Curriculum Vitae
Darren Hudson Hick

Department of Philosophy
Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA 17837
60 S. 8th St.
Lewisburg, PA 17837
(570) 939-0419 (cell)

darren@typetoken.com
www.typetoken.com



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