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About shaunmiller

I have just completed a visiting position as an assistant professor at Dalhousie University. My ideas are not associated with my employer; they are expressions of my own thoughts and ideas. Some of them are just musings while others could be serious discussions that could turn into a bigger project. Besides philosophy, I enjoy martial arts (Kuk Sool Won), playing my violin, enjoying coffee around town, and experimenting with new food.

Ideas That Matter with Gregory Sadler

Posted on May 30, 2018 by shaunmiller

About two months ago, Dr. Gregory Sadler—also a public philosopher and also known as the YouTube Philosopher—and I had a discussion about my work. We discussed philosophy of sex, particularly with my research in the three different moral types of … Continue reading →

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Savory, Mindfulness, and Qualitative Experiences

Posted on May 22, 2018 by shaunmiller

If any of you have dogs, you know that they love treats.  Just imagine your dog jumping for joy when they see their treats.  Their tails are wagging extremely fast, and they’ll do anything to get that treat.  It’s like … Continue reading →

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Three Minute Thesis

Posted on March 8, 2018 by shaunmiller

A few weeks ago, I performed at the Three Minute Thesis at Marquette University with other fellow grad students. The purpose is to explain your dissertation work in three minutes or less. You can see the video here. The first … Continue reading →

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Podcast: Building Resiliency

Posted on February 22, 2018 by shaunmiller

I had the amazing opportunity to be on the Birds and the Bees podcast. We talked about building sexual resiliency, a topic that I’m starting to be interested in. There are some people who are pressured into sexual activities they … Continue reading →

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Book Review: What Love Is and What It Could Be by Carrie Jenkins

Posted on January 21, 2018 by shaunmiller

I had the delight to get back to my original interests and read some metaphysics of love. Jenkins project investigates the possibilities of what love can do and accept the conclusions thereafter. However, she does not give a precise conclusion … Continue reading →

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The Complexities of Affirmative Consent

Posted on January 10, 2018 by shaunmiller

I look at the complexities of affirmative consent. Continue reading →

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My Experience at the National Sex Ed Conference 2017

Posted on December 13, 2017 by shaunmiller

Reflecting on my experience at the National Sex Ed Conference 2017 Continue reading →

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Three Pictures of Sexual Autonomy and Sexual Consent: Applying the Third View

Posted on November 27, 2017 by shaunmiller

This is a condensed talk that I gave a few weeks ago at UW-Parkside. I have  been dividing that talk into three separate posts. This is the third post. In the first post, I looked at procedural autonomy and consensual minimalism. … Continue reading →

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Three Pictures of Sexual Autonomy and Sexual Consent: Looking at the Third View

Posted on November 20, 2017 by shaunmiller

This is a condensed talk that I gave a few weeks ago at UW-Parkside. I have  been dividing that talk into three separate posts. This is the third post. In the first post, I looked at procedural autonomy and consensual … Continue reading →

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Three Pictures of Sexual Autonomy and Sexual Consent: Looking at the Second View

Posted on November 15, 2017 by shaunmiller

This is a condensed talk that I gave a few weeks ago at UW-Parkside. In the last post, I talked about the first view of sexual autonomy and sexual consent: procedural autonomy and consensual minimalism. In this post, I’ll be … Continue reading →

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