Faculty Profile for Dr. Anthony Michael Cross
Dr. Anthony Michael Cross
Assistant Professor — Philosophy
CMAL 107
phone: (512) 245-2285
Biography Section
Biography and Education
I'm an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Texas State University. My primary research interests are in aesthetics and ethics; my research focuses on the normative significance of relationships with artworks and cultural objects. I did my Ph.D. at Princeton University, where my advisors were Alexander Nehamas and Michael Smith. I received a B.A. in philosophy from Duke University.Research Interests
Aesthetics, Ethics, Philosophy of TechnologySelected Scholarly/Creative Work
- Cross, A. M. (2023). Ethical Issues in Internet Culture and New Media. In J. Harold (Ed.), Oxford Handbook of Ethics and Art (pp. 542–560). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780197539798.013.48
- Cross, A. M. (n.d.). Social Aesthetic Goods and Aesthetic Alienation. Philosopher’s Imprint. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.3998/phimp.3475
- Cross, A. M. (2022). Aesthetic Obligations and Aesthetic Commitments. Ergo: An Open Access Journal of Philosophy, 8, 402–422. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.3998/ergo.2239
- Cross, A. M. (2017). Art Criticism as Practical Reasoning. British Journal of Aesthetics, 57(3), 299–317. https://doi.org/10.1093/aesthj/ayx016
- Cross, A. M. (2017). Obligations to Artworks as Duties of Love. Estetika, 54(1), 85–101. Retrieved from https://estetikajournal.org/articles/10.33134/eeja.157
Selected Service Activities
Graduate Advisor
MAAPE Program
August 1, 2020-Present
Chair
Graduate Faculty Working Group
September 8, 2023-Present
Reviewer / Referee
The Journal of Philosophy
February 22, 2023-Present
Reviewer / Referee
Estetika
November 2022-Present
Reviewer / Referee
Australasian Journal of Philosophy
October 26, 2020-Present