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Steven P Wall

  • Professor, Philosophy
  • Member of the Graduate Faculty
Contact
  • (520) 626-7676
  • SOCIAL SCIENCES, Rm. 213
  • TUCSON, AZ 85721-0027
  • stevenwall@arizona.edu
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    • Spring 2021

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Courses

2024-25 Courses

  • Dissertation
    PHIL 920 (Spring 2025)
  • Justice and Welfare
    PPEL 440 (Spring 2025)
  • Dissertation
    PHIL 920 (Winter 2024)
  • Capitalism and Socialism
    PPEL 150C1 (Fall 2024)
  • Dissertation
    PHIL 920 (Fall 2024)
  • Law and Legal Theory
    PPEL 326 (Fall 2024)
  • Law and Morality
    PA 324 (Fall 2024)
  • Law and Morality
    PHIL 324 (Fall 2024)
  • Law and Morality
    POL 324 (Fall 2024)

2023-24 Courses

  • Dissertation
    PHIL 920 (Spring 2024)
  • Justice and Welfare
    PPEL 440 (Spring 2024)
  • Law and Morality
    PA 324 (Spring 2024)
  • Law and Morality
    PHIL 324 (Spring 2024)
  • Law and Morality
    POL 324 (Spring 2024)
  • Dissertation
    PHIL 920 (Fall 2023)
  • Law and Legal Theory
    PPEL 326 (Fall 2023)
  • Social + Political Phil
    PHIL 596F (Fall 2023)
  • Survey of Philosophy
    PHIL 595A (Fall 2023)

2022-23 Courses

  • Dissertation
    PHIL 920 (Spring 2023)
  • Law and Legal Theory
    PPEL 326 (Spring 2023)
  • Dissertation
    PHIL 920 (Fall 2022)
  • Law and Morality
    PA 324 (Fall 2022)
  • Law and Morality
    PHIL 324 (Fall 2022)
  • Law and Morality
    POL 324 (Fall 2022)

2021-22 Courses

  • Dissertation
    PHIL 920 (Spring 2022)
  • Honors Thesis
    PPEL 498H (Spring 2022)
  • Law and Legal Theory
    PPEL 326 (Spring 2022)
  • Dissertation
    PHIL 920 (Fall 2021)
  • Honors Thesis
    PPEL 498H (Fall 2021)
  • Law and Morality
    PA 324 (Fall 2021)
  • Law and Morality
    PHIL 324 (Fall 2021)
  • Law and Morality
    POL 324 (Fall 2021)

2020-21 Courses

  • Dissertation
    PHIL 920 (Spring 2021)
  • Justice and Welfare
    PPEL 340 (Spring 2021)
  • Law and Legal Theory
    PPEL 326 (Spring 2021)
  • Dissertation
    PHIL 920 (Fall 2020)
  • Social + Political Phil
    PHIL 596F (Fall 2020)
  • Survey of Philosophy
    PHIL 595A (Fall 2020)

2019-20 Courses

  • Dissertation
    PHIL 920 (Spring 2020)
  • Independent Study
    PHIL 599 (Spring 2020)
  • Law and Legal Theory
    PPEL 326 (Spring 2020)
  • Law and Morality
    PA 324 (Spring 2020)
  • Law and Morality
    PHIL 324 (Spring 2020)
  • Law and Morality
    POL 324 (Spring 2020)
  • Dissertation
    PHIL 920 (Fall 2019)

2018-19 Courses

  • Dissertation
    PHIL 920 (Spring 2019)
  • Justice and Welfare
    PPEL 340 (Spring 2019)

2017-18 Courses

  • Justice and Welfare
    PPEL 340 (Spring 2018)
  • Social + Political Phil
    PHIL 596F (Spring 2018)
  • Independent Study
    PHIL 599 (Fall 2017)

2016-17 Courses

  • Capstone: Phil, Pol, Econ, Law
    PPEL 496A (Spring 2017)
  • Capstone: Phil, Pol, Econ, Law
    PPEL 496H (Spring 2017)
  • Law and Morality
    PA 324 (Spring 2017)
  • Law and Morality
    PHIL 324 (Spring 2017)
  • Law and Morality
    POL 324 (Spring 2017)

2015-16 Courses

  • Capstone: Phil, Pol, Econ, Law
    PPEL 496A (Spring 2016)
  • Social + Political Phil
    PHIL 596F (Spring 2016)
  • Survey of Philosophy
    PHIL 595A (Spring 2016)

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Scholarly Contributions

Books

  • Wall, S. P., & Sobel, D. (2021). Oxford Studies in Political Philosophy Volume 8.
  • Wall, S. P., & Sobel, D. (2020). Oxford Studies in Political Philosophy Volume 7. Oxford University Press.

