Professor Corlett is a philosopher specializing in ethics and epistemology.  He writes on and teaches Philosophy of Law, Epistemology, Plato, Philosophy of Religion, and Ethics from an analytical approach. In regard to ethics, Professor Corlett specializes in Moral Philosophy, Social Philosophy, Political Philosophy and Legal Philosophy, inclusive of the following foci:

1. *apology
   

2. *capital punishment
   

3. *civil disobedience
   

4. *forgiveness
   

5. *hate speech
   

6. *immigration
   

7. *indigenism
   

8. *international law
   

9. *justice
   

10. *Latino/a identity
    

11. *legal interpretation
    

12. *political violence
    

13. *privacy
    

14. *punishment
    

15. *race
    

16. *racism
    

17. *reparations
    

18. *responsibility
    

19. *rights
    

20. *secession
    

21. *terrorism
    

Professor Corlett is the author of more than 100 articles and books on these and other topics, including (but not limited to) the books: Analyzing Social Knowledge (Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield, 1996); Responsibility and Punishment (Dordrecht: Kluwer's Library of Ethics and Applied Philosophy, Volume 9: 2001, 2004, 2006); Terrorism: A Philosophical Analysis (Dordrecht: Kluwer's Philosophical Studies Series, Volume 101: 2003); Race, Racism, and Reparations (Ithaca: Cornell, 2003); Interpreting Plato's Dialogues (Las Vegas: Parmenides, 2006); Race, Rights and Justice (Dordrecht: Springer, 2009): Law and Philosophy Library; The Errors of Atheism (New York: Continuum, 2010 ); and, Heirs of Oppression (Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield, 2010).

He is also Editor-in-Chief of The Journal of Ethics: An International Philosophical Review© (Springer: 1997-present), as well as the editor of Equality and Liberty: Analyzing Rawls and Nozick (London: MacMillan, 1991).

Professor Corlett founded The Philosophy Laboratory© in which he supervises philosophical research with qualified graduate students for purposes of publication. He also founded Team Ethics©, a subsidiary unit of The Philosophy Laboratory© wherein he supervises and directs philosophical work on ethics-related topics. Current and past projects can be found on this site by way of “The Philosophy Laboratory© and Team Ethics©” link, above.  Calls for future projects can be found by way of the “Announcements” link.

Having taught for more than a quarter of a century, he finds that teaching is an exciting learning experience not only because of what he learns and teaches but also because of the seemingly endless varieties of ways in which knowledge can be communicated to students.  For him, teaching never becomes boring! Ultimately, Professor Corlett teaches to make a positive difference in the lives of students and to provide them with the philosophical skills and temperament so that (as Socrates put it): they can be better for the rest of their lives.

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