Matthew Konieczka
Associate Dean of Arts & Sciences and Associate Professor of Philosophy
School
School of Arts and Sciences
Department
School of Arts and Sciences
Office Location
Fennell 264
Boston
Office Phone Office Phone: 617.879.5046
About
Education
- Ph.D., Philosophy, University of Missouri-Columbia
- M.A., Philosophy, Northern Illinois University
- B.A., Liberal Studies in the Great Books, Saint Anselm College
Research Interests
- Applied Ethics
- Effective Altruism
- Philosophy of Religion
- Liberal Arts Education
Programs
Education
- Ph.D., Philosophy, University of Missouri-Columbia
- M.A., Philosophy, Northern Illinois University
- B.A., Liberal Studies in the Great Books, Saint Anselm College
Research Interests
- Applied Ethics
- Effective Altruism
- Philosophy of Religion
- Liberal Arts Education
Programs
Conference Presentations
- “Using Assessment to Enhance Students’ Understanding of the Liberal Arts” (with Laurie Gordy, Aaron Tillman, Deborah Mael, Peter Galeno, and Brendan O’Malley). 2nd Annual Assessment Conference at New England College. 2018.
- “Consume or Sacrifice: A False Dilemma” Society for Values in Higher Education 93 rd Annual Meeting: Sacrifice, Consumption, and the Common Good (Simmons College). 2017.
- “Is Moral Cosmopolitanism Compatible with Virtue Ethics?” The Society for Ethics Across the Curriculum, 17th International Conference on Ethics Across the Curriculum, 2015.
- “Introducing Philosophy with The Death of Ivan Ilyich: Living Reflectively in the Real World.” The Association for Core Texts and Courses 18th Annual Conference. 2012.
- “Must Religious Pluralists Be Religious Egalitarians?” Northern New England Philosophical Association Conference (Saint Anselm College). 2010.
- “Xenophanes and Criticizing Culturally Transmitted Truth Claims.” The Association for Core Texts and Courses 15th Annual Conference. 2009.
- “Temperance as a Moral Response to World Poverty.” Conference on the Cardinal Virtues: Temperance (Viterbo University). 2009
- “The Appeal to the Indescribable.” Theology Forum on Divine Hiddenness (University of Colorado-Boulder). 2004.
- “Relevant Background Information in Rowe's Evidential Argument.” New Mexico-West Texas Philosophical Society Annual Conference. 2004.
- “Routine Abortion of Genetically Defective Fetuses.” University of Chicago Divinity School Graduate Student Ethics Conference. 2003.
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- “Hell Despite Vagueness: A Response to Sider.” Sophia 50.1 (2011), 221-232.
- Abstract of “Relevant Background Information in Rowe's Evidential Argument.” Southwest Philosophical Studies 27 (2005), 91-92.