Books

Ryan W. Davis. Dispatches from Mormon Zion. Eerdmans, 2025.

This book is mostly a love letter to Utah, with some opinions about philosophy and theology along the way . The big question is: What does it take to share a stranger's feelings?

Samuel Arnold, Jason F. Brennan, Richard Yetter Chappell, and Ryan W. Davis. Questioning Beneficence: Four Philosophers on Effective Altruism and Doing Good. Routledge, 2025.

This book is a back and forth over when and how we're obligated to help other people. My contribution is that we're not morally obligated to help anybody, but helping is morally great. The good news is that if you do choose to give, you have a lot of discretion over how and to whom. 

Ryan W. Davis. Why It's OK to Own a Gun. Routledge, 2024.

For some people, owning a gun is part of a way of life. If we can protect people's ways of life without violating the rights of others, we should.