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Curriculum Vitae

 

 

SERGIO TENENBAUM

 

 

Office:                                                                                    

Department of Philosophy                                                    

University of Toronto

E-mail:  sergio.tenenbaum@utoronto.ca

 

 

Degrees

B.A.    1988    Hebrew University of Jerusalem

M.A.   1993    University of Pittsburgh

Ph.D.   1996    University of Pittsburgh, ÒThe Object of Practical ReasonÓ, Supervisor:

                        Annette Baier

 

Employment

July 2010-       Professor of Philosophy, University of Toronto

2003- 2010      Associate Professor with tenure, University of Toronto

2001-2003       Assistant Professor, University of Toronto

2001-               Member, School of Graduate Studies, University of Toronto                      

2000-2001       Visiting Professor, University of Toronto

1996-2001       Assistant Professor, Dept. of Philosophy, University of New Mexico

1995-1996       Visiting Professor, Dept. of Philosophy, Kansas State University

 

 

ACADEMIC HISTORY

 

Areas of Specialization      

Ethics, Practical Reason, KantÕs Ethics

 

 

Grants and Awards

2012-2017       SSHRC Insight Grant  - 121,425.00.

2016                Visiting Professor, Universite Paris I (Pantheon-Sorbonne); March 2016

2012                Visiting Fellowship at Magdalen College, Oxford University

2011                Research Fellowship at the Institute of Advanced Studies, Jerusalem

2010                Grant for Workshop Practical Ethics in Question, $11,000, Canadian Friends of the Hebrew University  

2009                CPA Book Prize- Honourable Mention

2008-2011       SSHRC Standard Research Grant  -  $43,950

2006-2007       University of Toronto Humanities Centre Grant for Workshop on Desire, Practical Reason, and the Good ($8,700, including $2,200 from the University of Toronto Centre for Ethics)

2004-2008       SSHRC Standard Research Grant  -  $38,000

2003-2004       SIG Institutional Grant  -  $2500

1993-1994       Mellon Dissertation Fellowship

 

 

SCHOLARLY AND PROFESSIONAL WORK

 

Refereed Publications


Book

Appearances of the Good: An Essay on the Nature of Practical Reason, Cambridge University Press, 2007, 315 pp. 

 

 

Edited Books

Desire, Good, and Practical Reason (editor), Oxford University Press, 2010.

 

Moral Psychology [Series: Poznan Studies in the Philosophy of the Sciences and the Humanities, 94; Sub-series:  New Trends in Philosophy] (editor), Amsterdam: Rodopi, 2007, 352 pp. 

 

 

Articles:

 

  1. ÒDirectionality and Virtuous Ends: Kant on Our Duties Regarding AnimalsÓ in Lucy Allais, Kant on Animals, Oxford University Press, forthcoming (with Arthur Ripstein).

  2. ÒCollective  Action and Individual Mental States: Bratman on Shared AgencyÓ, Philosophical Studies, forthcoming.

  3.  ÒReasons and Action ExplanationÓ in Daniel Star, Oxford Handbook of Reasons and Normativity, forthcoming (with Benjamin Wald).

  4. ÒMoral Faith and Moral ReasonÓ in T. Chappell, Intuition, Theory, and Anti-Theory, Oxford University Press, 2015.

  5.  ÒActing and SatisficingÓ in Legal Normativity and the Philosophy of Practical Reason, edited by Georgios Pavlakos and Veronica Rodriguez-Blanco, Cambridge University Press, 2015

  6.  ÒThe Perils of Earnest ConsequentializingÓ, Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, 88, January 2014, pp. 233-240

  7. ÒMinimalism About Action: A Modest DefenceÓ Inquiry (Special Issue on Choice Over Time), 57, April 2014, pp. 384-411

  8. ÒGuise of the GoodÓ, International Encyclopedia of Ethics, edited by Hugh LaFollette, Wiley Blackwell, 2013 (online), pp 1-9.

 

  1.  ÒVague Projects and the Puzzle of the Self-Torturer (with Diana Raffman), Ethics, 123, October 2012, pp. 86-112.

 

  1. ÒKnowing the Good and Knowing What One is DoingÓ, Canadian Journal of Philosophy, suppl. vol. 35, 2012, pp. 91-117.
     
  2. ÒExternalism, Motivation, and Moral KnowledgeÓ in Susana Nuccetelli and Gary Seay, Ethical Naturalism: Current Debates, Cambridge University Press, 2012, 211-225. 

 

  1.  ÒThe Idea of Freedom and Moral Cognition in Groundwork IIIÓ, Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, 84, 2012, pp. 555-589.

 

  1.  ÒAkrasia and Irrationality,Ó in T. OÕConnor and C. Sandis, A Companion to the Philosophy of Action, Blackwell, 2011, 74-82.

