I am an Assistant Professor of Philosophy and the Obed J. Wilson Professor of Ethics at the University of Cincinnati. I did my graduate work in philosophy at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and my undergraduate work at Wesleyan University

My research interests lie at the intersection of normative ethics, moral psychology, and metaethics. I've written about extraordinary moral agents--often called "moral saints"--and various puzzles that arise when we examine how these agents navigate the boundaries of moral obligation.

Additional research interests include the nature of obligation; the moral dimension of technical knowledge and expertise; taxonomies of moral agency; the demands and limits of morality; moral emotions; role-based moral obligations; theories of wellbeing; theories of sacrifice; medical ethics; justifications for punishment; and reproductive ethics.

Here is a link to my CV [PDF].

                Canadian Journal of Philosophy

               "De Dicto Desires and Morality as Fetish
                Philosophical Studies

               "The Ratcheting-Up Effect"
                Pacific Philosophical Quarterly
                (forthcoming)
                
               "What We Know and What We Owe"
                (down for revision)

Email        vanessa [dot] carbonell [at] uc [dot] edu

Office       206D McMicken Hall
                University of Cincinnati
                Cincinnati, OH 45221-0374


COURSES

Spring 2012
PHIL 106 Intro to Philosophy: Ethics

Winter 2012
PHIL 332 Ethics & The Family
PHIL 782 Ethical Theory (Graduate)

Fall 2011
PHIL 108 Morality in Medicine 
PHIL 322 Ethics

Spring 2011 
PHIL 335H Ethics of Punishment (Honors)

Winter 2011 
PHIL 111 Contemporary Moral Issues
PHIL 332 Ethics & The Family

Fall 2010 
PHIL 322 Ethics
PHIL 720 Contemporary Ethics (Graduate)

Spring 2010 
PHIL 519/719 Moral Psychology (Graduate)

Winter 2010
PHIL 111 Contemporary Moral Issues
PHIL 332 Ethics & The Family

Fall 2009
PHIL 106 Intro to Philosophy: Ethics
PHIL 306 Metaethics

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