
James Fritz, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
915 W. Franklin St., Room 209
Education
- Ph.D., Philosophy, Ohio State University, 2019
 - M.A.T., Secondary English Education, American University, 2010
 - B.A. (honors), Philosophy, University of North Carolina, 2008
 
Research Interests
- Ethics
 - Epistemology
 - Emotion
 
Select Publications
- "A Permissive View of Fitting Emotional Change." Forthcoming in Australasian Journal of Philosophy.
 - "Unfitting Absent Emotion." 2023. In R. Shafer-Landau (ed.), Oxford Studies in Metaethics vol. 18, pp. 73 - 96
 - “Why Fittingness is Only Sometimes Demand-Like.” 2023. Philosophical Studies vol. 180, pp. 2597–2616.
 - “Moral Encroachment and Reasons of the Wrong Kind.” 2020. Philosophical Studies vol. 177, pp. 3051–3070.
 - “Pragmatic Encroachment and Moral Encroachment.” 2017. Pacific Philosophical Quarterly vol. 98, issue 51, pp. 643-661.
 
For a full list of publications, please visit Dr. Fritz's PhilPeople profile.
Courses
- Ethics of Artificial Intelligence
 - Social and Political Philosophy
 - Philosophy of Law
 
Awards
- Excellence in Pedagogical Innovation Award, 2025.
 - Routledge, Taylor, and Francis Prize, 2021.
 - Innovations in Teaching and Student Engagement Award, 2021.
 
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