Speaking events




What I Talk (and Write) About

I give talks on my research, the academic job market, (with a focus on the philosophy market) techniques for graduate school success, mental health, (especially regarding OCD, ADHD, depression, and social anxiety) LGBT issues, (especially related to children) service/assistance dog law and travel, and invisible disabilities. If you would like to get in touch with me about giving a talk (or alternatively, writing an article) for your organization, university, or institution, please contact me at mpriest2@asu.edu


“Capitalism in crisis: rethinking the legitimacy of the moral economy” invited workshop discussion participant, hosted by the Department of Political Economy and Moral Sciences via University of Arizona, @ University of Arizona via Zoom, October, 2021.

“Experts, elites, and public trust"
Event: "Public Choice and Experts" symposium as part of the series, "Societial impacts of pandemic responses," sponsored by the Institute for Humane Studies and The Center for the Study of Free Enterprise" July, 2021.

"Love for profit: Ethics of capitalistic dating in the age of Tinder
,” invited presentation, hosted by the Department of Political Economy and Moral Sciences via The University of Arizona, ( “Capitalism in crisis: rethinking the legitimacy of the moral economy”, workshop 2) @ The University of Arizona via Zoom June, 2021.


“Beyond the stigma: understanding ayahuasca and healing with therapeutic psychedelics” invited panelist, hosted by Arizona State University’s Office for Vetern and Military Academic Engagement & The College of Integrative Science and Arts via Arizona State University, Tempe Campus @ Arizona State University, Tempe Campus via Zoom, March, 2020


“Author meets critic workshop on The transmission of knowledge by John Greco” invited book symposium discussion panelist, hosted by The University of Cologne via the Department of Philosophy (CONCEPT research center), @ University of Cologne via Zoom, October, 2020.


“Don’t be a flake” invited presentation, hosted by Brown University via the Political Theory Project @ Brown University via Zoom, September, 2020.


“Children belong to no one, but they are everyone’s responsibility” invited presentation, hosted by Utrecht University School of Medicine (Summer Ethics Colloquium series), @ Utrecht University via Zoom, June, 2020.


“Developing a research program in graduate school,” invited panelist, hosted by George Mason University via the Mercatus Center for Policy Research (Mentoring workshop for success in graduate school) @ George Mason University via Zoom, July, 2020.


“The Future of philosophy and The future of bioethics” invited presentation, hosted by The Department of Philosophy via California State University Fullerton (Annual Symposium 50th Anniversary Celebration) @ California State University, Fullerton, March, 2020 (postponed/cancelled due to COVID)


“Ethics, dating, and public health”, invited presentation, hosted by The College of Integrative Sciences Humanities Lecture Series. via Arizona State University Phoenix Campus @ Arizona State University Phoenix Campus, March, 2020.


“Author meets critic: Moral grandstanding the use and abuse of moral talk” invited presentation, hosted by the Society for philosophy, politics, and economics annual meeting (book symposium session) @ New Orleans, LA, March, 2020 (postponed/cancelled because of COVID)


“Between ethics and belief: ethical believing and the epistemology of ethics” invited comments, hosted by The University of Cologne, Department of Philosophy and CONCEPT research grant (Annual Ethics and Epistemology Conference) @ University of Cologne, July, 2020


“Developing a research program” invited presentation, hosted by the Hypatia Graduate Club via University of California Irvine and The Department of Philosophy of Science (Alumni Mentoring Workshop) @ University of California, Irvine, April 2019.


“Epistemic insensitivity as an epistemic vice” invited presentation, hosted by University of Connecticut, Department of Philosophy and the Humanities Research Center (Special topic conference: “Vice Epistemology”) @ University of Connecticut, Department March, 2019.


“Thoughts on ideology and tribalism” invited presentation, hosted by The Department of Moral Economy and Moral Science via University of Arizona (Buchanan manuscript workshop) @ Desert Lodge in Tucson, Arizona March, 2019


“Comments on Stephen Darwall” invited comments, hosted by The Department of Law and Department of Philosophy at the University of California Irvine (Conference, “Gilbert on Rights and Demands”) @ University of California, Irvine, October, 2019


“Transgender children and the right to transition” invited presentation, hosted by The Center for Pediatric Bioethics, Children’s Mercy Hospital (Pediatric Bioethics Webinar Series) @ Children’s Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, 2018.

“The vice of epistemic selfishness” invited presentation, hosted by Humanities Research Center and The Department of Philosophy via University of Connecticut Humanities Center (Humility in Public Discourse Speakers Series) @ University of Connecticut, April, 2017