BRIAN SCOTT BALLARD

I'm assistant professor of philosophy at Concordia University in Irvine. I'm also a research fellow at LCC International University, and faculty fellow at Hildegard College.

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I'm writing a book on the meaning of life and the spiritual dimensions of engaging with nature (God, World & Value, Routledge).

 

My research is focused on four areas:

 

• Emotions and their moral and epistemic value.

• Human rights and their grounding.

• The ways God's existence would or would not make our lives go better.

• The moral status of AI and its uses​

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I earned my PhD from the University of Pittsburgh under Edouard Machery, John McDowell, Karl Schafer, Jim Woodward, and Crispin Wright. Before that, I earned my MA from NYU under David Velleman.