Larry A. Herzberg
Philosophy Department
University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh
800 Algoma Blvd.
Oshkosh, WI 54901-3551
Telephone: (920) 424-7313
Email: herzberg@uwosh.edu
Academic Employment
- Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh, July 2009 (ongoing)
- Assistant Professor of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh, September 2003 - June 2009
- Lecturer, California State University Long Beach, Fall 2001-May 2003
- Instructor, UCLA, Summer Sessions 1999-2001
- Teaching Assistant, UCLA, September 1994-May 2001
- Research Assistant, Getty Research Institute (Visiting Scholars Program), 1998-99; 1999-2000.
Education
- Ph.D., Philosophy, UCLA, September 2003
- C. Phil., Philosophy, UCLA, June 1999
- M.A., Philosophy, UCLA, June 1996
- B.A., Philosophy, Reed College, June 1976
Areas of Specialization
- Philosophy of Mind, Psychology & Emotion
- Epistemology
Areas of Competence
- Ethical Theory / Metaethics
- Philosophy of Language
- 20th Century Philosophy
- Formal Logic / Critical Reasoning
- Existentialism (Sartre)
Publications (peer-reviewed)
- "Direction, Causation, and Appraisal Theories of Emotion" (Philosophical Psychology, Vo. 22, No. 2, April 2009)
- "Constitutivism, Belief, and Emotion" (dialectica 62:4, Fall 2008)
- "Genetic Enhancement and Parental Obligation" (Philosophy in the Contemporary World, 14:2, Fall 2008)
- See also Abstracts of recent papers.
Presentations (peer-reviewed)
- A Puzzle About Emotion, Perception and Rationality, colloquium presentation at the 2007 APA Pacific Division convention, April 7, 2007, San Francisco, CA
- A Parental Obligation to Genetically Enhance Intended Children in "Same Number" Cases, presentation at the 2007 Wisconsin Philosophical Association annual meeting, March 31 2007, St. Norbert's College, De Pere, WI
- Constitutivism and Knowing One's Emotional State, colloquium presentation at the 2005 APA Pacific Division convention, March 2005, San Francisco, CA
Presentations (non-peer-reviewed)
- Logic and Emotion in the 2008 Presidential Campaigns, radio interview topic, WRST Election Night Special Coverage, November 2008.
- Consciousness and Alienation: Must An Existentialist Be Unhappy? UW-Oshkosh, November 2007.
- The East/West Philosophy of Alan Watts, Adult Enrichment Program, Fox Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, May 2007.
- The Modularity and Rationality of Emotion, at UW-Oshkosh, February 2003.
- Do Parents Have a Moral Duty to Genetically Enhance Their Children? UW-Oshkosh, February 2003.
Miscellaneous Scholarly Activities
- Peer-reviewer for the Wisconsin Philosophical Association, 2009 Meeting, UW Oshkosh.
- Peer-reviewer for Broadview Press (2009).
- Peer-reviewer for Longman Publishers (2007).
- Peer-reviewer for Oxford University Press (2006, 2004).
- Peer-reviewer for Routledge (2005).
Awards, Grants & Fellowships
- Faculty Development Research Grant, UW-Oshkosh, Summer 2006: "Appraisal and Intentionality".
- Faculty Development Research Grant, UW-Oshkosh, Summer 2005: "Genetic Enhancement and Parental Obligation".
- Faculty Development Research Grant, UW-Oshkosh, Summer 2004: "The Modularity and Rationality of Emotion".
- Chancellor’s Dissertation Fellowship, UCLA, 2000-2001.
- Collegium of University Teaching Fellows, UCLA, 1999-2000.
- Shirley Collier Prize, UCLA English Department, 1995.
- UCLA Department of Philosophy Teaching Assistantships, 1994-2000.
- UCLA Department of Philosophy Fellowship, 1993.
Classes Taught
- Contemporary Philosophy (UW-Oshkosh)
- Theory of Knowledge (UW-Oshkosh)
- The Philosophy of Emotion (UW-Oshkosh)
- Introduction to Philosophy (UW-Oshkosh)
- Introductory Ethics (UW-Oshkosh, CSULB)
- Interdisciplinary Studies First-Year Honors Seminar: Ethics (UW-Oshkosh)
- Critical Reasoning, Introductory Logic (UW-Oshkosh, CSULB)
- Formal Logic (UCLA)
- Existentialism (UCLA)
- Philosophical Approaches to Emotion (UCLA)
College and University Service
- Humanities Division representative to the COLS Student Academic Committee, 2006-ongoing (Chair 2008-09)
- Institutional Review Board, faculty representative, 2007-2010
- Faculty Senate Student Conduct Panel, UW Oshkosh, Fall 2005-ongoing
- UW-Oshkosh Faculty Development Research and Teaching Panelist, Fall 2004-ongoing
- Search and Screen Committee for the Dean, College of Nursing, UW-Oshkosh, Fall 2005
- "Meet the faculty", Odyssey Program, 2008, 2007, 2005
- "Celebration of Scholarship", oral presentation judge, 2008
Department Service
- Search and Screen Committee Member, Fall 2007, tenure-track position search. Duties included interviewing candidates at the 2007 Eastern Division Meeting of the American Philosophical Association in Baltimore MD.
- Search and Screen Committee Member, Spring 2007, one-year position search.
- Philosophy Department liaison to the Cooperative Academic Partnership Program (CAPP), 2008-2009.
- “Major Fest”, Philosophy Dept. representative, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004
- “Fall Preview Days”, Philosophy Dept. representative, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004
Miscellaneous Professional Service
- Chair, Wisconsin Philosophical Association, 2008 Meeting, UW Milwaukee, of Shazad Akhtar's "Beyond Belief? A Short Defense of the Viability of the Pyrrhonian Program."
- Faculty Advisor to the UW-Oshkosh Freethinker's Club, 2005-2006
- Chair, Wisconsin Philosophical Association, 2004 Meeting, Marquette University, of Eric Kraemer's "Evil, Atrocity, and Harm."
Related Professional Experience
- Designer and programmer of Bertrand, symbolic logic software for Macintosh computers.
Professional Associations