Logan Wigglesworth
Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Logan Wigglesworth joined Hope鈥檚 philosophy department in fall 2024 as a visiting assistant professor. He is am interested in ethics, philosophy of emotion and aesthetics. Much of his interest is sparked by discussion with artists and arts faculty.
Areas of Expertise
- Ethics
- Philosophy of emotion
- Aesthetics.
Logan asks questions like, 鈥淲hat is the role of emotion in moral understanding?鈥� 鈥淲hat is the nature of emotions?鈥� 鈥淲hat norms govern our engagements with specific artworks and genres?鈥� He is currently writing on the aesthetics of contemporary worship music and how such music might cultivate virtue. 鈥淗ow does God ground aesthetic value?鈥� He is also currently writing on how God might ground aesthetic value specifically in a fitting-attitude analysis of value.
Education
- Ph.D. in philosophy, Rice University, May 2024
- M.A. in philosophy, University of Houston, May 2017
- BBA in finance, Texas A&M University, May 2012
Publications
- 鈥淭he Role of Affect in Moral Grasp and Understanding,鈥� Ethical Theory and Moral Practice, forthcoming
Grants
- PLATO Educational Grant to support Ethics and Society High School Summer Program at Rice (2022 and 2021)
Selected Presentations
- 鈥淢irrors of the Soul: Music, Tragedy, and Self-Understanding,鈥� Affective and Emotional Dimensions of Experience International Conference (2024)
- 鈥淭he Aesthetics of Contemporary Worship Music: A Defense of Simplicity,鈥� American Society for Aesthetics Pacific Meeting (2023)
- 鈥淔ade to Grey: Sentimental Perceptualism and the Problem of Diminishing Emotions,鈥� American Philosophical Association Central Division (2023)
- 鈥淢oral Understanding and Affective Grasp,鈥� Rice Workshop in Philosophy of Mind (2022)
Outside the College
Logan likes to play music, especially guitar and bass; he played both for various worship bands. He also does calligraphy in his spare time.