Curriculum Vitae
of
Charles E. Jarrett
Department of Philosophy & Religion
Rutgers University
Camden, N.J. 08102
856-225-6233/6136
jarrett@crab.rutgers.edu
Education
Ph.D. Philosophy
University
of California at
Berkeley
1974
M.A. Philosophy University of California at
Berkeley
1973
B.A. Philosophy University of
Florida
1970
Teaching Experience
Associate
Professor
of
Philosophy
Rutgers
University,
Camden
1983
-
Assistant Professor of
Philosophy
Rutgers University,
Camden
1977-1983
Assistant Professor of
Philosophy
University of Alberta
(Canada) 1975-1977
Teaching
Assistant
University
of
California
(Berkeley)
1972-1975
Publications
"Spinoza on Necessity," in Ollik
Koistinin (ed.), The Cambridge
Companion to Spinoza's Ethics,
Cambridge University
Press, 2009, pp.
118-139.
"Spinoza on Teleology, Value, and
the Unity of Mind," in Jon Miller (ed.), Topics in Early Modern Philosophy of Mind,
Studies in the History of
Philosophy of Mind 9, Springer Science + Business Media B.V.,
2009, pp.
131-149.
Spinoza: A Guide for the
Perplexed.
Continuum International Publishing Group, 2007.
“Spinoza on the Relativity of Good and
Evil,” in Olli Koistinen and John Biro (eds.), Spinoza.
Metaphysical
Themes, Oxford University Press, 2002, pp. 159-181.
“Spinoza’s Distinction between
Essence
and Existence,” Iyyun. The Jerusalem Philosophical
Quarterly,
Volume
50
(July,
2001),
pp.
245-252.
“Teleology and Spinoza’s Doctrine
of Final Causes,” in Yirmiyahu Yovel.(ed.) Desire and Affect:
Spinoza
as
Psychologist, Vol. III of Spinoza by 2000: The
Jerusalem
Conferences
(Little
Room Press, 1999), pp. 3-23.
“Spinoza’s Denial of Mind-Body
Interaction
and the Explanation of Human Action,”
The
Southern
Journal
of
Philosophy, Vol. 29, No. 4 (Winter 1991), pp. 465-485.
“The Development of Spinoza's
Conception
of Immortality,” in Filippo Mignini (ed.),
Dio,
l’uomo, la liberta: Studi sul Breve Trattato di Spinoza,
Actes du
colloque
de
l’Aquila,
20-23
October,
1987
(L’Aquila-Roma,
1990),
pp.
147-188.
“Moral Reasoning and Legal
Change,”
Rutgers
Law Journal, Vol. 19, no. 4 (Summer,
1988),
pp.
999-1028.
“Philosophy of Language in the
Service
of Religious Studies,” Semeia, Vol. XLIII
(1988),
pp.
143-159.
“On the Rejection of Spinozistic
Dualism in the Ethics,” The Southern Journal of
Philosophy, Vol. 20, No. 2 (Summer 1982), pp. 153-175.
“Materialism,” Philosophy
Research
Archives, Vol. 8 (1982), 1459.
“Cartesian Pluralism and the Real
Distinction,” The Southern Journal of Philosophy, Vol.
XIX,
No.
3
(1981),
pp.
347-360.
“The Logical Structure of
Spinoza’s
Ethics, Part I,” Synthese, Vol. 37, No. 1 (January
1978),
pp.
15-65.
“The Concepts of Substance and
Mode
in Spinoza,” Philosophia, Vol. 7 (1977),
pp.
83-105.
“Some Remarks on the ‘Objective’
and ‘Subjective’ Interpretations of the Attributes,”
Inquiry,
Vol. 20 (Winter 1977), pp. 447-456.
“Leibniz on Truth and
Contingency,”
Canadian
Journal of Philosophy, Supplementary
Volume
IV
(1977),
pp.
83-100.
“A Note on Spinoza’s Ontology,”
Philosophical
Studies, Vol. 29 (1976), pp. 415-418.
“Spinoza’s Ontological Argument,”
Canadian
Journal of Philosophy, Vol. 6 (1976),
pp.
685-592.
“On Proper Names,” Philosophy
Research Archives, Vol. 1 (1975), pp. 181-207.
Review of James B. Wilbur, ed. Spinoza’s
Metaphysics:
Essays
in
Critical
Appreciation.
Philosophia
Spinozae
Perennis,
Vol.
1.
Assen:
Van
Gorcum,
1976.
Journal
of
the
History
of
Philosophy,
Vol.
XVIII
(January,
1980),
No.
1,
pp.
87-90.
Review of Arne Naess.
Freedom,
Emotion, and Self-subsistence: The Structure of a
Central
Part
of
Spinoza’s
“Ethics.” Filosofiske Problemer,
no.
42. Oslo-Berkgen-
Tromso:
Universitetsforlaget,
1976.
Journal of the
History
of Philosophy, Vol. XVII
(July,1979),
No.
3,
pp.
345-348.
Unpublished Works and Works in Progress
A Short Treatise on Explanation and Justification
Introductory Logic
Spinoza’s Philosophy of Mind
Legal Reasoning and Truth
The Philosophy of Spinoza
“Modal Logic”
“Spinoza’s Doctrine of a Universal Conatus”
“On Godel, God, and Spinoza”
Conference Presentations
"Spinozistic Constructivism," The Ethics of Spinoza's Ethics, Texas A&M University,
College Station,
Texas, September 30 - October 1, 2011.
