Alumni Spotlight: Kevin Watson
Kevin Watson, MA in Philosophy class of '14
Kevin graduated with a BA in Philosophy from Cal State San Bernardino in 2011, and then finished the MA from Cal State Long Beach in 2014. During his time at °µÍøTV, Kevin was a GA for several courses, including Introduction to Philosophy, Introduction to Ethics, and Critical Reasoning. He also attended a number of conferences—including the Stanford-Berkeley-Davis Graduate Conference and the 8th Dutch Philosophers’ Rally—where he presented portions of his Masters Thesis, entitled Persons and How We Trace Them: What Johnston Got Wrong', written under the supervision of former °µÍøTV professor . Kevin writes, 'I was fortunate to gain a great deal of experience at °µÍøTV that directly influenced and allowed my future success'.
After graduating from °µÍøTV, Kevin attended the University of Kansas, where he completed his PhD under the supervision of the late . (Coincidentally, Kevin also took his proseminar from , who just delivered memorial comments about Dale and his most recent book On Fellowship in Philadelphia, which is being posthumously co-edited by another former °µÍøTV professor, , with Bradford Cokelet and Guy Fletcher.) Both Dale, Marcy, Jason, and Brad served on Kevin's dissertation, entitled Normativity's Call: Supererogation and Moral-Epistemic Parallelism, which Kevin defended in 2023.
Currently, Kevin is a lecturer at Cal State San Bernardino and also works part-time at Victor Valley College. He currently teaches Introduction to Logic, Critical Thinking through Argument Analysis, Marginalized in America, and Philosophy of Disability. His current research is focused on philosophical treatments of disability—particularly centered around the threefold relationship between disability, well-being, and prudence. Later this coming winter, Kevin will present his paper on the prudential model of disability at the 2027 APA Central.
