Name:

Richard Dees

Education

Ph.D. Michigan

Position:

Associate Professor.

Interests:

My research falls into three broad categories. First, I am interested in the social and conceptual foundations of liberal institutions and practices. I am particularly interested in the philosophical justifications for toleration, which is the subject of my recent book Trust and Toleration (Routledge, 2004). Second, I study the historical foundations of modern politics in the eighteenth century, particularly in the works of the great Scottish philosopher David Hume and in the works of the American Founders. Finally, I have an emerging interest in the social, political, and ethical problems that arise when we treat and do research on that part of the body that is most closely tied to our identity, the brain. In addition to my primary appointment in Philosophy, I also hold appointments in Neurology and Medical Humanities.

Office

Lattimore 529

Phone:

585 275-8110

Email:

dees@mail.rochester.edu

Selected Publications

• Trust and Toleration. London: Routledge, 2004
• "Slippery Slopes, Wonder Drugs, and Cosmetic Neurology: The Neuroethics of Enhancement." Neurology, forthcoming.
• "Morality above Metaphysics: Friendship and Philo's Stance in Dialogue XII." Hume Studies 28 (2002): 131-47.
• "Establishing Toleration." Political Theory 27 (1999): 667-93.
• "Trust and the Rationality of Toleration." Noûs 32 (1998): 82-98.
• "Hume on the Characters of Virtue." Journal of the History of Philosophy 35 (1997): 45-64.
• "Moral Conversions." Philosophy and Phenomenological Research 56 (1996): 531-50.
• "Living with Contextualism." Canadian Journal of Philosophy 24 (1994): 243-60.
• "Hume and the Contexts of Politics." Journal of the History of Philosophy 30 (1992): 219-42.

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