Daniel Hartner teaches a variety of courses in philosophy, ethics, and professional ethics, including Bioethics and Business & Engineering Ethics. He specializes in ethics, philosophy of science (especially neuroscience and psychology), and philosophy of mind. His research interests include: intertheoretic relations in the sciences, moral psychology, moral motivation and decision
making, rationality, and the nature of moral and professional obligation. He also advises the men's lacrosse club.
Academic Degrees
- BA, Albion College, 2005
- MA, University of Cincinnati, 2009
- PhD, University of Cincinnati, 2011
Awards & Honors
Research Experiences
- Theory reduction and elimination in neuroscience and psychology
- Conceptual development in the sciences; folk psychology; psychiatric taxonomy
- Rationality, decision making, and moral motivation and behavior
- The role of metaethics in professional ethics education
Select Publications & Presentations
- "Folk Psychology Revisited: the Methodological Problem and the Autonomy of Psychology," Studia Philosophica Estonica, 9(2), 2016
- "Should Ethics Courses Be More Practical?," Teaching Ethics, 15(2), 2015
- "From Desire to Subjective Value: What Neuroeconomics Reveals About Naturalism," Erasmus Journal for Philosophy and Economics, 7(1), 2014
- "Two Faces of Representation: On the Neuroscience of Folk Psychology," Biology & Philosophy, 28(3), 2013
- "Conceptual Analysis as Armchair Psychology: A Defense of Methodological Naturalism," Philosophical Studies, 165(3), 2012
Teaching Interests
- Philosophy of science
- Philosophy of mind
- Moral and political philosophy
- Applied and professional ethics