Valerie Tiberius

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Valerie Tiberius
Institutions University of Minnesota, Franklin and Marshall College, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Main interests
 Ethics, moral psychology, well-being, wisdom [1]

Valerie Tiberius [2] is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Minnesota, an institution she has been affiliated with since 1998. [3] [4] She has published numerous reviewed papers, as well as five books - Deliberation about the Good: Justifying What We Value; The Reflective Life: Living Wisely With Our Limits; Moral Psychology: A Contemporary Introduction; Well-Being as Value Fulfillment: How We Can Help Each Other to Live Well; and What Do You Want Out of Life? A Philosophical Guide to Figuring Out What Matters. [4] Much of her work has taken a practical, empirical approach to philosophical questions, trying to show how these disciplines can improve the world for the better. [3]

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Education and career

Tiberius received a bachelor's degree in philosophy from the University of Toronto in 1990, before going on to receive a master's and doctorate in philosophy from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1992 and 1997, respectively. [4] Her doctoral thesis was titled Deliberation About the Good, [4] which later became the basis for her first book. [4] After receiving her doctorate, Tiberius accepted a position as assistant professor at Franklin and Marshall College, before accepting an assistant professorship at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities in 1998. [4] She was promoted to associate professor in 2004, and to full professor in 2011. [4]

Research areas

Tiberius's work has focused on ethics and moral psychology, with a special interest in applying Humean principles to modern philosophical questions. [3] Much of her work is centered at the junction of practical philosophy and practical psychology, examining how both disciplines can meaningfully improve lives. [3] Much of her work takes a non-traditional empirical approach to traditional philosophical questions. [3]

Publications

Tiberius has published a number of peer-reviewed papers, as well as five books - Deliberation about the Good: Justifying What We Value; The Reflective Life: Living Wisely with our Limits; Moral Psychology: A Contemporary Introduction; Well-Being as Value Fulfillment: How We Can Help Each Other to Live Well; and What Do You Want Out of Life? A Philosophical Guide to Figuring Out What Matters. [4] She has also contributed numerous other book chapters, introductions, and other articles. [3]

The Reflective Life: Living Wisely with our Limits

Tiberius's second book, The Reflective Life: Living Wisely With Our Limits, attempts to bridge the gap between theoretical philosophy and day-to-day life, providing an explanation for why anyone should care about issues of ethical inquiry. [5] She does so by bringing a Humean approach to the ideas of reflective values and reflective virtues. [5] The viewpoint Tiberius presents represents a novel synthesis of ancient philosophy with modern phenomenology and cognitive psychology. Tiberius's volume is one of the first attempts - ever - to deal with the implications of introspection illusion, the adaptive unconscious, affective forecasting, and their implications for modern ethical theory. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Prof Valerie Tiberius : Philosophy : University of Minnesota". University of Minnesota. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  2. ↑ "Professor Valerie Tiberius - Official Site" . Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 DesAutels, Peggy. "Valerie Tiberius: November 2013". Highlighted Philosophers. American Philosophical Association. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Tiberius, Valerie. "Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). University of Minnesota.
  5. 1 2 Stubbart Wilson, Pamela (20 November 2009). "Valerie Tiberius, The Reflective Life: Living Wisely With Our Limits". The Journal of Value Inquiry. 44 (1): 123–126. doi:10.1007/s10790-009-9193-5. S2CID   189844047.
  6. ↑ Raibley, Jason (April 1, 2010). "Tiberius, Valerie. The Reflective Life: Living Wisely with Our Limits. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008 (Review)". Ethics. doi:10.1086/652490.
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