Bio
Joseph Kupfer is University Professor of Philosophy at Iowa State University, where he teaches ethics, aesthetics, medical ethics, and philosophy of law. He has written on such topics as privacy, lying, the parent-child relationship, aesthetics of nature, and the virtues. Recent books are: Feminist Ethics in Film: Reconfiguring Care through Cinema (2012), Meta-Narrative in the Movies: Tell Me a Story (2014), and Aesthetic Violence and Women in Film: Kill Bill with Flying Daggers (2018).
Research areas
Ethics; Aesthetics; Social Philosophy; Modern Philosophy; Philosophy in Film
Courses taught
Moral Theory and Practice
Introduction to Philosophy
Aesthetics
Moral Problems in Medicine
Philosophy of Law
Modern Philosophy
Plato and Popcorn: Philosophy in Film
Selected presentations
- “What Movies Teach us About Teaching: Excellence and Maleficence in the Classroom,” Annual Film-Philosophy Conference, Lancaster, UK, July 4-6, 2017.
- “Art and Integrity in The Fabulous Baker Boys,” Keynote Address, Arts and Humanities Conference, International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences, Barcelona, Spain, May 15-18, 2018.