Nadeem Hussain
Associate Professor of Philosophy and, by courtesy, of German Studies
Web page: http://philosophy.stanford.edu/people/nadeem-jz-hussain/
Bio
I received my B.S. in Symbolic Systems from Stanford University in 1990. I then went to the Department of Philosophy at The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. I completed a Ph.D. there in 1999. I also spent the academic year of 1998-99 at Universität Bielefeld in Germany. I have been teaching at Stanford since 2000.
Academic Appointments
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Associate Professor, Philosophy
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Associate Professor (By courtesy), German Studies
Administrative Appointments
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Dean of the Freshman Sophomore College, Stanford University (2010 - 2016)
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Faculty Director, Residential Programs, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, Stanford University (2014 - 2015)
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Senior Associate Vice Provost for Residential Affairs, Stanford University (2013 - 2015)
Honors & Awards
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Dean’s Award for Distinguished Teaching, School of Humanities and Sciences, Stanford University (2009)
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The Philosophers Annual 2008, The Philosopher's Annual (2008)
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Visiting Fellow, Institute for Advanced Studies, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem (May - August 2008)
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Charles A. Ryskamp Research Fellowship, American Council for Learned Societies (2006 - 2007)
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Laurance S. Rockefeller Visiting Fellow, University Center for Human Values, Princeton University (2006 - 2007)
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Germanistic Society of America Fellowship, Germanistic Society of America (1998 - 1999)
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Fulbright Travel Grant, Institute of International Education (1998 - 1999)
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Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, Woodrow Wilson Foundation (1996 - 1997)
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Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship, University of Michigan (1996 - 1997 (declined))
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Rackham One-Term Predoctoral Fellowship, University of Michigan (1995)
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Recognition for Excellence in the Teaching of Philosophy, American Philosophical Association (1995)
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Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Award, University of Michigan (1994 - 1995)
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Department of Philosophy John Dewey Prize for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, University of Michigan (1994 - 1995)
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Regents’ Fellowship, University of Michigan (1990 - 1994)
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Wirt and Mary Cornwell Prize in the Humanities, University of Michigan (1990 - 1991)
Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations
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Member, American Philosophical Association (1999)
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Director of Undergraduate Studies, Department of Philosophy, Stanford University (2015 - 2019)
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Undergraduate Honors Director, Stanford University (2012 - Present)
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Member, Mind/Bio/Logic Junior Search Committee, Stanford University (2012 - 2013)
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Member, Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, Stanford University (2012 - 2013)
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Member, Junior Ethics Search Committee, Stanford University (2010 - 2011)
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Member, Junior Core Search Committee, Stanford University (2010 - 2011)
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Chair, Committee for Redesigning Departmental Web Site, Stanford University (2005 - 2011)
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Co-Chair, Placement Committee, Stanford University (2009 - 2010)
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Chair, Admissions Committee, Stanford University (2008 - 2009)
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Faculty Advisor for Undergraduate Philosophy Association, Stanford University (2008 - 2009)
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Member, Admissions Committee, Stanford University (2007 - 2008)
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Member, Placement Committee, Stanford University (2001 - 2003)
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Member, Placement Committee, Stanford University (2005 - 2006)
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Member, Ancient Philosophy Search Committee, Stanford University (2003 - 2004)
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Member, Library Committee, Stanford University (2001 - 2002)
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Member, Undergraduate Studies Committee, Stanford University (2000 - 2001)
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Member, Faculty Recruitment Committee, University of Michigan (1996 - 1997)
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Member, Graduate Studies Committee, University of Michigan (1994 - 1995)
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Faculty Task Force, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, Stanford University (2010 - Present)
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Chair, Task Force on Residential Education, Stanford University (2010 - 2013)
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Member, Committee on Academic Computing and Information Systems, Stanford University (2010 - 2013)
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Member, Subcommittee on Residential and Co-Curricular Learning, Study of Undergraduate Education at Stanford, Stanford University (2010 - 2012)
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Member, Governance Board, Introduction to the Humanities Program, Stanford University (2007 - 2010)
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Member, Steering Committee, Web Design Project, School of Humanities and Sciences, Stanford University (2006 - 2009)
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Member, Islamic Studies Faculty Advisory Board, Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies, School of Humanities and Sciences, Stanford University (2003 - 2008)
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Member, Program Committee, American Philosophical Association, Pacific Division (2009 - 2012)
Professional Education
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B.S., Stanford University, Symbolic Systems (1990)
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M.A., University of Michigan, Philosophy (1995)
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Ph.D., University of Michigan, Philosophy (1999)
Projects
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Habib University, Stanford University, Habib University
Advising development of the new Habib University
Location
Karachi, Pakistan
2024-25 Courses
- External World Skepticism
PHIL 16N (Win) - Introduction to Philosophy of Science
HPS 60, PHIL 60 (Aut) - Proseminar
PHIL 300 (Aut) - Reduction and Grounding
PHIL 189, PHIL 289 (Win) - The Dualist
PHIL 198 (Aut, Win, Spr) -
Independent Studies (3)
- Individual Work for Graduate Students
PHIL 240 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum) - Individual Work, Undergraduate
PHIL 197 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum) - Tutorial, Senior Year
PHIL 196 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum)
- Individual Work for Graduate Students
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Prior Year Courses
2023-24 Courses
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PHIL 188A, PHIL 288A (Spr) - Metaphysics
PHIL 180, PHIL 280 (Aut) - Naturalism, Physicalism, and Materialism
PHIL 367 (Aut) - Scientific Realism, Perspectivism, and Antirealism
PHIL 164, PHIL 264 (Spr)
2022-23 Courses
- Advanced Dissertation Seminar
PHIL 500 (Aut, Win, Spr) - Capstone Seminar: What is Explanation?
