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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
Awards
- None to Report
- Spring 2021
Interests
No activities entered.
Courses
2024-25 Courses
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Dissertation
PHIL 920 (Spring 2019) -
Justice and Welfare
PPEL 340 (Spring 2019)
2017-18 Courses
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Justice and Welfare
PPEL 340 (Spring 2018) -
Social + Political Phil
PHIL 596F (Spring 2018) -
Independent Study
PHIL 599 (Fall 2017)
2016-17 Courses
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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
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Capstone: Phil, Pol, Econ, Law
PPEL 496A (Spring 2016) -
Social + Political Phil
PHIL 596F (Spring 2016) -
Survey of Philosophy
PHIL 595A (Spring 2016)
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 infoChapter in Handbook
- Wall, S. P. (2014). Rawlsian Legitimacy and Perfectionist Justice. In A Companion to Rawls. Blackwell Publishing.More infoPublished 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 infoPublished 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 infoTo 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.
- Wall, S. P. (2013). "Rawlsian Perfectionism". Journal of Moral Philosophy.
- Wall, S. P., & Jansen, L. A. (2013). "Rethinking Exploitation: A Process Centered Account". Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal.
- Wall, S. P. (2010). Rescuing Justice from Equality. Social Philosophy and Policy.More infoInvited 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;