 

  1.  ÒIntroductionÓ, in Sergio Tenenbaum (ed.), Desire, Practical Reason, and the Good, Oxford University Press, 2010, pp. 3-5. 

 

  1. ÒGood and Good ForÓ, in Sergio Tenenbaum (ed.), Desire, Practical Reason, and the Good:  Classical and Contemporary Perspectives. Oxford University Press, 2010, 202-233. 

 

  1. ÒThe Vice of ProcrastinationÓ in Chrisoula Andreou and Mark White (eds.), The Thief of Time, Oxford University Press, 2010, 130-150.

 

  1.  ÒIn Defense of ÔAppearancesÕ: A Reply to my CriticsÓ, Dialogue, v. 48, 2009, pp. 411-421.

 

  1.  ÒAppearing Good: A Reply to SchroederÓ, Social Theory and Practice, v. 34 (1), January 2008, pp. 131-138.

 

  1. ÒThe Conclusion of Practical ReasonÓ in Moral Psychology, edited by Sergio Tenenbaum (Amsterdam: Rodopi, 2007), pp. 323-343.

 

  1. ÒIntroductionÓ in Moral Psychology, edited by Sergio Tenenbaum (Amsterdam: Rodopi), 2007, pp. 9-13.

 

  1. ÒBrute Requirements: A Critical Notice of Joshua GertÕs Brute RationalityÓ, Canadian Journal of Philosophy 37 (1), 2007,  pp. 153-172.

 

  1. ÒDirection of Fit and Motivational CognitivismÓ in Oxford Studies in Metaethics, edited by Russ Shafer-Landau, Oxford University Press, 2006, pp. 235-264.

 

  1. ÒFriendship and the Law of Reason: Baier and Kant on Love and Principles,Ó in Persons and Passions; Essays in Honor of Annette Baier, edited by Joyce Jenkins, Jennifer Whiting, and Christopher Williams (Notre Dame, Ill: University of Notre Dame Press), 2005, pp. 250-280.

 

  1. ÒQuasi-Realism and Ordinary Discourse: The Problem Of Autonomous EffectsÓ Philosophical Quarterly 53 (July 2003), pp. 392-409.

 

  1. ÒSpeculative Mistakes and Ordinary Temptations: Kant on Instrumental Conceptions of RationalityÓ History of Philosophy Quarterly 20 (April 2003), pp. 203-223.

 

  1. ÒAccidie, Evaluation, and MotivationÓ in Weakness of Will and Varieties of Practical Irrationality, edited by Christine Tappolet, Fabienne Pironet, Sarah Stroud (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003) pp. 147-171.

 

  1. ÒEthical Internalism and GlauconÕs QuestionÓ Nožs 34, 1 (March 2000), pp. 108-130.

 

  1. ÒThe Judgment of a Weak WillÓ Philosophy and Phenomenological Research 49, 4 (December 1999), 875-911.

 

  1. ÒOur MindÕs Ancestors: A Review Article of Fred DretskeÕs Naturalizing the MindÓ, Evolution of Communication 1, 2 (November 1997), pp. 283-297.

 

  1. ÒRealists Without a Cause: Deflationary Theories of Truth and Ethical RealismÓ, Canadian Journal of Philosophy 26, 4 (December 1996), pp. 561-590.

 

  1. Hans Lottenbach and Sergio Tenenbaum, ÒHegelÕs Critique of Kant in the Philosophy of Right Ó, Kant-Studien 86, 2 (April 1995), pp. 211-230.

 

 

Non-Refereed Publications

 

Book Reviews 

 

 

  1. Review of Self-Constitution by Christine Korsgaard, Ethics, 2012.
  2. Review of Self to Self by David Velleman, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews, 2008, http://ndpr.nd.edu/review.cfm?id=10843.
  3. Review of Values and Requirements by B. …sterman, Ethics (January 1998), p. 456.

 

 

 

 

