Faculty Profile for Dr. Vaughn Bryan Baltzly

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Dr. Vaughn Bryan Baltzly
Associate Professor — Philosophy
CMAL 115C
phone: (512) 245-3140
Scholarly/Creative Work
Awards
Service

Biography Section

Biography and Education

 Vaughn B. Baltzly is an assistant professor of philosophy at Texas State University. After completing graduate studies in philosophy and public policy, and before coming to Texas State, Vaughn spent six years employed by the U.S. federal government, working in both the executive and legislative branches.

Teaching Interests

 Political Philosophy and Political Economy (i.e., Philosophy, Politics, and Economics)

Research Interests

 Contemporary political philosophy (particularly accounts of "liberal neutrality") and applied ethics

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • Baltzly, V. B. (2024). Two (Lay) Dogmas on Externalities. Public Choice.
  • Baltzly, V. B. (2021). Trolleyology as First Philosophy: A Puzzle-Centered Approach to Introducing the Discipline. Teaching Philosophy, 44(4), 407–448. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.5840/teachphil202141143
  • Baltzly, V. B. (2020). Concerning Publicized Goods (Or, the Promiscuity of the Public Goods Argument). Economics and Philosophy, 37(3), 376–394. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0266267120000395
  • Baltzly, V. B. (2014). “Four Strikes for Pluralist Liberalism (and Two Cheers for Classical Liberalism).” Journal of Value Inquiry, 48(3).
  • Baltzly, V. B. (2012). “Same-sex Marriage, Polygamy, and Disestablishment.” Social Theory and Practice, 38(2).

Selected Awards

  • Award / Honor Recipient: Lenssen Prize, American Association of Philosophy Teachers. March 18, 2022
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Favorite Professor Award, Spring 2019, Alpha Chi National Honor Society, Texas State chapter. April 9, 2019
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Rockefeller Prize, American Philosophical Association. December 29, 2014

Selected Service Activities

Participant
SMART Orchestra (the San Marcos community orchestra)
September 2023-Present
Officer
San Marcos High School Orchestra Boosters Club
August 2021-Present
Member
University Leadership Assembly
October 2017-Present
Member
Department of Philosophy Graduate Education Committee
September 2017-Present
Faculty Advisor / Coach
Texas State Ethics Bowl Team
September 2016-Present