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Jennifer Mulnix, PhD

Professor

Philosophy

Curriculum Vitae

Contact

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Liberal Arts 355

Education

2006University of IowaPhD
2004University of IowaMA
1999University of Nebraska-Omaha,BA

Teaching

Programs

Teaching

Courses

Exploration of what it means to be human. This course will sample insights into ourselves from the unraveling of the human genome to the uncovering of the earliest evidence of distinctively human culture. Topics could include human consciousness, biomedical discoveries, defining human experiences, or the origins of human societies or belief sets. May be repeated with change of content.

A critical examination of normative theories of obligation and value. It includes philosophical examination of some moral problems including but not limited to: abortion, euthanasia, death penalty, gender and sexual orientation equality, pornography and censorship, violence, and economic injustice. Numerous ethical theories will be discussed, including but not limited to: Cultural Relativism, Ethical Subjectivism, Ethical Egoism, Divine Command Theory, Utilitarianism, Rights Theories, Kantianism, Social Contract Theory, and Feminist Ethics.

An examination of the ethical aspects of the health care professions and the impact of ethical issues on the professional's life. Topics include: responsibility, conscience, professional codes of ethics, privacy, informed consent, access to health care, loss and death.

Teaching

Online and Continuing Education Courses

An introduction to philosophy as the persistent and methodical attempt to think clearly about universal problems of human life, such as ways of knowing and studies in value.

An examination of the ethical aspects of the health care professions and the impact of ethical issues on the professional's life. Topics include: responsibility, conscience, professional codes of ethics, privacy, informed consent, access to health care, loss and death.
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Research

Research interests

  • Epistemology, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Happiness, Critical Thinking, and Philosophical Pedagogy
  • Ethics, Applied Ethics, Political Philosophy, History of Early Modern Philosophy, Metaphysics, and Asian Philosophy

Select publications

See curriculum vitae for more publications

  • Mulnix, Jennifer Wilson, and M.J. Mulnix (2015).
    Happy Lives, Good Lives: A Philosophical Examination
  • Mulnix, Jennifer Wilson, and M.J. Mulnix, eds. (2015).
    Theories of Happiness: An Anthology
  • Mulnix, Jennifer Wilson (2013).
    Reliabilism and Demon World Victims
    Tópicos, 44, 35-82.
  • Mulnix, Jennifer Wilson (2012).
    Rethinking the A Priori/A Posteriori Distinction
    Logos & Episteme, 3(2), 261-277.
  • Mulnix, Jennifer Wilson (2012).
    “Semantic Externalism, Self-Knowledge, and Slow Switching
    Synthesis Philosophica, 26(2), 375-390.

Dr. Mulnix is a Professor of Philosophy, the Chair of the UMassD Philosophy Department, and President of the American Association of Philosophy Teachers. Most of her current research focuses on happiness and well-being. She is also interested in Buddhism as well as theories of knowledge and the mind. Dr. Mulnix has two published books (co-authored with M.J. Mulnix of Salem State University): Happy Lives, Good Lives: A Philosophical Examination and Theories of Happiness: An Anthology from Broadview Press. She loves philosophy, comedy, watching movies and sports, playing tennis, watercolor painting, and traveling around the world.

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