Faculty Profile for Dr. Anthony Michael Cross

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Dr. Anthony Michael Cross
Assistant Professor — Philosophy
CMAL 107
phone: (512) 245-2285
Scholarly/Creative Work
Awards
Service

Biography Section

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

 My primary research interests are in aesthetics and ethics; my research focuses on the normative significance of relationships with artworks and cultural objects. I also have research interests at the intersection of aesthetics and the philosophy of technology: recent work has explored the impact of the internet and emerging technologies on our artistic practices—including work on the nature and value of Internet memes; the significance of NFTs; and the use of AI in artistic production.

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • 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

Selected Awards

  • Award / Honor Recipient: Phi Beta Kappa, Duke Univesity. June 1, 2006

Selected Service Activities

Graduate Advisor
MAAPE Program
August 1, 2020-Present
Co-Chair
American Society for Aesthetics Annual Meeting
August 1, 2023-October 23, 2024
Editor
Philosophy Compass
June 1, 2025-Present
Chair
American Society for Aesthetics Juries Committee
January 1, 2025-Present
Reviewer / Referee
Journal of Applied Philosophy
April 1, 2024-Present