CV
mail: kevinvallier-at-gmail-dot-com
Areas of Specialization: Social & Political Philosophy, Ethics
Areas of Competence: Philosophy, Politics & Economics (PPE), Philosophy of Religion
Education
Ph.D. University of Arizona, Philosophy, 2011.
B.A. Washington University in St. Louis, Philosophy (economics minor), cum laude, 2004.
Books
Liberal Politics and Public Faith: Beyond Separation, Routledge, 2014.
Peer Reviewed Publications
2015 “Constitutional Choice in Public Reason,” in Social Philosophy and Policy, invited.
2015 “A Moral and Economic Critique of the New Property-Owning Democrats: On Behalf of a Rawlsian Welfare State,” in Philosophical Studies, forthcoming.
2014 “The Origin and Future of Political Liberalism,” in The Journal of Moral Philosophy, forthcoming.
2014 “Gaus, Hayek and the Place of Civil Religion in a Free Society,” in The Review of Austrian Economics, forthcoming.
2014 “The Fragility of Consensus: Public Reason, Diversity and Stability,” (Thrasher & Vallier) in The European Journal of Philosophy, 21(2), forthcoming.
2013 “The Normative Significance of Conscience: A Contractualist Account,” (Swan & Vallier) in Journal of Ethics and Social Philosophy, 6(3): 1-21.
2012 “Morality and Aspiration in Bourgeois Dignity,” in Journal of Socio-Economics, 41(6): 776-782.
2012 “Can Liberal Perfectionism Justify Religious Toleration? Wall on Promoting and Respecting,” in Philosophical Studies, 162(3): 645-664.
2012 “Liberalism, Religion and Integrity,” in Australasian Journal of Philosophy, 90(1): 149-165.
2011 “Introduction,” in Convergence Justifications in Public Reason Symposium, Public Affairs Quarterly, 25(4): 257-259.
2011 “Consensus and Convergence in Public Reason,” in Convergence Justifications in Public Reason Symposium, Public Affairs Quarterly, 25(4): 261-279.
2011 “Against Public Reason’s Accessibility Requirement,” in Journal of Moral Philosophy, 8(3): 366-389.
2010 “Production, Distribution and J.S. Mill,” in Utilitas, 22(2): 103-125.
2009 “The Roles of Religious Conviction in a Publicly Justified Polity: The Implications of Convergence, Asymmetry and Political Institutions,” (Gaus & Vallier) in Philosophy and Social Criticism 35(1): 51-76.
Chapters in Companions/Edited Volumes
2013 “Religion in Public Life,” (Eberle & Vallier) in The Routledge Companion to Social and Political Philosophy, edited by Gerald Gaus & Fred D’Agostino, London: Routledge, 800-11.
2012 “Public Discourse,” in Philosophy and Politics: Method, Tools, Topics, edited by Antonella Besussi, Farnham, U.K.: Ashgate, 100-115.
Reviews
2015 Review of Andrew Lister, Public Reason and Political Community in Notre Dame Review of Books
2014 Review of Nicholas Wolterstorff, Understanding Liberal Democracy in Faith and Philosophy, forthcoming.
2014 Review of Samuel Fleischaker, Divine Teaching and the Way of the World in Mind, 123: 207-210.
2012 Review of Nicholas Southwood, Contractualism and the Foundations of Morality in Notre Dame Review of Books, Gary and Anastasia Friel Gutting (eds), published October 14th, 2012. Find it here.
2010 Review of Thomas Scanlon, Moral Dimensions: Permissibility, Meaning, Blame in The Journal of Value Inquiry, 44: 561-565.
Encyclopedia Entries
2015 Entry on “Political Liberalism and Religion” in The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy, forthcoming.
2014 Entry on “Liberalism,” in Vocabulary for the Study of Religion, edited by Robert Segal and Kocku von Stuckrad, Brill Press, forthcoming.
2014 Entries on “Liberty of Conscience,” “Martin Luther King,” and “Public Choice Theory,” in A Rawls Lexicon, edited by Jon Mandle and David Reidy, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, forthcoming.
2012 Entry on “Public Justification,” (D’Agostino & Vallier) in The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, edited by Edward N. Zalta, here.
Selected Presentations
2014 “Liberal Politics and Public Faith.” George State University
2014 “How to Publicly Justify Religious Exemptions.” Wheaton College.
2014 “Public Reason and Public Choice.” University of Birmingham.
2014 “Justice Pluralism: A Defense.” University of Turin
2014 “A Genuinely Liberal Approach to Religion in Democratic Politics.” Duke University.
2013 Beyond Separation, Current Research Workshop, University of Arizona.
2013 “Religion and Public Education.” Wheaton College.
2013 “Public Reason and Public Choice: A Synthesis.” George Mason University, PPE Group.
2013 “The Intelligibility Requirement.” Ohio State University.
2012 “In Defense of Unacceptable Reasons.” MANCEPT Workshop, University of Manchester.
2012 “Sen and Cohen on Ideal Theory: What’s Really Going On?” APEE.