Selected Presentations

  1. ÒExtended Agency and the Problem of Diachronic AutonomyÓ, Belief, Action, and Rationality Over Time Workshop, Madison, WI, September 2015
  2. ÒDeontology and RiskÓ  Ethics and Decision Theory Workshop, Australian National University, July 2015
  3. ÒExtended Agency and the Problem of Diachronic AutonomyÓ Workshop in Ethics, Dartmouth University, May 2015
  4. ÒExtended Agency and the Problem of Diachronic AutonomyÓ to be presented at SLACCR 2015, St. Louis, MO, May 2015.
  5. ÒCollective  Action and Mental States: Bratman on Shared AgencyÓ, Author Meets Critics Section on Michael BratmanÕs Shared Agency, Pacific APA, April 2015
  6. Comments on Hille PaakkunainenÕs ÒCan there be Government House Reasons for ActionsÓ NYU Abu Dhabi Workshop on Reasons and Normativity, January 2015
  7. ÒActing and SatisficingÓ University of McGill, Department of Philosophy Colloquium, November 2014.
  8. ÒThe Guise of the Guise of the BadÓ, Conference on the Guise of the Bad, University of Vienna, Vienna, May 2014.
  9. ÒReconsidering IntentionsÓ, Colloquium, Department of Philosophy, UC Berkeley, March 2014
  10. ÒActing and SatisficingÓ, Stanford Humanities Centre, Stanford, March 2014
  11. ÒReconsidering IntentionsÓ, Ethics Group, Department of Philosophy, Rutgers University, February 2014
  12. ÒActing and SatisficingÓ, Meeting of the Practical Reason and Good Action Network. Stuttgart, November 2013
  13. ÒMoral Faith and Moral ReasonÓ,  Memorial Conference in Honour of Annette Baier, Pittsburgh, October 2013.
  14. ÒMinimalism about IntentionsÓ Workshop on Diachronic Rationality, CSMN, Oslo, Norway, August 2013.
  15. ÒDirectionality and Virtuous EndsÓ, Kant on Animals Conference, Kruger Park, South Africa, July 2013.
  16. ÒReconsidering IntentionsÓ, Departmental Colloquium, Stockholm University, April 2013.
  17. ÒMinimalism about Intention: A Modest DefenceÓ, Workshop on Agency and the Good, Uppsala University (Keynote speaker), April 2013.
  18. ÒReconsidering IntentionsÓ, Departmental Colloquium, Harvard University, April 2013.
  19. ÒThe Perils of ConsequentialismÓ, Author Meets Critics: Doug PortmoreÕs Commonsense Consequentialism, Pacific APA, March 2013
  20. ÒMinimalism about IntentionsÓ, Department Colloquium, University of Delaware, October 2012
  21. ÒMoral Faith and Moral ReasonÓ, Moral Philosophy Seminar, Oxford University, July 2012
  22. ÒReconsidering IntentionsÓ, Oxford Area Action Theory Group, Oxford, June 2012
  23. ÒAction, Intention, and JudgmentÓ, Workshop on Intention, Leeds, June 2012.
  24. ÒVague Projects and the Puzzle of the Self-TorturerÓ
    1. Department of Philosophy, Sheffield University. March 2012
    2. Department of Philosophy, University of Groningen, April 2012
    3. Department of Philosophy, University of Bern, April 2012
  25. ÒReconsidering IntentionsÓ, APA Symposium ÒChoice Over TimeÓ, Seattle, April 2012.
  26. ÒRationality and IntentionsÓ, Philosophy Colloquium Brazil Israel on Mind and Language, Curitiba, Brazil, November 2011.
  27. ÒKnowing the Good and Knowing What You Are DoingÓ workshop on Òthe Guise of the GoodÓ, Colgate University, November 2010
  28. ÒThe Belief Requirement and the Scholastic ViewÓ Belief and Agency Workshop, Ryerson University, Toronto, October 2010.
  29. ÒMoral Faith and Moral ReasonÓ Theory, Anti-Theory, and Intuitions in Ethics, Edinburgh, July 2010
  30. ÒReconsidering IntentionsÓ Workshop on Theoretical and Practical Reason, Leeds, June 2010
  31. ÒVague Projects and the Puzzle of the Self-TorturerÓ,  ArchŽ, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, June 2010.
  32. ÒVague Projects and the Puzzle of the Self-TorturerÓ, Universidade Estadual do Rio de Janeiro, (Rio de Janeiro, March 2010)
  33. ÒVagueness and the Puzzle of the Self-TorturerÓ, Simon Fraser University Colloquium Series (Vancouver, November 2009)
  34. ÒIntention and CommitmentÓ, University of Waterloo Colloquium Series (Waterloo, October 2009)
  35. ÒIntention and CommitmentÓ, York University Colloquium Series (Toronto, September 2009)
  36.  ÒIntention and CommitmentÓ RoME II (Boulder, Co., August 2009).
  37. ÒOn The Form of Practical KnowledgeÓ  presented at the Practical Knowledge Workshop (Basel, July 2009).
  38. ÒIntention and CommitmentÓ CSMN colloquium (Oslo, June 2009).
  39. ÒVagueness and the Puzzle of the Self-TorturerÓ Self-Torturer Workshop, CSMN (Oslo, June 2009).
  40. ÒIntention and CommitmentÓ, Moral Philosophy Seminar Series (Oxford, April 2009).
  41. ÒPolicies, Permissions, and ProcrastinationÓ  Procrastion Workshop (New York, July 2008).
  42. ÒIntention and CommitmentÓ 2008 CPA meeting (Vancouver, June 2008).
