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Trevor Hedberg | Profile Thanks for visiting my website. I am an academic philosopher currently teaching at the University of Arizona. If you're looking for information about my teaching or academic research, then you've come to the right place.

Current professional news and recent website updates are mentioned below, and contact information is listed at the bottom of the page. I try to respond to all inquiries about my research and teaching, but I cannot always reply quickly.

My most significant academic work is The Environmental Impact of Overpopulation: The Ethics of Procreation, and you can get an overview of it on the page focused on Overpopulation. Published and forthcoming articles, book chapters, and book reviews can be found on the Papers page. (You may need a PDF reader like Adobe Reader or Foxit Reader to view them.) My current research is described on the Research page, and you can get an overview of my academic career by viewing my current Curriculum Vitae. If you're a student or just want to get a sense of what I do in the classroom, please visit my Teaching page.

Professional News, 9/15/2022

I just recently began a new position at the University of Arizona as an Assistant Professor of Practice. I am jointly affiliated with the W.A. Franke Honors College and the Philosophy Department. Prior to my current post, I served as a postdoctoral scholar at The Ohio State University. In my new appointment, I will primarily teach ethics courses for honors students and continue my research in applied philosophy.

Thus far, my most significant piece of philosophical research is my manuscript The Environmental Impact of Overpopulation: The Ethics of Procreation. The book was recently reviewed in some noteworthy venues. Phil Cafaro reviewed the text for Biological Conservation in late 2020, and Eileen Crist reviewed the book more recently for Environmental Ethics. Routledge's official webpage provides access to the table of contents and some statements of endorsement from other professional philosophers. It's widely agreed that we need to change our environmentally destructive habits if we are to adequately respond to environmental problems like climate change and biodiversity loss, but there is mounting evidence that we could also make some major progress on these issues by slowing global population growth and establishing smaller families as the norm. I argue that we should try to halt global population growth and explore how that could be done is ethically acceptable ways.

While I was not able to promote the book through in-person events due to the COVID-19 pandemic, I have participated in some virtual events during the past couple of years to present my ideas to a wider audience. One of the most significant was a panel discussion of my book with Don Hubin (Ohio State) and Ramona Ilea (Pacific University). The full session is viewable below:

I also appeared on Season 8, Episode 14 of Emily Roberts' Personal Finance for PhDs podcast last year. The main topic of discussion was how I managed my finances during my time as a philosophy graduate student. It's a worthwhile listen for those trying to live on their meager graduate student stipend without taking out loans, and some of these ideas will reappear in my graduate school survival guide when it is finished.

Website Updates, 9/15/2022

As part of my periodic updates, I have refreshed my CV and added some new material to the Teaching page. I also added some new drafts and links on my Publications page. Bigger updates are coming in the long term, but the cross-country move and rigors of the new job are keeping my occupied for the moment.

Biography

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I am currently an Assistant Professor of Practice at the University of Arizona who teaches courses in moral philosophy. My research specialization is applied ethics.

Contact

Office: Honors 1093A
E-mail: thedberg@arizona.edu Mailing Address:
    Trevor Hedberg
    Honors Village
    1101 East Mabel St
    Tucson, AZ 85719