2011 “The Eligibility of a Polycentric Constitution.” American Philosophical Association, Eastern Division.
2011 “Capitalism: What Is It? Why Have It?” The University of Kentucky.
2011 “Religion in Public Life: What’s the Problem?” Brown University.
2011 “Liberalism, Religion and the Promise of Convergence.” University of Tennessee.
2010 “Convergence and Consensus in Public Reason.” American Political Science Association.
2009 “Liberalism without Privatization.” American Philosophical Association, Central Division.
2008 “A Religious Challenge to Justificatory Liberalism.” CUNY Graduate Conference.
2007 “Two Religious Challenges to Justificatory Liberalism.” Arizona Workshop in Philosophy.
2007 “Liberalism and Economic Growth.” American Philosophical Association, Pacific Division.
Selected Awards
2011 Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Brown University, Political Theory Project.
2010 Arizona Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Fellowship (university-wide).
Teaching
At Bowling Green:
2014 Deliberative Democracy: New Directions, Fall 2014 – PHIL 7800
2014 Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy, Fall 2014 – PHIL 2240
2014 Philosophy of Religion, Summer 2014 – PHIL 3170
2014 Introduction to Ethics, Summer 2014 – PHIL 1020
2014 Ideal and Non Ideal Theory, Spring 2014 – PHIL 7800
2014 Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy, Spring 2014 – PHIL 2240
2014 Philosophy of Religion, Spring 2014 – PHIL 3170
2013 Introduction to Ethics, Fall 2013 – PHIL 1020
2013 Social and Political Philosophy, Fall 2013 – PHIL 3120
2013 Philosophy of Religion, Summer 2013 – PHIL 3170
2013 History of Political Philosophy, Spring 2013 – PHIL 6620
2013 Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy, Spring 2013 – PHIL 2240
2012 Public Reason, Fall 2012 (graduate seminar) - PHIL 7800
2012 Philosophy of Religion, Summer, Fall 2012 - PHIL 3170
At Brown:
2011 Prosperity and Poverty, Fall 2011 – POLS 1150
2011 Economic Freedom and Social Justice, Fall 2011 – POLS 2230 (with John Tomasi)
At Arizona:
2009 Philosophy of Religion, Fall 2009 – PHIL 233.
2009 Ethics & Economics of Wealth Creation – PHIL/ECON 205.
2008 Ethics & Economics of Wealth Creation – PHIL/ECON 205.
Professional Service
2015 Guest Editor, Review of Austrian Economics, “Hayekian Themes in The Order of Public Reason.”
2014 Director, Bowling Green State University, Philosophy, Politics, Economics and Law Program.
2014 Director, Ideal and Nonideal Political Philosophy, BGSU Philosophy Conference.
2012 Guest Editor, Public Affairs Quarterly, vol.25 (4), “Convergence Justifications in Public Reason.”
2011 Lead Facilitator, Public Reason Blog Reading Group on The Order of Public Reason.
2011 Assistant Director, University of Arizona, The Order of Public Reason Conference.
2010 Assistant Editor, Creating Wealth: Ethical and Economic Perspectives, edited by David Schmidtz, San Diego: Cognella, July 2010.
2010 Research Assistant, Arizona Freedom Center.
2007 Assistant Director, Public Reason Workshop.
2006 Coordinator, Arizona Workshop in Philosophy.
Occasional Referee for: Ethics, Ethical Theory and Moral Practice, Politics, Philosophy and Economics, Political Studies, Journal of Philosophical Research, Theoria, Res Publica, Social Theory and Practice, Politics Studies, Philosophers’ Imprint, Social Theory and Practice, Journal of Political Philosophy.
Interviews, Blogging
2012-Present Co-Blogger, Bleeding Heart Libertarians.
2011 Philosophy TV discussion, “Political Liberalism and Religion,” with Jason Brennan. (link here). Contributor to Public Reason and PEA Soup blogs.
References
Gerald Gaus
James E. Rogers Professor of Philosophy
University of Arizona
ggaus-at-email-dot-arizona-dot-edu
David Schmidtz
Kendrick Professor of Philosophy
Joint Professor of Economics
University of Arizona
schmidtz-at-email-dot-arizona-dot-edu
Thomas Christiano
Professor of Philosophy
University of Arizona
thomasc-at-email-dot-arizona-dot-edu
Nicholas Wolterstorff
Noah Porter Professor of Philosophical Theology, Emeritus.
Yale University
Senior Fellow, Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture, University of Virginia.
nicholas-dot-wolterstorff-at-yale-dot-edu
Charles Larmore
W. Duncan MacMillan Family Professor in the Humanities
Professor of Philosophy
Brown University
charles_larmore-at-brown-dot-edu
John Tomasi
Associate Professor of Philosophy
Director, Political Theory Project
Brown University
john_tomasi-at-brown-dot-edu
Christopher J. Eberle
Associate Professor of Philosophy
United States Naval Academy
eberle-at-usna-dot-edu
Steven Wall
Associate Professor of Philosophy
Freedom Center
University of Arizona
spwall-at-aol-dot-com