Contact Information

Department of Philosophy
CB #3125 Caldwell Hall
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3125
Phone: 919-619-3330
Email: megw@email.unc.edu
Webpage: http://www.unc.edu/~megw


Education

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill               M.A., Philosophy, 2005; Ph.D. Philosophy (expected)
Syracuse University                                               2000-2003
University of Arkansas                                           M.A. in Philosophy, 2000
Unoversity of Oklahoma                                        B.A. in History, 1998


Areas of Specialization

Metaphysics


Areas of Competence

Philosophy of Language, Logic, Philosophy of Mind


Publications

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Presentations

"Mental Fictionalism," presented to
Syracuse University Grauduate Student Conference in Philosophy (Syracuse, NY) April 2005
North Carolina Philosophical Society (Durham, North Carolina) Feburary 2005

"Rearming the Slingshot," presented to
UNC Philosophy Department's Work in Progress Series (Chapel Hill, NC) September 2004

"On Composition as Identity," presented to
UNC Philosophy Department's Work in Progress Series (Chapel Hill, NC) September 2005
Third Annual Princeton-Rutgers Philosophy Conference (New Brunswick and Princeton, NJ) Feburary 2003


Comments Presented

Comments on Brad Skow's paper "Are Shapes Intrinsic?" at Bellingham Summer Philosophy Conference, (Bellingham, WA) August, 2005



Teaching Experience

University of Norther Carolina, Chapel Hill

Making Sense of Ourselves, Teaching Fellow                                                Spring 2006
Making Sense of Ourselves, Teaching Assistant (for David Reeve)                 Fall 2005
Making Sense of Ourselves, Teaching Fellow                                                Summer 2005

Introduction to Ethics, Teaching Assistant (for Geoff Sayre-McCord)           Spring 2005
Making Sense of Ourselves, Teaching Assistant (for David Reeve)                 Fall 2004 


Syracuse University

Introduction to Philosophy, Instructor                                                           Fall 2001-Spring 2003

Political Philosophy, Teaching Assistant (for Brian Weatherson)                    Spring 2001
Introduction to Ethical Theory, T. A. (for Samuel Gorovitz)                          Fall 2000


Other Professional Activities

Research Assistant to William G. Lycan                                                          Fall 2005-present


Awards and Fellowships

UNC Departmental Fellowship                                                                      2003-2004 Academic Year
Syracuse University Teaching Award                                                             Spring 2003
Head Teaching Associate, Syracuse University                                               2002-2003
President, Syracuse University Philosophy Graduate Students                         2002-2003


Graduate Courses

Metaphysics

       Meta-Ontology                                          Thomas Hoffweber, University of North Carolina
       Metaphysics                                               Ted Sider, Syracuse University
       Abstract Entities                                         Ted Sider, Syracuse University
       Fictionalism                                                Daniel Nolan and Tamar Gendler, Syracuse University
       Possible Worlds                                         Daniel Nolan, Syracuse Univsersity
       Causality                                                    Eric Hiddleston, Syracuse University  

Philosophy of Language

      Philosophy of Language                           Dorit Bar-On, University of North Carolina
      Syntax I (Linguistics)                               Misha Becker, University of North Carolina
      Definite Descriptions                                Peter Ludlow, Syracuse University
      Plurals and Quantifiers                              Tom McKay and Mark Brown, Syracuse University 
      Propositional Attitudes                             Ted Sider, Syracuse University   

Logic

Philosophy of Logic, Kenan Seminar          Keith Simmons and Thomas Hoffweber, University of North Carolina
Modal Logic                                              Keith Simmons, University of North Carolina                                              
Symbolic Logic                                          Michael Resnik, University of North Carolina
Mathematical Logic                                    Ted Sider, Syracuse University
Symbolic Logic                                          Brian Weatherson, Syracuse University

Philosophy of Mind

P        Philosophy of Mind                                     Bill Lycan, University of North Carolina

      Mental Content                                           Jessie Prinz, University of North Carolina                 

Epistemology 

   Epistemology (Justification)                             Jay Rosenberg, University of North Carolina
   Contemporary Epistemology                           William Alston, Syracuse University           

Ethics

    Virtue Ethics                                                Tom Hill, University of North Carolina
    Ethical Theory                                              Geoff Sayre-McCord, University of North Carolina

History of Philosophy

    Aristotle                                                       C.D.C. Reeve, University of North Carolina
    Empiricism                                                   Paul Russell, University of North Carolina 

Professional Seminars

    Proto Seminar                                              Douglas Long and Ram Neta, University of North Carolina

On-line Papers/Works in Progress

"On Composition as Identity" (MS) latest draft: 8/15/05
"Mental Fictionalism" (MS) latest draft: 3/3/05
"Rearming the Slingshot" (MS) latest draft: 3/1/05

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