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Faculty Profile
Amy McKiernan
Assistant Professor of Philosophy; Director, Ethics Across Campus & the Curriculum (2017)
Contact Information
East College Room 204
https://www.dickinson.edu/homepage/1254/ethics_across_campus_and_the_curriculum
Bio
Amy McKiernan received her Ph.D. in philosophy from Vanderbilt University in 2017, where she focused on ethics and feminist philosophy. Prior to that, Amy earned her M.A. in philosophy and social policy from American University in 2011 and her B.A. from The University of Scranton in 2007. Her research interests include the ethics of care, the ethics of blame, the ethics of punishment, animal ethics, critical disability studies, and biomedical ethics. Amy also serves as the Director of the Ethics Across Campus & the Curriculum program. This initiative is part of the broader civic learning and community engagement initiative supported by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Education
- B.A., The University of Scranton, 2007
- M.A., American University, 2011
- Ph.D., Vanderbilt University, 2017
2019-2020 Academic Year
Spring 2020
PHIL 104 Practical Ethics
This course introduces students to contemporary debates in practical ethics. Course materials investigate how theoretical approaches to ethics apply to practical issues, including discussions of animal ethics, environmental ethics, reproductive ethics, civil disobedience, and the ethics of mass incarceration and the death penalty. This course is best suited for students interested in thinking about the relationship between ethical theory and practice, with an emphasis on how power, privilege, and responsibility intersect in our everyday lives.
HEST 500 Independent Study
PHIL 500 Independent Study
