Biography and education
I'm an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Texas State University. I completed my Ph.D. in philosophy at Princeton University, where my advisors were Alexander Nehamas and Michael Smith. I received a B.A. in philosophy from Duke University. Prior to teaching at Texas State, I was a visiting lecturer at U.C.L.A from 2013-2016. I serve as the Director of Graduate Studies for the Department of Philosophy at Texas State; I am also the graduate advisor for the MA Program in Applied Philosophy and Ethics and chair the Department of Philosophy's Graduate Faculty Working Group.
Research Interests
Featured scholarly/creative works
- Cross, A. M. (2024). Social Aesthetic Goods and Aesthetic Alienation. Philosophers’ Imprint, 24, 1–15. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.3998/phimp.3475
- Cross, A. M. (2024). Tool, Collaborator, or Participant: AI and Artistic Agency. British Journal of Aesthetics. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1093/aesthj/ayae055
- Cross, A. M. (2023). Ethical Issues in Internet Culture and New Media. In J. Harold (Ed.), Oxford Handbook of Ethics and Art (pp. 542–560). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780197539798.013.48
- Cross, A. M. (2022). Aesthetic Obligations and Aesthetic Commitments. Ergo: An Open Access Journal of Philosophy, 8, 402–422. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.3998/ergo.2239
- Cross, A. M. (2017). Art Criticism as Practical Reasoning. British Journal of Aesthetics, 57(3), 299–317. https://doi.org/10.1093/aesthj/ayx016
Featured awards
- Award / Honor Recipient: Phi Beta Kappa, Duke Univesity. June 1, 2006
Featured service activities
- Graduate Advisor
MAAPE Program
- Co-Chair
American Society for Aesthetics Annual Meeting
- Editor
Philosophy Compass
- Chair
American Society for Aesthetics Juries Committee
- Reviewer / Referee
Journal of Applied Philosophy
- Chair
Graduate Faculty Working Group