Carol Quinn

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Carol Quinn

Affiliate Faculty

Philosophy

Bio

I am Professor of Philosophy and a Genders, Women, and Sexualities associate. I was the first coordinator of Women's Studies' Genders and Sexualities minor (2011-2014), helping to grow the minor. I am deeply interested in human rights including, but not limited to, women's rights and the rights of the LGBTQ+ community. I also have interests in French feminists, especially Simone de Beauvoir, phenomenologist Maurice Merleau-Ponty, and epistemic injustice. I am also a philosophical novelist. My first (coauthored) novel, The Rashomon Tea and Sake Shop, was published in April 2016. My second novel, The Glorious Life of Jessica Kraut: An adventure in Eastern and Indigenous Religions and Philosophies, was published November 30, 2017. My third philosophical novel, Afterlife Inc., is under contract. My book, Dignity, Justice, and the Nazi Data Debate, was published in March 2018. I am the cofounder and co-organizer, with my colleague Liz Goodnick, of MSU Denver's annual undergraduate women's philosophy conference, the only one of its kind in the nation. I was also MSU Denver's ethics bowl coach. I took my 2009 and 2012 teams to Nationals, placing in the Quarter Finals in 2013. I am in love with life, my husband, and our two obnoxious dogs Mr. Baby, and Sammy. I also draw (oil pastels) and I play the guitar (badly). I am a Cali-native. Why doesn't CO have an ocean?!

