Casey Woodling

Lecturer, Philosophy and Religious Studies

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Spring 2018 Hours: Monday/Wednesday/Friday 8-8:40am and 3-4pm or By Appointment

Mamy ny aina," a Malagasy proverb that expresses how sweet and precious life is.

Biography

Casey Woodling specializes in philosophy of mind, especially issues concerning concepts and intentionality, as well as philosophical issues in Madagascar. He enjoys teaching introductory and advanced philosophy courses at CCU. From 2007-09, Woodling served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Madagascar.

He recently returned to Madagascar to serve as a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Antananarivo from November 2016 to July 2017. He taught American Studies, Academic English, and various philosophy courses. His research there was on linguistic determinism as it applies to Malagasy thought and language, the history of Malagasy philosophy, Malagasy ethics, and Malagasy proverbs and philosophy. You can read about his experiences in Madagascar at caseywoodling.com.

Outside of his teaching and research, Dr. Woodling enjoys spending time with his wife and two small children, watching and playing soccer, and enjoying the beautiful local beaches.

Education

Ph.D., University of Florida, 2011

Intersting Facts

Fulbright Scholarship to Madagascar, November 2016-July 2017

Coastal Carolina University’s College of Humanities and Fine Arts Distinguished Scholarship or Creative Endeavors Award for 2016-2017

Selected Publications

“Knowledge Transmission and the Internalism-Externalism Debate about Content,” Philosophia, 45(4):1851-1861, 2017

“Malagasy Time Conceptions,” Comparative Philosophy 8 (1): 63-81, 2017

“Externalist Thought Experiments and Directions of Fit,” Argumenta 3 (1): 139-156, 2016

“The Limits of Adverbialism about Intentionality,” Inquiry 59 (5): 488-512, 2016

“The Indispensability and Irreducibility of Intentional Objects,” The Journal of Philosophical Research 41, 2016

Teaching Areas

Mind, Language, Logic, Ethics, History of Philosophy

Research Areas

Mind, Language, Malagasy Philosophy, Linguistic Determinism, Ethics