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Brennan Jacoby

brennan.jacoby@students.mq.edu.au
Degree: PhD
Thesis topic:  Betrayal
Supervisor:  Dr Cynthia Townley
Associate Supervisor: Associate Professor Catriona Mackenzie
Scholarship: Macquarie University Research Excellence Scholarship (MQRES)

I come to the concept of betrayal with an interest in agency and personhood. While I have been working on a relational account of autonomy, I have recently put that on hold as I pursue conceptual analysis of trust and betrayal. I am in the midst of working on a contextual account of trust where both trustor and trustee dynamically effect the trust relationship. Upon gaining a better understanding of trust I intend to study betrayal and its relation (or lack thereof) to trust. Further, I am interested in connecting trust and betrayal to relational autonomy with the goal of illuminating the foundational role that trust plays in the lives of moral agents.

In between instances of trying to assure those around me that betrayal is only a philosophical concern of mine, I enjoy surfing, running and travel.

Previous degrees

  • BA in Philosophy from Spring Arbor University, US 2004
  • MA in Philosophy from Western Michigan University, US 2007

Publications and Presentations

  • "Christianity: a Source of Friedrich Nietzsche's Atheism" (Spring Arbor University Student Research Publication) 2004.
  • "Targeted Marketing: Ethical Concerns in Advertising" in Fritz Allhoff and Anand J. Vaidya (eds.), Business & Professional Ethics, 2 vols. (Calgary: Broadview Press, in press).
  • "An Introduction to Engineering Ethics" in Fritz Allhoff and Anand J. Vaidya (eds.), Business & Professional Ethics, 2 vols. (Calgary: Broadview Press, in press).
  • Review of "Who's Watching the Spies?" Defense Intelligence Journal, Vol 16, No. 2, 2007, pages 167-168.
  • "Forestry Research at Oregon State University"; Western Michigan University Research Ethics Resource Center. Kalamazoo, MI (11.20.06 & 04.19.07) Co-authored with Dr. Michael Pritchard
  • Panel Speaker and organizer, "Avenues for Positive Change in the 21st Century: Inspiration from Martin Luther King"; Western Michigan University Ethics Center. Kalamazoo, MI (January 23, 2007)

Other Roles

  • Australasian Association of Philosophy Post Grad Committee Member

 

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