Michigan State University

Matthew McKeon

Biography

I am a full professor and chair of philosophy. I work in the areas of argumentation theory and virtue epistemology. My second book, Arguments and Reason-Giving came out in May of 2024. I am currently working on how rational persuasion enhances intellectual responsibility and so requires the exercise of epistemic agency.

My teaching primarily consists of courses in logic ( e.g., “Logic and its Metatheory” PHL 432, “Philosophy of Logic and Language”, PHL 432). I look forward to teaching my undergraduate course on intellectual virtues. I enjoy engaging students in my classes with my current research topics. I am available to work with graduate students.

Works

Sample articles

“On the Virtue-theoretic Approach to Argument Appraisal.” Informal Logic 2025-01-07. DOI: 10.22329/il.v44i4.8380

“Action Guidance and Educating for Intellectual Virtue: A Response to Kotzee, Carter, and Siegel.” Episteme 2024-12 . DOI: 10.1017/epi.2023.26

“In Defense of a Normative Concept of Argument.”Argumentation 2024-06 DOI: 10.1007/s10503-024-09629-w

What does formal logic have to do with arguments? Metaphilosophy 2022-10.  DOI: 10.1111/meta.12587

 

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