004. “Functions from Regulation.” The Monist 87. 115-35.

Schroeder, T. 2003. “Donald Davidson’s Theory of Mind is Non-Normative.” Philosophers’ Imprint 3:1, 1-14.

Schroeder, T. 2001. “Monsters Among Us.” Canadian Journal of Philosophy: Supplementary volume 27. Jillian Scott McIntosh (ed.) 167-84.

Schroeder, T. 2001. “Pleasure, Displeasure and Representation.” Canadian Journal of Philosophy 31, 507-30.

Schroeder, T. and Arpaly, N. 1999. “Alienation and Externality.” Canadian Journal of Philosophy 29, 371-88.

Arpaly, N. and Schroeder, T. 1999. “Praise, Blame and the Whole Self.” Philosophical Studies 93, 161-88.

 

Invited Work

Schroeder, T. To appear. “Desire.” Philosophy Compass. Blackwell. See http://www.philosophy-compass.com/.

Schroeder, T. 2006. “Propositional Attitudes.” Philosophy Compass. Blackwell. See http://www.philosophy-compass.com/.

Schroeder, T. 2006. “Reply to Critics.” Dialogue.

Schroeder, T. 2006. “Précis of Three Faces of Desire.” Dialogue.

Schroeder, T. 2005. “Desire.” In T. Honderich (ed.) Oxford Companion to Philosophy, Second Edition. New York: Oxford University Press.

Schroeder, T. 2005. “Frederick Irwin Dretske.” In Dictionary of Modern American Philosophers. Thoemmes.

Schroeder, T. 2005. “Paul Montgomery Churchland.” In Dictionary of Modern American Philosophers. Thoemmes.

 

Book Reviews

Schroeder, T. 2006. Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews. Review of Shaun Gallagher, How the Body Shapes the Mind. New York: Oxford University Press.

Schroeder, T. 2005. Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews. Review of Frank Jackson, Philip Pettit, and Michael Smith, Mind, Morality, and Explanation: Selected collaborations. New York: Oxford University Press. 2004.

Schroeder, T. 2005. Dialogue 44, 196-8. Review of Jason Holt, Blindsight and the Nature of Consciousness. Peterborough, ON: Broadview Press. 2003.

Schroeder, T. 2004. Philosophy in Review. Review of Michael Tye, Consciousness and Persons: Unity and Identity. MIT Press. 2003.

Schroeder, T. 2003. The Review of Metaphysics. Review of Krista Lawlor, New Thoughts about Old Things: Cognitive policies as the ground of singular concepts. Garland Press. 2001.

Schroeder, T. 2003. Dialogue. 42, 148-9. Review of Ruth Millikan, On Clear and Confused Ideas. New York: Cambridge University Press. 2000.

Schroeder, T. 2001. Philosophy in Review 21, 235-7. Review of Robert Brandom, Articulating Reasons: An introduction to inferentialism. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. 2000.

 

Book Symposia

2006 (March), American Philosophical Association (Pacific Division)

            Author: Schroeder, T.

                         Three Faces of Desire

            Critics: John Doris (Washington University), Steve Downes (University of Utah), Christopher Hill (Brown University)

2005 (May), Canadian Philosophical Association

            Author: Schroeder, T.

                         Three Faces of Desire

            Critics: Andrew Brook (Carleton University), Ronald de Sousa (University of Toronto), Noa Latham (University of Calgary), Paul Thagaard (University of Waterloo)

 

Invited (*) and Peer-Reviewed Talks and Comments

2006 (February), Colloquium on Neuroscience and Moral Psychology (Salt Lake City)

            *“The Neuroscience of Moral Motivation (or, What Makes Kantians Tic?)”

2005 (October), University of Texas at Austin

            *“The Neuroscience of Moral Motivation (or, What Makes Kantians Tic?)”

2005 (October), Western Canadian Philosophical Association (Winnipeg)

            *“Comment on Rosen”

2005 (September), University of Winnipeg

            *“The Neuroscience of Moral Motivation (or, What Makes Kantians Tic?)”

2005 (September), Washington University

            *“The Neuroscience of Moral Motivation (or, What Makes Kantians Tic?)”

2005 (May), The Modularity of the Emotions (Montreal)

            *Schroeder, T. “An Unexpected Pleasure.”