  43. ÒReply to my CriticsÓ, Pacific APA Author Meets Critics session on Sergio Tenenbaum, Appearances of the Good, Pasadena, CA (March 2008)
  44. ÒFreedom and the Moral Law in Groundwork IIIÓ, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (September 2007).
  45. ÒReply to my CriticsÓ, CPA Author Meets Critics session on Sergio Tenenbaum., Appearances of the Good, Saskatoon (May 2007).
  46. ÒGood and Good forÓ, Workshop on Desire, Practical Reason, and the Good, University of Toronto (May 2007).
  47. ÒThe Conclusion of Practical ReasonÓ, Analytic Philosophy Group, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro.  (May 2006)
  48. ÒGood and Good forÓ presented at the Moral Psychology Workshop, Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, PA (May 2006)
  49.  ÒBrute RequirementsÓ, Author Meets Critics session on Joshua GertÕs Brute Rationality, Pacific APA, Portland, OR (March 2006)
  50. ÒDirection of Fit and Motivational CognitivismÓ, University of Alberta, Edmonton (October 2005).
  51.  ÒKantÕs Inverted InferenceÓ,  X Kant Congress, Sao Paulo Brazil (September 2005).
  52.  ÒChanging OneÕs Direction of FitÓ Franklin and Marshall Workshop in Moral Psychology, Lancaster, PA, USA (February 2005)
  53. ÒLosing OneÕs Direction of FitÓ First Metaethics Workshop (Madison, WI, October 2004).
  54. ÒConventionalism about Promise-KeepingÓ presented at the Pacific Division Meetings, American Philosophical Association (Pasadena, March 2004).
  55. ÒThe Missing Ingredient in DavidsonÕs Argument for CausalismÓ, Inland Northwest Philosophical Conference on Explanation and Causation (Pullman, WA and Moscow, ID, May 2003).
  56. Ò The Conclusion of Practical ReasonÓ, American Philosophical Association, Central Division Meeting, Cleveland (April 2003).
  57. ÒPareto-Optimality and DeontologyÓ, Workshop on Fairness and Welfare, Toronto (April 2003).
  58. ÒKant, Speculative Mistakes, and Ordinary TemptationsÓ, Pacific Group Meeting of the North American Kant Society, San Diego (October 2002).
  59. ÒThe Conclusion of Practical ReasonÓ, Canadian Philosophical Association, Toronto (May 2002).
  60. ÒQuasi-Realism and Ordinary Discourse: The Problem of Autonomous  EffectsÓ, American Philosophical Association, Central Division Meeting, Chicago (April 2002).
  61. ÒConsequentialism, Deontology, and the Greatest GoodÓ, British Society for Ethical TheoryÓ, Reading (April 2002).
  62. ÒKant on Love and PrinciplesÓ Annual Meeting of NEASECS in Halifax (November 2001).
  63. ÒAccidie, Motivation, and EvaluationÓ Weakness of Will and Varieties of Practical Irrationality Conference, Montreal (April 2001)
  64. ÒThe Rule of the Greater GoodÓ, Department of Philosophy, York University (February 2001).
  65. ÒKant, Speculative Mistakes and Ordinary TemptationsÓ, Department of Philosophy, Carleton University Colloquium, Ottawa (November 2000).
  66. ÒKant, Happiness, and the Principle of HappinessÓ Annual Meeting of NEASECS in Durham, New Hampshire (December 1999)
  67. ÒDesire and the GoodÓ Inland Northwest Philosophical Conference on Reason and Rationality in Pulmann, Washington. (April 1999).
  68. ÒWhat Reason Separates Reason Shall not Join Together Again: Hume on Modal ClaimsÓ 24th Hume Society Conference, Monterey, Ca. (July- August 1997).
  69. ÒThe Rule of the Greater GoodÓ Utilitarianism Reconsidered Conference, New Orleans (March 1997).
  70. ÒDavidsonÕs Argument for CausalismÓ, read at the Eighty-Sixth Annual Meeting of the Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology in Atlanta (March 1994)

 

 

 

 

 

ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS

 

Within the University of Toronto

 

            - Chair, Department of Philosophy, University of Toronto, Mississauga (2012- )

- Acting Chair, Department of Philosophy, University of Toronto, Mississauga (Fall 2009-Spring 2010)

            - Placement Director, University of Toronto (Fall 2003- Spring 2007)

            - Various Departmental and University Committees

 

Outside the University of Toronto

-       Associate Editor, Inquiry

-       Associate Editor, Canadian Journal of Philosophy

-       Graduate Director, University of New Mexico (Fall 1998- Spring 2000)

            - Manuscript Referee for:

                        Oxford University Press

                        Harvard University Press

                        Cambridge University Press

                        MIT Press

                        Journal of Anthropological Research

                        Various philosophy journals

 

            - Grant Referee for:

                        Riksbankens Jubileumsfond, Sweden

                        Israel Science Foundation

SSHRC, Canada

 

            - Tenure and Promotion Referee for various Departments of Philosophy.