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Dr. Isaac Wiegman

  • Professor of Instruction - Philosophy
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Biography and expertise

I grew up in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. In 2007, I received an MA in philosophy from the University of Houston, with a graduate certificate in cognitive science. I then went on to earn a Ph.D. in Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology from Washington University in St. Louis under John Doris and Ron Mallon.

Education

Doctorate Degree

PhD in Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology

Washington Univ in St. Louis, 2014

Master's Degree

MA in Philosophy

University of Houston, 2007

Bachelor's Degree

BA in Philosophy

Southern Nazarene University, 2005

Teaching Interests

Research Interests

  • Wiegman, Isaac. NSF Travel Grant for the Philosophy of Science Association Meeting, Texas State University, Federal, $180. (Funded: November 30, 2016). Grant.
  • Wiegman, Isaac Thane. Prime Movers: A Theory of the Primitive Passions, ACLS, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $5000. (Funded: July 2023 - August 2023). Grant.
  • Wiegman, I. T. (2018). Disgust as a Mechanism for Externalization: Coordination and Disassociation. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 41, e117.
  • Wiegman, I. T. (2018). Ethics in Conversation. Top Hat Monocle. Retrieved from https://tophat.com/catalog/humanities/philosophy/full-course/ethics-in-conversation-second-edition-isaac-wiegman/3317/
  • Wiegman, I. T., & Dale, M. (2024). The Co-Evolution of Virtue and Desert: Debunking Intuitions about Intrinsic Value. Synthese, 204(4), 135. Retrieved from https://rdcu.be/dWvc9
  • Wiegman, I. T. (2023). Doubts about Retribution: Is Punishment Non-instrumentally Good or Right? In M. Altman (Ed.), Palgrave Handbook on the Philosophy of Punishment (pp. 125–147). Springer Nature.
  • Wiegman, I. T., & Fischer, B. (2022). Disgust and the Logic of Contamination: Biology, Culture, and the Evolution of Norm (Over)Compliance. Mind & Language, 37(5), 993–1010. Retrieved from https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/mila.12368
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  • Award / Honor Nominee: Finalist for Top Author Award, Top Hat. 2020
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Teaching Award of Honor, Texas State Alumni Association. 2020
  1. Member

    Personnel committee

  2. Member

    Research Committee

  3. Participant

    Undergraduate Philosophy Major Exit Interviews

  4. Member

    Faculty Pre-Health Committee

  5. Reviewer / Referee

    Society for Philosophy and Psychology

  6. Reviewer / Referee

    Journal of Social Philosophy

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