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Dr. Anthony Michael Cross

  • Assistant Professor - Philosophy
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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

  • Cross, A. M. (n.d.). Algorithmic Recommendation and Aesthetic Flourishing. Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism.
  • Cross, A. M. (2025). Shared Aesthetic Experience, Community, and Meaningfulness. Philosophical Topics, 52(1), 181–199.
  • 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, 65(4), 535–551. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1093/aesthj/ayae055
  • 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
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  • Award / Honor Recipient: Phi Beta Kappa, Duke Univesity. June 1, 2006
  1. Graduate Advisor

    MAAPE Program

  2. Co-Chair

    American Society for Aesthetics Annual Meeting

  3. Graduate Advisor

    Graduate Certificate in Ethics and Digital Technologies

  4. Editor

    Philosophy Compass

  5. Chair

    American Society for Aesthetics Juries Committee

  6. Reviewer / Referee

    Journal of Applied Philosophy

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