Chapters

  • Wall, S. P. (2021). Self-Mastery and the Qualifty of a Life. In Positive Freedom(p. 22). Cambridge University Press.
  • Wall, S. P. (2018). Liberal Moralism and Modus Vivendi Politics. In The Political Theory of Modus Vivendi.
  • Wall, S. P. (2018). The Good Society. In Oxford Handbook on Distributive Justice.
  • Wall, S. P. (2017). Perfectionism and Paternalism. In The Routledge Companion to Paternalism.
  • Wall, S. P. (2016). Freedom, Planning and the Rule of Law. In Oxford Handbook on Freedom. Oxford University Press.
    More info
    Chapter in Handbook
  • Wall, S. P. (2014). Rawlsian Legitimacy and Perfectionist Justice. In A Companion to Rawls. Blackwell Publishing.
    More info
    Published in A Companion to Rawls, eds. D. Reidy and J. Mandle, Blackwell Press.
  • Wall, S. P. (2013). Moral Environmentalism. In Paternalism: Theory and Practice. Cambridge University Press.
    More info
    Published in Paternalism: Theory and Practice, eds. C. Coons and M. Weber (Cambridge University Press);
  • Wall, S. P. (2013). Perfectionism. In The Routledge Companion to Social and Political Philosophy. Routledge.
    More info
    To be published in The Routledge Companion to Social and Political Philosophy, eds. F. D'Agostino and J. Gaus, Routledge Press.;
  • Wall, S. P. (2012). "Perfectionism". Routledge.
    More info
    ;Full Citation: "Perfectionism," in Routledge Companion to Political and Social Philosophy, ed. by F. D'agostino and G. Gaus (2012).;

Journals/Publications

  • Wall, S. P. (2019). Equality, Political Fairness and Desert. Philosophical Studies.
  • Wall, S. P. (2019). Rooted Reciprocity. Journal of Moral Philosophy.
  • Wall, S. P. (2018). Drawing the Line on Physician-Assisted Death. Journal of Medical Ethics.
  • Wall, S. P. (2018). Subjectivist Perfectionism. American Journal of Jurisprudence.
  • Wall, S. P. (2017). Reconsidering Paternalism in Clinical Research. Bioethics.
  • Wall, S. P. (2016). Autonomy as a Perfection. American Journal of Jurisprudence.
  • Wall, S. P. (2016). Political Morality and the Authority of Tradition. Journal of Political Philosophy.
  • Wall, S. P. (2016). The Pure Theory of Public Justification. Social Philosophy and Policy.
  • Wall, S. P. (2013). "Enforcing Morality". Criminal Law and Philosophy.
    More info
    ;Full Citation: Criminal Law and Philosophy;Status: Submitted But Not Yet Accepted;
  • Wall, S. P. (2013). "Political Morality and Constitutional Settlements". Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy.
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    ;
  • Wall, S. P. (2013). "Rawlsian Perfectionism". Journal of Moral Philosophy.
    More info
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  • Wall, S. P., & Jansen, L. A. (2013). "Rethinking Exploitation: A Process Centered Account". Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal.
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  • Wall, S. P. (2010). Rescuing Justice from Equality. Social Philosophy and Policy.
    More info
    Invited Paper;
  • Wall, S. P. (2012). "Backing Away from Equality". Criminal Justice Ethics.
    More info
    ;Full Citation: "Backing Away from Equality," Criminal Justice Ethics (2012) 31: 96-105.;
  • Wall, S. P. (2012). "Public Reason and Moral Authoritarianism". Philosophical Quarterly.
    More info
    ;Full Citation: "Public Reason and Moral Authoritarianism," Philosophical Quarterly (Dec 2012)63:160-169.;
  • Wall, S. P. (2012). Public Justification and Moral Authoritarianism.
    More info
    ;Full Citation: Submitted to the Journal of Ethics and Social Philosophy;Status: Submitted But Not Yet Accepted;
  • Wall, S. P. (2011). Rescuing Justice from Equality. Social Philosophy and Policy Winter 2011.
    More info
    ;Full Citation: Social Philosophy and Policy 29/1 Winter 2011;
  • Wall, S. P. (2010). Neutralism for Perfectionists: The Case of Restricted State Neutrality. Ethics.
    More info
    ;Full Citation: Ethics (2010) 120/2 232-256;
  • Wall, S. P. (2010). On Justificatory Liberalism. Philosophy, Politics and Economics.
    More info
    ;Full Citation: Philosophy, Politics and Economics (2010) 9/2: 123-49;

