Dr. Andrew Israelsen Professional Writer

Publications

Peer-Reviewed Articles

“And Who is My Neighbor? Kant on Misanthropy and Christian Love.” The Heythrop Journal, 60.2 (February 2019) pp. 219-232

“Imperatives of Right: The Essential Ambiguity in Kant’s Rechtslehre.” International Philosophical Quarterly, 58.3, Issue 231 (September 2018) pp. 311–329

“God, Mixed Modes, and Natural Law: An Intellectualist Interpretation of Locke’s Moral Philosophy.” The British Journal for the History of Philosophy, 21.6: (2013) 1111-1132

Book Reviews

Review of Nuovo, Victor: John Locke: The Philosopher as Christian Virtuoso, for The British Journal for the History of Philosophy, vol. 27.3, 2019

Review of Insole, Christopher: The Intolerable God: Kant’s Theological Journey, for Review of Metaphysics, December 2017

Doctoral Dissertation

Kant and the Unity of Nature. Purdue University, 2017.

Creative Copywriting

Over 100 articles written on a wide variety of topics, from travel and geography, to historical events, animals, and popular culture and published under the pen name James Israelsen at FactRetriver.com. Sample article: https://www.factretriever.com/rwanda-genocide-facts

Technical Copywriting

Roughly 50 SEO-friendly articles on water chemistry, water filtration, and water filter products for AllFilters.com. Sample article: https://www.finnandemma.com/blogs/news/the-impact-of-water-quality-on-your-baby-s-health?srsltid=AfmBOopRf6smtgXPk3ULQAeFqnvscINN79FSL2BVkAZMk4G08Eid0P_5

Creative Writing

I am the writer/creator of "Greenleaf & the Black Blade," a serialized adventure podcast. Episodes can be listened to on any major streaming platform, watched on YouTube, or read on the series' homepage. Sample Episode: https://www.greenleafandtheblackblade.com/episode-one-the-taking-of-emmenia/

Professional Talks/Presentations

“A Digital Agora: Socrates’ Maieutic Method in the Online Classroom.” Online Learning Consortium, “Accelerate Conference,” Sept. 20-24, 2021, online

Commentator on: “What is Provisional Right?” by Rafeeq Hasan and Martin Stone, at Purdue University, “Dimensions of Normativity: Kant on Morality, Legality, and Humanity,” February 2018. Travel expenses paid

“Imperatives of Right: The Essential Ambiguity in Kant’s Rechtslehre.” Invited participant at Günter Zöller’s Oberseminar/Forschungskolloquium: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, June 12, 2017

“Kant and the Concept of a World: Reflecting Judgment and Systematic Empirical Cognition.”  Invited speaker at Loyola Marymount University, Nov. 7, 2014; all expenses paid

“Of Plays and Invented Evils: Augustine and Kant on Sympathetic Suffering.” European Studies Conference, University of Nebraska Omaha, October 4-5, 2018

“Is Right Realizable?  Kant’s Rechtslehre and the Ethical Community.” 2016 Central Division APA Meeting, Chicago Illinois, March 2-5, 2016; recipient of graduate student travel stipend

“Is Right Realizable?  Kant’s Rechtslehre and the Ethical Community.”  European Studies Conference, University of Nebraska Omaha, October 8-10th, 2015

 “Leibniz and Malebranche on Divine and Creaturely Causation: A Concurrentist Dilemma.”  Princeton-Penn-Columbia Graduate Conference in the History of Philosophy, Princeton University, April 26, 2014

“Locke’s Essay and the Treatises on Government: Empiricist Ontology and the ‘Right’ of Revolution.” PurdueEarly Atlantic Reading Group, Purdue University, April 11, 2014

“Becoming a New Man: Kant on Radical Evil and Moral Conversion.” United Kingdom Kant Society annual meeting, Heythrop College, London, August 29, 2013

University Classes Created and Taught

American Military University (2018-2025)

-Philosophy of Law (Phil 330)

-Metaphysics and Epistemology (Phil 405)

-Early Modern Philosophy (Phil 215)

-Philosophy of Science (Phil 202)

-Intro to Philosophy (Phil 101)

-Environmental Ethics (Phil 320)

-Ethics (Phil 200)

-Critical Thinking (Phil 110)

Utah Valley University (2017-2025)

-Kant’s Third Critique (400R)

-History of Continental Philosophy (Phil 4150)

-Early Modern Philosophy (Phil 2150)

-Ethics and Values (Phil 2050) 

-Ethics and Values Hybrid Lecture/Online Course (Phil 2050 Hybrid)

-Ethics and Values from a Global Perspective(Phil 205G) 

-Introduction to Philosophy (Phil 1000) 

Salt Lake Community College (2016-2019)

-Introduction to Philosophy (Phil 1000) 

-Ethics and Moral Problems (Phil 1120)

Purdue University (2011-2016)

-Introduction to Philosophy (Phil 110) 

-Ethics (Phil 111) 

-Introduction to Existentialism (Phil 219)

-Philosophy of Woman (Phil 221) 

-Religions of the West (Phil 331) 

Ivy Tech Community College (2013-2015)

-Introduction to Ethics (Phil 102)

Loyola Marymount University (2009-2011)

-Critical Thinking (Phil 220)