Faculty Profile for Dr. Eric N Gilbertson

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Dr. Eric N Gilbertson
Assistant Professor — Philosophy
Senior Lecturer — Philosophy
CMAL 102
phone: (512) 245-6530
Scholarly/Creative Work
Service

Biography Section

Biography and Education

 I'm a native Texan with an affinity for the geographical and cultural diversity of Texas. I graduated with a BA in philosophy at Texas Lutheran University, an MA at the University of Houston, and a PhD at Cornell University. My philosophical interests are broad, ranging from the purely theoretical and abstract to the practical and applied. I work mainly in the areas of epistemology and metaphysics, but I also have interests in applied ethics, the philosophy of sport, and logic. Current and recent projects include papers on the following topics: animals and doping, the prudential rationality of participation in dangerous sport, time bias and regret, moral subjectivism, and statistical lives.

Teaching Interests

 Logic, Philosophy of Sport, Bioethics, Applied Philosophy

Research Interests

 Epistemology, Metaphysics, Logic, Ethics, Philosophy of Sport

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • Gilbertson, E. N. (2025). Credence 1 Cruxes: Closure of Inquiry, Surety, and Steadfastness. Logos & Episteme: An International Journal of Epistemology. https://doi.org/10.5840/logos-episteme20251612
  • Gilbertson, E. N. (2024). On the Reality and Evidential Status of Temporal Passage Phenomenology. Metaphysica: International Journal for Ontology and Metaphysics. https://doi.org/10.1515/mp-2023-0054
  • Gilbertson, E. N. (2023). Indeterminacy, Indifference, and the Uncertainty Argument for Saving Identified Lives. Journal of Applied Philosophy. https://doi.org/10.1111/japp.12700
  • Gilbertson, E. N. (2023). Against the anti-closure response to the factivity problem for epistemic contextualism. Principia: An International Journal of Epistemology. https://doi.org/10.5007/1808-1711.2023.e86155
  • Gilbertson, E. N. (2023). Risky Transplants and Partial Cures: Against the Objectivist View of Moral Obligation. Journal of Value Inquiry. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10790-023-09958-1

Selected Service Activities

Editor
Journal of Philosophical Research
July 2023-Present
Member
San Marcos Greenbelt Alliance
February 2023-Present
Member
Graduate Scholarship Committee (College of Liberal Arts)
2022-Present
Reviewer / Referee
Logique et Analyse
November 2022-Present
Reviewer / Referee
New Mexico Texas Philosophical Society
2020-Present