Presentations

  • Wall, S. P. (2021). Autonomy as an Ideal of the Good. University of Wuhan.
  • Wall, S. P. (2021). Natural Aristocracy, Instrumentalism, Equality and Excellence. Central Division APA.
  • Wall, S. P. (2021). Rights to do Wrongs. University of Wuhan.
  • Wall, S. P. (2021). Sovereignty and Consent. University of Wuhan.
  • Wall, S. P. (2021). The Objectivist Attempt to Appropriate Subjective Value. Workshop for Oxford Studies in Metaethics.
  • Wall, S. P. (2012, 2012-04-01). "Backing Away from Equality". Conference on Amartya Sen. New York, NY.
    More info
    ;Invited: Yes;Type of Presentation: Academic Conference;
  • Wall, S. P. (2012, 2012-10-01). "Political Autonomy". American Section of the International Association for Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy. Baltimore, MD.
    More info
    ;Invited: Yes;Type of Presentation: Academic Conference;
  • Wall, S. P. (2012, 2012-11-01). "Rawlsian Perfectionism". Tennesse Value and Agency. University of Tennessee.
    More info
    ;Submitted: Yes;Type of Presentation: Academic Conference;
  • Wall, S. P. (2011, 2011-02-01). Comment on Eric Cave's "The Ethics of Seduction. NOISE. New Orleans.
    More info
    ;Invited: Yes;Type of Presentation: Academic Conference;
  • Wall, S. P. (2011, 2011-03-01). Moral Environmentalism. Workshop on Applied Ethics. Bowling Green State University.
    More info
    ;Refereed: Yes;Type of Presentation: Academic Conference;
  • Wall, S. P. (2011, 2011-06-01). Political Morality and Constitutional Settlements. Conference on Pluralism and Justice. Hamburg, Germany.
    More info
    ;Invited: Yes;Type of Presentation: Academic Conference;
  • Wall, S. P. (2010, 2010-03-01). Justice and Efficiency. NOISE. New Orleans.
    More info
    ;Type of Presentation: Academic Conference/Workshop;
  • Wall, S. P. (2010, 2010-04-01). rescuing justice from equality. Pol Philsophy Colloquium. Brown University.
    More info
    ;Type of Presentation: University;
  • Wall, S. P. (2010, 2010-10-01). rescuing justice from equality. Freedom Center Brownbag. University of Arizona.
    More info
    ;Type of Presentation: University;
  • Wall, S. P. (2010, 2010-11-01). rescuing justice from equality. Social Philosophy and Policy Center Conference. Bowling Green State University.
    More info
    ;Type of Presentation: Academic Conference;

Reviews

  • Wall, S. P. (2018. Review of Fabien Wendt's Compromise, Peace and Public Justification.
  • Wall, S. P. (2011. Book Review of David McCabe's Modus Vivendi Liberalism.
    More info
    ;Full Citation: Ethics, 122/1 October 2011;

Others

  • Wall, S. P. (2017, November). Perfectionism in Moral and Political Philosophy.
    More info
    Entry for Stanford Encyclopedia for Philosophy. Updated.
  • Wall, S. P. (2014, February). Rawlsian Legitimacy and Perfectionist Justice.
    More info
    Published in A Companion to Rawls (Blackwell)

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