David Shoemaker
Professor, Sage School of Philosophy
Academic focus:
Moral philosophy, moral psychology, agency and responsibility
Current research project:
A book called “Wisecracks: Humor and Morality in Interpersonal Life”
Previous positions:
- Professor, Department of Philosophy & Murphy Institute of Political Economy, Tulane University, 2009-2021
- Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, Bowling Green State University, 2004-2009
- Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, California State University, Northridge, 2000-2004
Academic background:
- Ph.D. Philosophy, University of California, Irvine, 1996
- M.A., Philosophy, University of California, Irvine, 1993
- B.A., Houghton College, 1985
Last book read:
“Exhalation” by Ted Chiang
In your own time/when not working:
Writing music, hiking, swimming, poker
Courses you’re most looking forward to teaching:
Humor and Morality (grad seminar, Spring 2022)
What most excites you about Cornell:
Working with the strongest moral psychology colleagues in the world