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Biography
I earned my PhD in 2010 from the University of Michigan (Dissertation: The Role of Naturalistic Explanation in Hume’s Critique of Religious Belief), and I completed a post-doc at the Notre Dame Center for Philosophy of religion in 2012 (focus: problem of evil, naturalistic explanation for religious belief). In 2018, I attended the Libori Summer School on Women Philosophers and Scientists at Paderborn University (focus: Emilie Du Chatelet) and took part in the Intensive Seminar on Teaching New Narratives in Early Modern Philosophy at Simon Fraser University. I earned the ACUE Certification for Effective Teaching Practices in 2020. I have taught at The University of Michigan (Ann Arbor), Washtenaw Community College, Eastern Michigan University, Illinois Wesleyan University, The University of Washington (Seattle), The University of Oklahoma (Norman), and Metropolitan State University of Denver.Research Interests
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17th and 18th Century Philosophy, especially David Hume and women philosophers of the period, such as Emilie Du Chatelet and Margaret Cavendish, and Philosophy of Religion (of the Early Modern Period, Naturalistic Explanations of Religious Belief, Cognitive Science of Religion, the Problem of Evil).
Teaching Interests
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The Big Questions: An Introduction to Philosophy, Thinking About Ethics: Morality and the Good Life, History of Modern European Philosophy (~1600-1800), Philosophy of Religion, Social and Political Philosophy.
Education
PhD in Philosophy
University of Michigan
MA in Philosophy
University of Michigan
BA in Philosophy
University of Illinois
Published Works
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Goodnick, L. . The Role of God in Émilie Du Châtelet's Physics. Southern Journal of Philosophy.
Goodnick, E. L. (2022). The Missing Shade of Blue, by David Hume (Chapter 17). Oxford University Press, https://global.oup.com/academic/product/philosophy-illustrated-9780190080532?cc=us&lang=en&
Goodnick, L. (2021). The Role of the Natural History of Religion in Hume's Critique of Religious Belief. Belgrade Philosophical Annual, Hume's Legacy(34), 139-157. https://doi.org/10.5937/BPA2134139G.
Goodnick, L. (2021). Review of Women Philosophers of Seventeenth-Century England: Selected Correspondence, edited by Jacqueline Broad. Teaching Philosophy, https://www.pdcnet.org/teachphil/content/teachphil_2021_0044_0002_0213_0217
Goodnick, L. (2020). Review of Character and Causation: Hume's Philosophy of Action by Constantine Sandis. Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews, https://ndpr.nd.edu/reviews/character-and-causation-humes-philosophy-of-action/
Goodnick, L. (2019). Comments on Toby Eugene Bollig's "Desire Satisfactionism and Not-So-Satisfying Deserts: The Problem of Hell" . Southwest Philosophy Review, https://doi.org/10.5840/swphilreview201935238
Goodnick, L. (2019). Review of "Observations upon Experimental Philosophy Abridged, with Related Texts", by Margaret Cavendish; edited by Gwendolyn [E.] Marshall . Teaching Philosophy, https://www.pdcnet.org/pdc/bvdb.nsf/journal?openform&journal=pdc_teachphil
Goodnick, L. (2017). Various Units, Lesson Plans, etc. . The Deviant Philosopher (website) , http://www.thedeviantphilosopher.org/taxonomy/term/41
Goodnick, L. (2016). Real Jobs in Philosophy part 7. The Philosopher's Cocoon, http://philosopherscocoon.typepad.com/blog/2016/04/real-jobs-in-philosophy-part-7-liz-goodnick-metropolitan-state-university-of-denver.html
Goodnick, L. (2016). A De Jure Criticism of Theism. Open Theology, 2(1), 23-33. https://www.degruyter.com/view/j/opth.2016.2.issue-1/opth-2016-0003/opth-2016-0003.xml.
Goodnick, L. (2015). Limits on Locavorism. (pp Chapter 12, pg. 195-211). Rowman and Littlefield International. https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781783483860
Goodnick, L. (2015). Book Review: Trent Dougherty, "The Problem of Animal Pain: A Theodicy for All Creatures Great and Small". Science, Religion, and Culture, http://researcherslinks.com/current-issues/Trent-Dougherty-The-Problem-of-Animal-Pain-A-Theodicy-for-All-Creatures-Great-and-Small-Palgrave-Macmillan/9/16/127
Goodnick, L. (2012). Cleanthes’s Propensity and Intelligent Design. The Modern Schoolman (now known as Res Philosophica) , 88(3-4), 299-316. https://www.pdcnet.org//pdc/bvdb.nsf/purchase?openform&fp=schoolman&id=schoolman_2011_0088_40972_0299_0316&onlyautologin=true.