M.A. Philosophy, Duke University 
M.A Philosophy, The University of Notre Dame
Ph.D. Philosophy, The University of Notre Dame

AOS: Contemporary Ethical Theory, esp. Virtue Ethics, Supererogation, Self-Cultivation, Particularism
AOC: Bioethics, esp. Reproductive Ethics; Ancient Philosophy; History of Ethics

About: 

Rebecca Stangl is Professor of Philosophy at The University of Virginia. She specializes in contemporary ethical theory, especially virtue ethics, and is the author of Neither Heroes Nor Saints: Ordinary Virtue, Extraordinary Virtue, and Self-Cultivation (from Oxford University Press).  Her recent work has also appeared in such journals as Ethics, Philosophical Quarterly, and The Hastings Center Report, as well as several edited collections from Oxford University Press.  In addition to her work in virtue ethics, she maintains teaching and research interests in various applied ethics issues, especially bioethics.  

Book:

Neither Heroes nor Saints: Ordinary Virtue, Extraordinary Virtue, and Self-Cultivation (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2020.)

Recent and forthcoming essays include:

· “Virtue, Dependence, and Value,”Australasian Philosophical Review, forthcoming 2020. 

· “Cultural Relativity and the Justification of the Virtues,” in Nancy Snow, ed. The Oxford Handbook of Virtue (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018), 508-524. 

· “Neo-Aristotelian Supererogation,” Ethics, 126:2 (January 2016) 339-365. (Published Online: December 2015.) 

· “Taking Moral Risks Virtuously,” in Christian Miller, ed. The Character Project: New Perspectives in Psychology, Philosophy, and Theology (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014), 215-233. 

· “Particularism”, in Robert Audi, ed. The Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy, 3rd Edition (Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2012). 

· “Thick Ethical Property,” in Robert Audi, ed. The Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy, 3rd Edition (Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2012). 

· “Trolley Problem,” in Robert Audi, ed. The Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy, 3rd Edition (Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2012). 

· “Asymmetrical Virtue Particularism,” Ethics, 121: 1 (October 2010) 37-57. 

· “Selective Termination and Respect for the Disabled,” The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy, 35:1 (February 2010) 32-45. (Published Online: December 24, 2009.) 

· “Plan B and the Doctrine of Double Effect,” Hastings Center Report, 39:4 (July 2009) 21-25. 

· “A Dilemma for Particularist Virtue Ethics,” Philosophical Quarterly, 58:233 (October 2008) 665-678. (Published Online: November 5, 2007.) 

· “Particularism and the Point of Moral Principles,” Ethical Theory and Moral Practice, 9:2 (April 2006) 201-229.

Honors & Awards

The University of Virginia’s 2012 All-University Teaching Award