PHIL 194H (Win) - Epistemology
PHIL 184, PHIL 284 (Aut) - Metaphysics
PHIL 180, PHIL 280 (Win)
2021-22 Courses
- Graduate Introduction to Metaethics
PHIL 273B (Spr) - Metaphysics
PHIL 180 (Aut) - Undergraduate Introduction to Metaethics
PHIL 173B (Spr) - What are Laws of Nature?
PHIL 160, PHIL 260 (Win)
- Explanation
Stanford Advisees
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Doctoral Dissertation Reader (AC)
Shayan Koeksal, Rupert Sparling -
Doctoral Dissertation Advisor (AC)
Claire Ganiban, Zihan Wang
All Publications
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Practical Reasoning and Linking Beliefs
PHILOSOPHY AND PHENOMENOLOGICAL RESEARCH
2015; 91 (1): 211-219
View details for DOI 10.1111/phpr.12203
View details for Web of Science ID 000357457800011
- Nietzsche’s Metaethical Stance The Oxford Handbook on Nietzsche edited by Richardson, J., Gemes, K. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2013: 389–414
- Metaethics and Its Discontents: A Case Study of Korsgaard Constructivism in Ethics edited by Bagnoli, C. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 2013: 82–107
- Contents, Normativity, and Rule-Following Rationality through Reasoning Wiley-Blackwell. 2013
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Metaethics and Nihilism in Reginster's The Affirmation of Life
JOURNAL OF NIETZSCHE STUDIES
2012; 43 (1): 99-117
View details for Web of Science ID 000314789700010
- A Problem for Ambitious Metanormative Constructivism Constructivism in Practical Philosophy edited by Lenman, J., Shemmer, Y. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2012: 180–194
- Nietzsche and Non-Cognitivism Nietzsche, Naturalism & Normativity edited by Robertson, S., Janaway, C. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2012: 111–132
- The Role of Life in the Genealogy Nietzsche’s On The Genealogy of Morality: A Critical Guide edited by May, S. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 2011: 142–169
- Error Theory and Fictionalism The Routledge Companion to Ethics edited by Skorupski, J. London and New York: Routledge. 2010: 335–345
- Honest Illusion: Valuing for Nietzsche’s Free Spirits Nietzsche and Morality edited by Leither, B., Sinhababu, N. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2007: 151–191
- Misunderstanding Metaethics: Korsgaard’s Rejection of Realism Oxford Studies in Metaethics edited by Shafer-Landau, R. Oxford: Clarendon Press. 2006: 265–294
- Book Review of Ethical Explorations Ethics 2005; 115 (3): 626 - 628
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Nietzsche's positivism
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHILOSOPHY
2004; 12 (3): 326-368
View details for Web of Science ID 000226008200003
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Discussion - "The guise of a reason"
PHILOSOPHICAL STUDIES
2004; 121 (3): 263-275
View details for Web of Science ID 000226518800005
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The return of moral fictionalism
NOUS
2004: 149-187
View details for Web of Science ID 000228134300007
- Reading Nietzsche through Ernst Mach Nietzsche and Science edited by Moore, G., Brobjer, T. H. Aldershot: Ashgate. 2004: 111–129
- Book Review of Nietzsche and the Transcendental Tradition The Philosophical Review 2004; 113 (2): 275 - 278