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Avery Snelson, PhD

Assistant Teaching Professor

Biography

Dr. Avery Snelson earned his PhD in Philosophy from the University of California, Riverside in 2020. His research focuses primarily on the nature of responsible agency from the perspective of Friedrich Nietzsche’s moral psychology. He is also interested in environmental ethics and animal ethics and enjoys persuading his students to think critically about anthropocentrism. He regularly teaches Core Classes at Seattle University while juggling a hectic life outside of class with his wife, their two young kids, and their dog.

Publications

  • Conscience and Bad Conscience, European Journal of Philosophy, Forthcoming.
  • Nietzsche’s Critique of Guilt, Inquiry 66 (7): 1262-1282, 2023.
  • Nietzsche’s Strawsonian Reversal, Journal of Nietzsche Studies 52 (2): 234-259, 2021.
  • Nietzsche on the Origin of Conscience and Obligation, Journal of Nietzsche Studies 50 (2): 310-331, 2019.
  • The History, Origin, and Meaning of Nietzsche’s Slave Revolt in Morality, Inquiry 60 (1-2): 1-30, 2017.