Degree

PhD in Philosophy

Syracuse University

MA in Philosophy

Colorado State University

BA in History

Colorado State University

Published Works

  • Quinn, C. (2018). Dignity, Justice, and the Nazi Data Debate: On Violating the Violated Anew. (). Lexington Books, Rowman and Littlefield Press.
  • Quinn, C. (2017). The Glorious Life of Jessica Kraut: An Adventure in Eastern and Indigenous religions and philosophies. (). Rock's Mills Press. https://www.amazon.com/Glorious-Life-Jessica-Kraut-Philosophies/dp/1772441120/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1512175430&sr=8-1&keywords=glorious+life+of+jessica+kraut
  • Quinn, C. . Afterlife Inc. A Novel on Comparative Religions. (). .
  • Quinn, C. (2017). Epistemic Injustice and Resistance in the Chiapas. Hypatia: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy.
  • Quinn, C., Gallegos, A. S. (2017). Epistemic Injustice and Resistance in the Chiapas Highlands: the Zapatista case. Hypatia, 32 https://doi.org/10.1111/hypa.12315.
  • Quinn, C. (2016). The First MSU Denver Undergraduate Women in Philosophy Conference and the Climate for Women in Philosophy . ,
  • Quinn, C. (2016). Writing Fiction as a Philosopher and Bioethicist. , www.ijfab.org/blog/writing-fiction-as-a-philosopher-and-bioethicist/#more-2525
  • Quinn, C. (2016). The Rashomon Tea and Sake Shop: A Philosophical Novel about the Existence and Nature of God, and the Afterlife. (). Rock's Mills Press. https://www.amazon.com/Rashomon-Tea-Sake-Shop-Philosophical/dp/1772440256/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1476937114&sr=8-1&keywords=rashomon+tea+and+sake+shop
  • Quinn, C. (2015). What Ulrichs Knew: Resurrecting the Nineteenth Century Debate on Same Sex Marriage. International Journal of Applied Philosophy, 29(1). .
  • Quinn, C., Halwani, R., Wible, A. (2012). Queer Philosophy: Presentations of the Society for Lesbian and Gay Philosophy 1998-2008. (). Rodopi Press.
  • Quinn, C. (2012). Honoring Mark Chekola . Queer Philosophy, Eds. Carol V.A. Quinn, Raja Halwani and Andy Wible, Rodopi Press,
  • Quinn, C. (2012). Mill, Dignity and Homosexuality. Queer Philosophy, Eds. Carol V.A. Quinn, Raja Halwani and Andy Wible, Rodopi Press,
  • Quinn, C. (2012). On My Reluctance to Defend a Queer Point of View . Queer Philosophy, Eds. Carol V.A. Quinn, Raja Halwani and Andy Wible, Rodopi Press,
  • Quinn, C. (2012). What Must A Bisexual Do? . Queer Philosophy, Eds. Carol V.A. Quinn, Raja Halwani and Andy Wible, Rodopi Press,
  • Quinn, C. (2012). How to Find Yourself a DIRTBAG . What Philosophy Can Tell You About Your Lover, Ed. Sharon Kaye, Open Court Press ,
  • Quinn, C. (2011). Halwani on Marriage. Society for Lesbian and Gay Philosophy Newsletter,
  • Quinn, C. (2011). A Response to Raja Halwani's Comments on My "Embracing Gayness with Integrity" . Sex, Love, and Friendship Volume 2, Value Inquiry Book Series, Ed. Adrianne McEvoy, Rodopi Press,
  • Quinn, C. (2011). Comments on Ludger Viefhues' "Insights from the Straight Jacket" . Sex, Love, and Friendship Volume 2, Value Inquiry Book Series, Ed. Adrianne McEvoy, Rodopi Press ,
  • Quinn, C. (2011). Comments on Raja Halwani's " Temperance and Sexual Ethics" . Sex, Love, and Friendship Volume 2, Value Inquiry Book Series, Ed. Adrianne McEvoy, Rodopi Press,
  • Quinn, C. (2011). Embracing Gayness with Integrity . Sex, Love, and Friendship Volume 2, Value Inquiry Book Series, Ed. Adrianne McEvoy, Rodopi Press,
  • Quinn, C. (2009). On Integrity . The International Journal of Applied Philosophy ,
  • Quinn, C. (2008). Towards a Social Conception of Dignity . The International Journal of Applied Philosophy,
  • Quinn, C. (2006). Sadomasochism . From Plato to Paglia: Encyclopedia of the Philosophy of Sex, Ed. Alan Soble (Greenwood Press, 2006),
  • Quinn, C. (2006). Sexual Addiction . From Plato to Paglia: Encyclopedia of the Philosophy of Sex, Ed. Alan Soble (Greenwood Press, 2006),
  • Quinn, C. (2006). Sexual Objectification . From Plato to Paglia: Encyclopedia of the Philosophy of Sex, Ed. Alan Soble (Greenwood Press, 2006),
  • Quinn, C. (2006). Sexually Transmitted Diseases . From Plato to Paglia: Encyclopedia of the Philosophy of Sex, Ed. Alan Soble (Greenwood Press, 2006),
  • Quinn, C. (2005). Honoring Mark Chekola. APA's Society for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered Persons in the Profession Newsletter,
  • Quinn, C. (2004). Moral and Pedagogical Reflections on Coming Out in the Classroom . Teaching Philosophy (Featured Piece: Challenge to the Readers) ,
  • Quinn, C. (2004). On the Virtue of Not Forgiving: When Withholding Forgiveness is Morally Praiseworthy . The International Journal of Applied Philosophy,
  • Quinn, C. (2004). On Learning How to Care Appropriately: A Case for Developing a Model of Support for Those in Need . Linking Visions: Feminist Bioethics, Human Rights and the Developing World, eds. Rosemarie Tong, Anne Donchin and Susan Dodds (Roman and Littlefield, 2004),
  • Quinn, C. (2004). U.S. Women's Health Care Activism (translated in German). Conference Proceedings of the Herbst Academy's Conference on Health Care Promotion: Activist Measures and the Realization of Women's Health Care Goals ,
  • Quinn, C. (2004). On Jordan and Jordan B.: Uncomfortably Personal Reflections on Race, Identity and Responsibility . Philosophy and Black Experience ,
  • Quinn, C. (2003). Reflections on FAB's Tenth Annual Conference on Gender, Power and Injustice (Brasilia, Brazil). Feminist Approaches to Bioethics Newsletter ,
  • Quinn, C. (2003). Helping Jessica: Is it Right to Give Organs to Illegal Immigrants? . NC Business Today ,
  • Quinn, C., Tong , R. (2003). The Consequences of Taking the Second Sexism Seriously . Journal of Social Theory and Practice ,
  • Quinn, C. (2003). Thoughts on Changing the Name of SLGP . Society for Lesbian and Gay Philosophy Newsletter,
  • Quinn, C. (2002). Review of The Fiction of Bioethics . Teaching Philosophy,
  • Quinn, C. (2001). Review of Feminist Interpretations of Mary Daly . Philosophy in Review,
  • Quinn, C. (2001). Feminist Bioethics: Going Forward in the New Millennium by Going Back to Basics . Feminist Approaches to Bioethics Newsletter,
  • Quinn, C. (2001). On Coming Out in the Classroom . APA's Society for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered Persons in the Profession Newsletter,
  • Quinn, C., Fudge , R. (2001). On Harwood's Plural Voting System . Journal of Social Philosophy ,
  • Quinn, C. (2000). Taking Seriously Victims of Unethical Experiments: Susan Brison's Conception of the Self and its Relevance to Bioethics . Journal of Social Philosophy,
  • Quinn, C. (2000). What Can Survivors of Nazi Experiments Teach Us All? --A Feminist Approach to a Problem with Global Implications . Globalizing Feminist Bioethics, eds. Rosemarie Tong, Aida Santos and Gwen Anderson (Westview Press 2000),
  • Quinn, C., McKee , P. (1994). Temporal Gestalt: A Concept for Quantum Theory . Methodology and Science ,

Research Interests

My first philosophical novel, The Rashomon Tea and Sake Shop, coauthored with former student Kyle Cottengim and his wife, Kait, was published by Rock's Mills Press in April, 2016.

http://www.amazon.com/Rashomon-Tea-Sake-Shop-Philosophical/dp/1772440256/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1461934674&sr=8-1&keywords=rashomon+tea+and+sake+shop

My second philosophical novel, The Glorious Life of Jessica Kraut: An Adventure in Eastern and Indigenous Religions and Philosophies, was published November 30, 2017. https://www.amazon.com/Glorious-Life-Jessica-Kraut-Philosophies/dp/1772441120/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1512175430&sr=8-1&keywords=glorious+life+of+jessica+kraut
My third philosophical novel, Afterlife Inc. (on comparative religion/world religions) is under contract.
My book, Dignity, Justice, and the Nazi Data Debate, was published in March 2018 with Lexington Books, Rowman and Littlefield.
Here's my author's page on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Carol-V.A.-Quinn/e/B01ES6AET8/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1

Office Hours

Mondays and Wednesdays: 10-10:45 Tuesdays: 10-12:30