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Philosophy Faculty — Charles List

Photo of Charles List outside with his dogProfessor

Charles List is a professor of philosophy and has been teaching at Plattsburgh since 1980. Besides the academic interests listed below he likes to train bird dogs, tie flies, and fly fish.

Education

  • Ph.D. University of Iowa.
  • M.A. University of Iowa.
  • B.A. University of Minnesota.
 

Teaching Areas

  • Environmental ethics.
  • Outdoor ethics.
  • Hunting ethics.
  • Fly fishing.
  • Nietzsche.
  • The problem of universals.

Research Areas

  • Ethical evaluation of outdoor practices.
  • Wilderness issues.
  • Hunting ethics.

Recent Publications and Presentations

  • Hunting, Fishing, and Environmental Virtue: Reconnecting Sportsmanship and Conservation, forthcoming Oregon State University Press.
  • "Wilderness Act of 1964" in Encyclopedia of Environmental Ethics and Philosophy, J. Baird Callicott and Robert Froderman editors, MacMillan Reference Publications, October, 2008.
  • "The Virtues of Wild Leisure" Environmental Ethics, 27(4) (2005):355-373.
  • "On the Moral Distinctiveness of Sport Hunting" Environmental Ethics, 26(2) (2004):155-169.

Contact Charles List

Office: Champlain Valley Hall 302
Phone: (518) 564-2833
Email: listcj@plattsburgh.edu