Daniel Doviak
Education
- Ph.D., University of Massachusetts
- B.A., Rutgers University
Teaching Interests
My teaching is guided by two main goals: to deepen students’ intellectual curiosity and to strengthen students’ analytical and critical reasoning skills. I strive to build a classroom environment in which students not only explore ideas with passion and creativity, but also appreciate the depth and nuance in whatever we’re studying.
Research and Scholarship
My current research interests lie at the intersection of decision analysis and moral philosophy. I’m particularly interested in the extent to which formal methods can help us better understand and address various decision problems, e.g., how to weigh conflicting goals, values or objectives; how to fairly divide scarce resources; and how to manage risk, especially in situations where those affected have very different risk preferences.
- Business & Society
- Business Administration Internship - Sports International
- Business Administration Internship: MALT
- Business Ethics
- Formal Logic
- Law & Morality
- Management
- Philosophy Independent Study/Research
- Principles of Reasoning & Argument
Publications
"Virtue, Satisfaction, and Welfare Enhancement" Utilitas, Vol. 21. No. 1, March 2009, pp. 59-71.
“A New Form of Agent-based Virtue Ethics” Ethical Theory and Moral Practice, Vol. 14, No. 3, June 2011, pp. 259-72.
Select Presentations
“A Measure of Justice”, presented at the OZSW Dutch Research School of Philosophy Conference, November 2013, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
“Claims, Reasons, and Degrees of Fairness”, presented at the Midsouth Philosophy conference, February 2016, Rhodes College, Memphis, Tennessee.
“Risk, Claims, and Consent”, presented at the Great Lakes Philosophy Conference, March 2017, Siena Heights University, Adrian, Michigan.
Business Administration
Philosophy
Pre-Law Advising
Sustainability Studies
Contact: danieldoviak@muhlenberg.edu