2005 (March), American Philosophical Association (Pacific Division)

            Schroeder, T. and Caplan, B. “On the Content of Experience”

2004 (June), Canadian Philosophical Association

            Schroeder, T. “Three Faces of Desire”

2003 (October), Western Canadian Philosophical Association

            Schroeder, T. “Three Faces of Desire”

            *Schroeder, T. “Comment on Rysiew

2003 (June), Canadian Philosophical Association

            Schroeder, T. “Moral Responsibility and Tourette Syndrome”

            *Schroeder, T. Comment on Bardsley

            *Schroeder, T. Comment on Schellenberg

2003 (April), American Philosophical Association (Pacific Division)

            Hulse, D., Read, C., and Schroeder, T. “The Impossibility of Conscious Desire”

2002 (October), Western Canadian Philosophical Association

            Schroeder, T. “The Reflexive Content of Experience”

2002 (May), Canadian Philosophical Association

            Hulse, D., Read, C., and Schroeder, T. “Searle on Conscious and Non-Conscious Desires”

            *Schroeder, T. “Comment on Hattiangadi

2002 (April), Mistakes of Reason: A conference in honour of John Woods

            *Schroeder, T. “The Force of Reason”

2002 (March), Northern Countries Conference (Iceland)

            *Schroeder, T. “North-Atlantic Theories of Love”

2001 (October), Western Canadian Philosophical Association

            Schroeder, T. “Moral Responsibility and Tourette Syndrome”

2001 (June), University of Iceland

            *Schroeder, T. “Ghosts of Desires Past”

2001 (April), Inland Northwest Philosophy Conference

            Schroeder, T. “Moral Responsibility and Tourette Syndrome”

2001 (April), American Philosophical Association (Central Division)

            Schroeder, T. “Problems and Prospects for the Representational Theory of Desire”

2000 (October), Western Canadian Philosophical Association

            Schroeder, T. “Ghosts of Desires Past”

2000 (June), Representation In Mind Conference (Sydney)

            Schroeder, T. “New Norms for Teleosemantics

2000 (May), University of Sheffield

            *Schroeder, T. “Ghosts of Desires Past”

1999 (October), Western Canadian Philosophical Association

            Schroeder, T. “New Norms for Teleosemantics

1999 (July), Royal Institute for Philosophy Conference (Edinburgh)

            Schroeder, T. “Troubling Foundations for Cathedral Semantics”

1999 (June), Canadian Philosophical Association

            Schroeder, T. “Troubling Foundations for Cathedral Semantics”

1999 (April), American Philosophical Association (Pacific Division)

            Schroeder, T. “Tye on Pleasures, Pains, Emotions and Moods”

1998 (November), Western Canadian Philosophical Association

            Schroeder, T. “The Nature and Methodology of Represenationalism

            *Schroeder, T. “Comment on McIntosh”

1998 (October), University of Lethbridge

            *Schroeder, T. “Tye on Pleasures, Pains, Emotions and Moods”

1998 (September), University of Manitoba Institute for the Humanities

            *Schroeder, T. “Tye on Pleasures, Pains, Emotions and Moods”

1997 (December), American Philosophical Association (Eastern Division)

            Schroeder, T. “Alienation and Externality” (with Nomy Arpaly)

1996 (November), Western Canadian Philosophical Association

            Schroeder, T. “Absolutism and Information”

            *Schroeder, T. “Cash on Misrepresentation”

1995 (September), University of Lethbridge

            *Schroeder, T. “Information and the Mind”

 

Honors, Awards, and Grants

2004-2007         $34,160 Standard Research Grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities

                        Research Council of Canada – “The Normativity of Practical Reason: A

                        naturalistic account”

2004                 $5,000 University of Manitoba Rh Award

2001-2004         $25,500 Standard Research Grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities

                        Research Council of Canada – “A Theory of Desire: Its influence on motivation,

                        judgement and skill”

2000                 $5000 Bridge Funding from the University of Manitoba

1999                 $2250 UM/SSHRC Research Grant – “Three Faces of Desire”

1997-98            Mellon Foundation Fellowship

1993-97            Stanford University Fellowship

 

Community Outreach and Related Activities

2004. Spoke on the panel “Three Questions for God,” organised by the Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship, a Christian student group.

2002. Organised a telephone survey of students who graduated between 1965 and 2001 with a minor, major, or M.A. in philosophy from the University of Manitoba. The survey sought to determine the occupations, as of 2002, of these graduates, and so to answer the question “What can I do with a degree in philosophy?”

2002. Gave a radio interview on the existence of God on commercial radio station CJOB’s “God Talk” and debated the existence of God at a university event sponsored by the Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship, a Christian student group.

2000. Gave a radio interview on student radio station UMFM’s “Cognitive Encounters.”

1999. Gave an interview to the Global television network on the philosophical significance of The Matrix and The Thirteenth Floor.