"Spinoza on Teleology, Value, and the Unity of the Mind," Topics
in Early Modern
Philosophy of Mind, Queen's
University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada,
November 3-5, 2006.
“Spinoza’s Doctrine of a Universal Conatus,” Force and Will in
17th Century
Metaphysics,”
University of Turku, Turku, Finland, August 12-14, 1999.
“Spinoza’s Distinction between Essence and Existence,” University
of Turku, Turku,
Finland, August
16, 1999.
“Spinoza’s Distinction between Essence and Existence,” Ethica V:
Love, Knowledge &
Beatitude, The
Jerusalem Spinoza Institute, Jerusalem, June 15-21, 1999.
“Teleology and Spinoza’s Doctrine of Final Causes,” Ethica III:
Spinoza as
Psychologist, The
Jerusalem Spinoza Institute, Jerusalem, 1991.
“The Development of Spinoza’s Conception of Immortality,” Convegno
Internazionale sul
Breve Trattato di Spinoza, L’Aquila, Italy, October 20-23, 1987.
“Comments on Joel Friedman’s Paper,” A.P.A. (Eastern Division),
1984
“On Substance and Modes in Spinoza,” Spinoza Colloquium, UC Santa
Cruz, 1978.
“Spinoza’s Ontological Argument,” A.P.A. Eastern Division, 1975
Lectures
Three Lectures on Spinoza, 1992, Turku, Finland.
“Ethical Dilemmas in Nursing,” for nursing students in “Issues in
Nursing,”
Department of Nursing, Rutgers University,
Camden, N.J. Spring, 1981
and Fall, 1987.
“Ethics in Nursing,” for the nursing staff of the Intensive Care and
Coronary Care
Units, Cooper Medical Center, Camden, N.J. 1981.
Eight Lectures on Ethics (Various), for the Rutgers Premedical Club,
Rutgers
Graduate Sociology Courses, and the Helene Fuld School of Nursing.
1981-1991
.
Additional Conferences
A.P.A. (Eastern Division), 1975-77, 1979-82, 1984, 1995, 2010
Workshop for College Professors on the Teaching of Applied and
Professional.Ethics, 1985.
A.P.A. (Western Division), 1976.
A.P.A. (Pacific Division), 1975.
N.J. Regional Philosophical Association (moderator), 1978.
Spinoza Conference, N.Y., 1978. Columbia University.
Courses Taught
Introduction
to
Logic
Intermediate Logic
Advanced Logic
Rationalism
17th Century
Philosophy (undergraduate)
17th Century
Philosophy (Graduate Liberal Studies)
Philosophy from Kant
to Russell
Ethical Issues in
the Health Professions
Modern Social and
Political Philosophy
Philosophy of
Mind
Metaphysics
Minds and Bodies
(Honors College)
Introduction to Philosophy
Problems of Identity
Contemporary Philosophy
Philosophy of Spinoza
History of Philosophy II (Modern)
18th Century Philosophy
Ethics
Philosophy of Law
Philosophy of Science
Honors, Grants, and Fellowships
Rutgers F.A.S.P. Leave, Spring, 2011
Rutgers F.A.S.P Leave, Fall, 2007
Rutgers F.A.S.P. Leave, Spring, 1995 and Spring, 1996
Fellowship in Law and Philosophy, 1983-1984, Harvard University.
Rutgers Competitive Fellowship Leave, 1983-1984.
Rutgers F.A.S.P. Leave, Fall, 1981.
NEH Summer Stipend, 1979
Rutgers Foundation Summer Stipend, 1978
Dean's Fellowship, 1974, University of California, Berkeley.
Phi Kappa Phi, 1969, University of Florida.
Organizations
American Philosophical Association (A.P.A.), 1974-
North American Spinoza Association, 1991-
L'Association des Amis de Spinoza, 1989 -
Vereniging het Spinozahuis, 1989 -
Seminario Spinoza, 1990 -
Editorial Boards
Consulting Editor, Canadian Journal of Philosophy,
1977-1993.
Co-editor, Canadian Journal of Philosophy, Supplementary
Volume,
1977:
New
Essays
in
Rationalism
and
Empiricism.
University and Community Service
President, FAS Faculty Senate, 2005-7.
President’s Faculty Advisory Committee, Spring 2007.
Undergraduate Student Learning Assessment Advisory Committee. Spring
2007
Chairperson, Department of Philosophy and Religion, 1998-2001, 2008
(Spring)-2010.
Faculty Advisor, The Rutgers-Camden Philosophy Society, 1998-2010.
Author, Departmental Course Guides, 1998-2002.
Principal Author, Departmental Web Page, 1998-2010.
Author, Departmental Rules and Policies, 1998.
Faculty Senate, 1992-2002, 2011-.
Committee on Review, 1994-1996.
Chairperson, Rutgers University Philosophy Section, 1985-1988.
Scholastic Standing Committee, 2001-2002,1991-1993, 1986-1988
(Chairperson),
1985-1986,
1982-1983, 1980-1981, 1977-1979.
Faculty Life Committee, 2001-2002, 2000-2001 (Chairperson),
1998-2000, 2011- .
Admissions Committee, 1981-1982.
Animal Research Committee, University of Medicine and Dentistry of
New Jersey -
SOM, 1985-1988.