Brandon Warmke will be Associate Professor of Humanities at the Hamilton School of Classical and Civic Education at the University of Florida starting in Fall 2025. He is currently Associate Professor of Philosophy at Bowling Green State University and was, during the 2023–2024 academic year, a visiting fellow at the Benson Center for the Study of Western Civilization at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Warmke works on various moral, social, and political topics in both philosophy and psychology, including moral responsibility, forgiveness, free expression, and public discourse. With Justin Tosi, he has written for CNN, Aeon, The Conversation, and MarketWatch, and their academic work has been featured by The Atlantic, New York Times Magazine, HuffPost, Scientific American, Forbes, Vox, Commentary Magazine, and The Guardian. In addition to publishing nearly three dozen articles, he has published two books, both co-authored with Justin Tosi: Why It’s OK to Mind Your Own Business (Routledge, 2023) and Grandstanding: The Use and Abuse of Moral Talk (Oxford University Press, 2020). He also edited Forgiveness and Its Moral Dimensions (Oxford University Press, 2021) with Dana Nelkin and Michael McKenna. (From the Hamilton School site) Chapters: 00:00 Philosophers and Political Discourse 11:19 The Standards of Rigor in Academia 21:41 Self-Selection and Political Diversity in Academia 30:00 Understanding Left and Right Perspectives 40:06 Teaching Controversial Issues in the Classroom 48:41 Teaching Philosophy: Approaches and Ethics 56:59 Navigating Neutrality in the Classroom 01:04:30 The Role of Psychology in Philosophy 01:11:24 The Importance of Forgiveness in Today's Society 01:19:11 Transitioning Academic Roles: A New Chapter at the Hamilton School 01:26:28 Reimagining Higher Education: Challenges and Opportunities Links from the show: Personal website: https://brandonwarmke.com/ X: https://x.com/BrandonWarmke Brandon Warmke's profile at the Hamilton School: https://hamilton.center.ufl.edu/people/brandon-warmke Grandstanding: The Use and Abuse of Moral Talk (Oxford University Press, 2020): https://a.co/d/gZ3adY6 Forgiveness and Its Moral Dimensions (Oxford University Press, 2021): https://a.co/d/38Qh80a Why It’s OK to Mind Your Own Business (Routledge, 2023): https://a.co/d/9ONbzk9 Dr. Jared Oliphint is the founder of Selling Plato (www.sellingplato.com), received his PhD in philosophy, and teaches philosophy at the college level. His published work has focused on metaphysics, philosophy of language, conceptual engineering, social ontology, and metaethics. ✍🏻 Get my FREE 17-page paper-writing guide: https://sellingplato.kit.com/freepapertemplate 🎙️ SUBSCRIBE to the Selling Plato podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/2TBXs4TY8wt06KNg6Osm8v?si=wJa0rwPbTFahYQf2gxzMHQ 🏛️ LEARN formal logic at Selling Plato’s Academy: https://jared-oliphint-s-school.teachable.com/p/introduction-to-logic 📲 CONNECT on: X: https://x.com/sellingplato TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@selling.plato Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sellingplato/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sellingplato LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sellingplato Threads: https://www.threads.net/@sellingplato Snapchat: @sellingplato Keywords: philosophy, political discourse, academia, rigor, viewpoint diversity, teaching, forgiveness, Hamilton School, conservative principles, academic standards
