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Nathan Hanna, PhD

Nathan Hanna, PhD

Assistant Department Head
Associate Professor of Philosophy
Department of English and Philosophy

Education:

  • PhD, Philosophy, Syracuse University, 2008
  • BS, Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida, 2002

Curriculum Vitae:

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Research Interests:

  • Punishment
  • Moral Responsibility
  • Criminal Law

Bio:

I am an academic philosopher, specializing in Ethics and Philosophy of Law. My work focuses on the ethics of legal punishment and on related issues like the nature of desert, harm, and moral responsibility. My undergraduate degree is in Aerospace Engineering and I often teach Engineering Ethics.

Selected Publications:

  • Hanna, N. (2022). “Punitive Intent,” Philosophical Studies, 179: 655-69.
  • Hanna, N. (2021). “Why Punitive Intent Matters,” Analysis, 81: 426-35.
  • Hanna, N. (2019). “Hitting Retributivism Where It Hurts,” Criminal Law and Philosophy, 13: 109-27.
  • Hanna, N. (2016). “Harm: Omission, Preemption, Freedom,” Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, 93: 251-73.
  • Hanna, N. (2015). “Philosophical Success,” Philosophical Studies, 172: 2109-121.
  • Hanna, N. (2014). “Moral Luck Defended,” Noûs, 48: 683-98.
  • Hanna, N. (2014). “Retributivism Revisited,” Philosophical Studies, 167: 473-84.
  • Hanna, N. (2014). “Facing the Consequences,” Criminal Law and Philosophy, 8: 589-604.
  • Hanna, N. (2013). “Two Claims About Desert,” Pacific Philosophical Quarterly, 94: 41-56.
  • Hanna, N. (2009). “The Passions of Punishment,” Pacific Philosophical Quarterly, 90: 232-250.
  • Hanna, N. (2009). “Liberalism and the General Justifiability of Punishment,” Philosophical Studies, 145: 325-349.
  • Hanna, N. (2008). “Say What? A Critique of Expressive Retributivism,” Law and Philosophy, 27: 123–150.