Assistant Professor
Office: E&T A425
Phone: (323) 343-5695
FAX: (323) 343-4193
Email: mabed@calstatela.edu
CV
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Introduction
I have been teaching at CSULA since the fall of 2008. My academic career began with an undergraduate degree from Victoria University in Wellington, New Zealand. After that, I completed a Masters in Philosophy and History of Science at the London School of Economics. From there I went to University of Wisconsin-Madison to do my Ph.D.
Research Interests
My areas of specialization are moral philosophy and social/political philosophy. I also have a research interest in Islamic philosophy. In the past couple of years, I have been working on various normative and conceptual issues raised by political violence, especially genocide, terrorism, and war. In Islamic philosophy, I have focused on the development of political theory is the classical period.
| Recent Publications: |
| 2009. "Review of John K. Roth's Genocide and Human Rights: A Philosophical Guide." Journal of Genocide Research. |
| 2007. "In Defense of Academic Boycotts: A Response to Martha Nussbaum." Dissent (Fall) pp. 83-87. |
| 2007. "Clarifying the Concept of Genocide." Reprinted in Card, Claudia and Marsoobian, Armen T. (Editors). Genocide's Aftermath: Responsibility and Repair (Oxford: Blackwell Publishing) pp. 27-49. |
| 2006. "Clarifying the Concept of Genocide." Metaphilosophy. Vol. 37, Issue 3-4, pp. 308-330. |
| In Preparation: |
| 2011. Harm and Wrongdoing in the Crime of Genocide. Book manuscript. |
| Selected Scholarly Presentations: |
| 2010. "Terrorism, Representation, and the Limits of Philosophical Analysis." Powerful Visions Lecture Series, California State University, Los Angeles. |
| 2010. "Double Effect, Practical Reason, and the Perils of Abstraction." Interdisciplinary Faculty Colloquium, Law School, University of California, Los Angeles (with Professor Henry Mendell, CSULA Department of Philosophy). |
| 2010. "Dialogue and the Possibility of Peace in Israel-Palestine." Main Program, American Philosophical Association, Pacific Division Meeting. |
| 2010. "Genocide as a Broad Deflationary Concept." Conference on Value Inquiry, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale Illinois. |
| 2010. "What is Genocide and Why is it So Bad?" Invited Lecture, Occidental College, Los Angeles, California. |
| 2011. "Collective Action and Moral Responsibility in the Crime of Genocide." Invited Lecture, California State University, Long Beach. |
| 2011. "Genocide as a Crime Against Humanity." Invited Lecture, California State University, Chico. |
Teaching Interests
Below are the courses I have taught so far in my career at Cal State L.A.
1. Ethics I
2. Violence and Ethics: War & Terrorism, Torture, and Genocide
3. Special Topic: Islamic Philosophy (Upper Division Undergraduate Course)
4. Human Diversity and Justice
5. Social and Political Philosophy (Upper Division Undergraduate Course)
6. Anarchism and State Legitimacy (Graduate Seminar)
7. The Armenian Genocide: Normative and Conceptual Aspects (Graduate Seminar)
Additional Information coming soon.
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