PAUL PRESCOTT Department of Philosophy 541 Hall of Languages Syracuse University Syracuse, NY 13244-1107 papresco@syr.edu Office Hours: by appointmentmailto:papresco@syr.edushapeimage_1_link_0
 Paul Prescott is an instructor in the Department of Philosophy at Syracuse University. His research focuses on issues in ethics, with an emphasis on moral psychology and philosophy of psychiatry. His doctoral work is devoted to developing and defending a theory of pessimism capable of accounting for the epistemic and prudential conditions under which pessimism is warranted. He currently teaches applied and professional ethics for the Newhouse School of Public Communications and the Consortium for Culture and Medicine. DISSERTATION On Pessimism: A Study in Normative Psychology Director: Michael Stocker PUBLICATIONS “What Pessimism Is,” Journal of Philosophical Research, v. 37 (2012): 337-356 TEACHING PHI 593: Ethics and the Health Professions (with Robert W. Daly MD) PHI 341: Philosophy of Religion PHI 293: Ethics and the Media Professions [SYLLABUS] An original lecture course in applied and professional ethics with discussion sections, a teaching assistant, and an online section for students interning in Los Angeles. Developed in conjunction with the Television-Radio-Film faculty of the Newhouse School at Syracuse University. PHI 191: Ethics and Value Theory PHI 107: Theories of Knowledge and Reality WORKS IN PROGRESS “The Ethics of Pessimism” “Pessimism, Acedia, Depression” “Taking Things To Heart: Frankfurt and Williams on Identification” “Self and Stance: The Fundamentality of Affect” ADDITIONAL LINKS Center for Bioethics and Humanities, SUNY Upstate Medical University International Network for Philosophy and Psychiatry The 21st Century Monads CURRICULUM VITAE http://philosophy.syr.eduhttp://www.syr.eduhttp://newhouse.syr.eduhttp://www.upstate.edu/ccm/http://thecollege.syr.edu/profiles/pages/stocker-michael.htmlhttp://www.upstate.edu/research/faculty/index.php?EmpID=EJMWIURy&Facname=Robert+Daly&FacDept=Psychiatry+and+Behavioral+Sciencesindex_files/293%20SYLLABUS%20%5BF11%5D.pdfhttp://newhouse.syr.edu/Academics/Television_Radio_Film/Undergraduate/faculty.cfmhttp://www.upstate.edu/bioethics/http://www.inpponline.org/http://people.umass.edu/phil511/monads/index_files/CV%20%5BS2012%5D.pdfshapeimage_3_link_0shapeimage_3_link_1shapeimage_3_link_2shapeimage_3_link_3shapeimage_3_link_4shapeimage_3_link_5shapeimage_3_link_6shapeimage_3_link_7shapeimage_3_link_8shapeimage_3_link_9shapeimage_3_link_10shapeimage_3_link_11