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Curriculum Vitae
Darren Hudson Hick
Areas of Expertise
Areas of Specialization
Aesthetics, Metaphysics, Ethics
Areas of Competency
Epistemology, Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Law
Employment
2008-2009
Bucknell University, Department of Philosophy
Visiting Assistant Professor
2005-2008
University of Maryland, College Park, Department of Philosophy
Instructor
Education
2004-2008
University of Maryland, College Park, Department of Philosophy
Ph.D., 2008
Dissertation: The Metaphysics and Ethics of Copyright
Committee: Jerrold Levinson (chair), Samuel Kerstein, Judith Lichtenberg, Christopher Morris
1997-1998
University of Wales, Lampeter, Department of Philosophy
M.Phil, 1998
Thesis: The Sequential Aesthetic: Contemporary Aesthetic Theory As Applied To Sequential Art.
Advisor: R.A. Sharpe
1993-1997
Trent University, Departments of Philosophy and English Literature
B.A. (Hons.), 1997
Academic Awards and Distinctions
2005-2008 Teaching Assistantship, University of Maryland
2007 Summer Research Scholarship, University of Maryland
2007 Distinguished Teaching Assistant, University of Maryland
1995 Gadfly Award for Outstanding Undergraduate, Trent University
Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
"When is a Work of Art Finished?" (Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism 66(1), 2008)
"A Reply to Paisley Livingston" (Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, forthcoming 2008)
Other Publications
"Chronology," "Bibliography," and "Resources" for Ribiero, Anna Christina (ed.) Continuum Companion to Aesthetics (Forthcoming 2009, Continuum)
"Horror in Long Underwear" in Conway, Gerry (Ed.). Webslinger. Dallas, TX: BenBella Books (2007).
Illustrator for Darden, Lindley. Reasoning in Biological Discoveries. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (2006).
Works in Progress
"The Right of Copyright" (journal article, under review)
"Making Sense of the Copyrightability of Plots: A Case Study in the Ontology of Art" (journal article, under review)
"Performance Hero" (with Craig Derksen, journal article, under review)
"The Multiple Instantiation of 'Singular' Works" (journal article, in progress)
"The Mechanist's Dilemma" (journal article, draft revision underway)
"Irreconcilable Differences? Jus Talionis and the Formula of Humanity" (journal article, in progress)
Teaching
Upcoming Courses
PHIL100: Philosophy and Film, Fall 2008, Bucknell University
PHIL212: Philosophy of Art, Fall 2008, Bucknell University
PHIL100: Philosophy and Film, Spring 2009, Bucknell University
The Ethics of War, Spring 2009, Bucknell University
Courses Taught
PHIL100: Introduction to Philosophy, Spring 2008, University of Maryland
PHIL140: Contemporary Moral Issues, Fall 2007, University of Maryland
PHIL140: Contemporary Moral Issues, Spring 2007, University of Maryland
PHIL230: Philosophy of the Arts, Summer 2006, University of Maryland
PHIL308C: Philosophy in Film, Winter 2006, University of Maryland
PHIL308F: The Aesthetics of Comics, Summer 2005, University of Maryland
Courses Assisted
PHIL233: Philosophy in Literature (Jerrold Levinson), Fall 2006, University of Maryland
PHIL100: Introduction to Philosophy (S.Jack Odell), Spring 2006, University of Maryland
PHIL140: Contemporary Moral Issues (Samuel Kerstein), Fall 2005, University of Maryland
EN205: Literary Theory (Staff), Spring 1997, Trent University
Invited Speaker/Guest Lecturer
PHIL428P: Topics in the History of Philosophy:
Phenomenology (Jerrold Levinson), Fall 2007, University of Maryland
PHIL233: Philosophy in Literature (Jerrold Levinson), Fall 2006, University of Maryland
PHIL368: Aesthetics (Anna Ribeiro), Spring 2005, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
PHIL308H: Philosophy of Humor (Jerrold Levinson), Spring 2005, Fall 2006
PHIL310: Ancient Philosophy (Lori Keleher), Spring 2005, University of Maryland
PHIL233: Philosophy in Literature (Elizabeth Stoll), Fall 2005, University of Maryland
Conference and Colloquia Presentations
"Can You Copyright a Plot?" -- American Society for Aesthetics Eastern Conference, April 2007
Graduate Courses
Aesthetic Theory (Jerrold Levinson)
18th-Century Aesthetics (John Brown)
Philosophical Logic (Paul Pietroski)
Philosophy of Psychology: Representation (Georges Rey)
Epistemology (Christopher Cherniak)
Metaphysics, Mind, and Language (Michael Morreau)
Value Theory (Patricia Greenspan)
Seminar: Physicalism and Emergence (Michael Silberstein)
Seminar: Ceteris Paribus Laws (Michael Morreau)
Seminar: Advanced Philosophy of Sciences (Mathias Frisch)
Seminar: Advanced Topics in Metaethical Theory: Expressivism (Mark Schroeder)
Seminar: Ethics and Its History (Samuel Kerstein)
(Audited) Seminar: Aesthetic Attitude, Experience, Properties, Value (Jerrold Levinson)
(Audited) Seminar: Problems in Metaphysics: Vagueness (Michael Morreau)
(Audited) Copyright Law (Georgetown Law, Richard Chused)
References
Jerrold Levinson
University of Maryland
Tel: (301) 405-5693
E-mail: august@umd.edu
Christopher Morris
University of Maryland
Tel: (301) 405-5692
E-mail: cwmorris@umd.edu
Judith Lichtenberg
Georgetown University
Tel: (202) 687-4148
E-mail: jl537@georgetown.edu
Samuel Kerstein
University of Maryland (on leave at Harvard University)
E-mail: kerstein@umd.edu
S. Jack Odell
University of Maryland
Tel: (301) 405-5844
E-mail: sjodell@umd.edu
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