Artifactual Personages: human persons and how they constitute artifacts

109 Pages·2015·2.68 MB·English

UC Irvine
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Artifactual Personages: human persons and how they constitute artifacts
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Zane, Megan
Publication Date
2015

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UNIVERSITY*OF*CALIFORNIA,*
IRVINE*
Artifactual*Personages:**
human*persons*and*how*they*constitute*artifacts*
DISSERTATION*
submitted*in*partial*satisfaction*of*the*requirements*
for*the*degree*of*
DOCTOR*OF*PHILOSOPHY*
in*Philosophy*
by*
Megan*Zane*
***************************************************************
*********Dissertation*Committee:*
*******************************Associate*Professor*Marcello*Oreste*Fiocco,*Chair*
*************************************Professor*David*W.*Smith*
**********************************************Professor*Sven*Bernecker*
2015*
©*2015*Megan*Zane
DEDICATION)
To*my*Aunt*Ruth,*
Whatever*a*person*is,**
if*I*am*a*good*one,**
it*is*because*of*you.*
ii*
TABLE)OF)CONTENTS)
*******************************Page*
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS* *******************************iv*
CURRICULUM*VITAE* ********************************v *
ABSTRACT*OF*THE*DISSERTATION* *****************************viii *
INTRODUCTION* ********************************1*
CHAPTER*1:*Metaphysical*Framework* ******************************12*
* *******************************
CHAPTER*2:*Account*of*Personhood** ******************************29*
* ***************************** *******************************
CHAPTER*3:*Artifacts*and*Artifactual*Personages* ******************************59*
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CHAPTER*4:*Applications*to*Gender* ******************************74*
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CHAPTER*5:*Conclusion* * ******************************88*
BIBLIOGRAPHY* * ******************************96*
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS*
I*would*like*to*express*the*deepest*gratitude*to*my*committee*chair,*Associate*Professor*
Marcello*O.*Fiocco,*whose*tireless*work*on*my*behalf*made*this*dissertation*possible*and*
without*whom*I*would*be*a*much*worse*philosopher.**
I*would*like*to*thank*my*committee*members*Professor* David*W.*Smith*for*his*constant*
broadening*of*my*horizons*and*Professor*Sven*Bernecker*for*his*razor*sharp*comments.**
In*addition,*a*thank*you*to*Professor*Ivan*Welty*of*Willamette*University,* for*being*the*
reason*I*became*I*philosopher.*
I*appreciate*beyond*measure*the*support*and*companionship*of*the*graduate*students*of*
the*Department*of*Philosophy*at*U.C.I..*Graduate*school*would*have*been*unbearable*
without*the*effervescence*and*steel*backbones*of*both*Valentina*Ricci*and*Amanda*
Trefethen,*the*jocundity*of*Daniel*Pilchman,*and*the*camaraderie*of*Matt*Dworkin. *
To*my*family*and*Tom*Kirkpatrick,*thank*you*for*letting*me*know*you*would*love*me*even*if*
I*failed*graduate*school*miserably. *
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CURRICULUM)VITAE)
Megan)Zane)
EDUCATION)
University*of*California,*Irvine*Ph.D.,*Philosophy,*June*2015*
University*of*California,*Irvine*M.A.*Philosophy,*2012*
Willamette*University*B.A.,*Philosophy*and*English,*magna%cum%laude,*2010*
DISSERTATION:*Artifactual%Personages:%human%persons%and%how%they%constitute%artifacts*
Committee:*Marcello*Oreste*Fiocco*(chair),*David*W.*Smith,*and*Sven*Bernecker*
AREAS)OF)SPECIALIZATION)
Metaphysics*
AREAS)OF)COMPETENCE)
Ethics,*Applied*Ethics,*Gender*Studies*
AWARDS)AND)FELLOWSHIPS)
Kavka*Prize*in*Philosophy,*University*of*California,*Irvine,*2013*
PRESENTATIONS)
February*2015* * * ‘From*Human*to*Person:*How*We*Craft*Ourselves’;*
Chapman*University,*Orange,*CA*
SERVICE)
