Dr. Mahoney specializes in social-political philosophy and ethics.
Jon Mahoney
Education
Ph.D. SUNY - Binghamton, 2000
Representative publications
“Pragmatism and Human Rights,” forthcoming in Pragmatic Politics and Pragmatist Culture, eds. C. Cuteanu et al. Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
“Human Rights and the Moral Basis of Liberalism,” Law and Philosophy, March 2008: 151-191.
“Liberalism and the Polygamy Question,” Social Philosophy Today, Vol. 23. Ed. John Rowan. Philosophy Documentation Center. 2008: 161-174.
“Rules of Moral Salience and the Problem of Moral Rigorism in Contemporary Kantian Ethics,” forthcoming in Proceedings from the 10th International Kant Congress.
“Public Reason and the Moral Foundation of Liberalism,” in The Legacy of John Rawls, eds. T. Brooks and F. Freyenhagen, 2005.
“Objectivity, Interpretation and Rights: A Critique of Dworkin,” Law and Philosophy, 23, 2004.
Courses
Fall 2008:
- Philosophy 297, Honors Introduction to the Humanities
- Philosophy 670, Advanced Social/Political Philosophy
Contact
Office: 301A Dickens Hall
Email jmahoney@ksu.edu
Phone 785-532-0358
Fax 785-532-3522