Cohhosted*Southern*California*Regional*MAP*meeting,*May*2015*
Travel*Coordinator*for*“Perspectives*on*Gender”*conference,*October*2014*
Program*Committee*Member*for*“Perspectives*on*Gender”*conference,*October*2014*
Chair*of*Internal*Organization*for*Hypatia*Society*at*UCI,*2014h2015 *
UCI*Philosophy*Department*GraduatehFaculty*Representative,*2014h2015*
Organizer*of*UCI*Philosophy*Department*Feminist*Theory*reading*group,*2014h2015*
Chair*for*colloquium*“Different*Types*of*Names ”*at*the*APA*Pacikic,*April*2014*
UCI*Philosophy*Department*Graduate*Student*Mentor,*2013h2014*
v*
TEACHING)EXPERIENCE)
University*of*California,*Irvine*
Teaching)Assistant)––)Fall)2011)to)Winter)2015)
Phil*1*Introduction*to*Philosophy,*Winter*2015*
Gen&Sex*50A*Gender*and*Feminism*in*Everyday*Life,*Fall*2014*
Phil*1*Introduction*to*Philosophy,*Spring*2014*
Phil*1*Introduction*to*Philosophy,*Winter*2014*
Phil*101*Introduction*to*Metaphysics,*Fall*2013*
Phil*1*Introduction*to*Philosophy,*Spring*2013*
Phil*5*Contemporary*Moral*Problems,*Winter*2013*
Phil*1*Introduction*to*Philosophy,*Fall*2012*
Phil*4*Introduction*to*Ethics,*Spring*2012*
Phil*1*Introduction*to*Philosophy,*Winter*2012*
Phil*4*Introduction*to*Ethics,*Fall*2011*
GRADUATE)COURSEWORK)
Metaphysics*
Wittgenstein*Tractatus*(D.*W.*Smith)*
Frege*(E.*Bencivenga)*
Philosophy*of*Perception*I*&*II*(P.*Maddy)*
Time*and*Temporal*Reality*(M.*Fiocco)*
Individuals*and*Individuation*(M.*Fiocco)*
Dispositions*(M.*Fiocco)*
Language*and*Metahmetaphysics*(M.*Fiocco)*
Intentionality*(M.*Fiocco)*
Reference:*Indirect*and*Direct*(M.*Fiocco)*
History*of*Philosophy*
Nietzsche*Zarathustra%(M.*Schwab)*
Freedom*and*Motivation:*Anselm*and*Kant*(B.*Kent)*
MerleauhPonty*Phenomenology%of%Perception%(D.*W.*Smith)*
Mind/Self*Constitution:*Husserl*(D.*W.*Smith)*
Ancient*Philosophy*
Nichomachean*Ethics*(C.*Perin)*
Pyrrhonian*Skepticism*(C.*Perin)*
Plato’s*Socrates*(C.*Perin)*
vi*
Contemporary*Value*Theory*
Moral*Luck*(A.*James)*
Philosophy*of*Social*Phenomenon*(M.*Gilbert)*
Theories*of*Value*(M.*Schwab)*
Korsgaard*Self%Constitution% (Independent*Study,*M.*Schwab)**
Korsgaard*Sources%of%Normativity% (Independent*Study,*M.*Schwab)*
Gender*and*Sexuality*Studies*
Feminist*Knowledge(s)*and*Social*Change*(J.*Terry)*
Feminism,*Conklict,*and*Humanitarianism*(J.*Terry)*
Problems*in*Feminist*Research:*Movement*and*Displacement*(L.*Kang)*
Feminist*Theory*(Independent*Study,*M.*Schwab)*
Cognitive*Sciences*
Neuroscience*Language*TrendshEmbodied*Cognition*(G.*Hickok)*
PROFESSIONAL)MEMBERSHIPS)
American*Philosophical*Association*
Hypatia*Society*at*UCI*(for*retention*of*gender*minorities*in*philosophy)**
* * * ***(founding*member)*
Minorities*and*Philosophy*(MAP),*UCI*chapter*(founding*member*of*chapter)*
REFERENCES)
Marcello*Fiocco*(Associate*Professor)*
ABSTRACT)OF)THE)DISSERTATION*
Artifactual*Personages:**
human*persons*and*how*they*constitute*artifacts*
By*
Megan*Zane*
Doctor*of*Philosophy*in*Philosophy*
*University*of*California,*Irvine,*2015*
Associate*Professor*Marcello*Oreste*Fiocco,*Chair*
Human*persons*seem*to*be*unique*in*their*capacity*to*purposefully*affect*what*they*are*like*
in*signikicant*ways.*This*capacity*can*have*dramatic*consequences*for*how*a*person*is*
treated*and*for*that*person’s*quality*of*life.*In*my*dissertation,*I*kirst*propose*an*original*
account*of*what*human*persons*are.*I*then*argue*that*just*as*human*persons*have*the*
capacity*to*make*artifacts*out*of*material*like*wood*or*plastic,*human*persons*can*also*
make*artifacts*out*of*human*persons.*I*then*show*how*this*capacity*explains*some*of*the*
most*signikicant*features*of*human*persons*by*applying*my*account*to*gender.*I*conclude*by*
briekly*indicating*how*this*account*relates*to*broader*discussions*in*feminist*theory.*
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