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American philosopher and academic
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Tina Fernandes Botts
EraContemporary philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolAnalytic
Continental
Main interestsPhilosophy of Law
Hermeneutics
Philosophy of Race
Feminist Philosophy
Ethics
Social & Political Philosophy
History of Philosophy

Tina Fernandes Botts is an American legal scholar and philosophy professor currently teaching at Washburn University School of Law. She is known for her work in constitutional law, legal hermeneutics, intersectionality, feminist philosophy, and philosophy of race (particularly mixed-race theory). Previous posts include Visiting Scholar at Dartmouth College; Visiting Professor of Law at University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law; Assistant Professor of Philosophy at California State University, Fresno; Visiting Assistant Professor of philosophy at Oberlin College; Fellow in Law and Philosophy at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; and Assistant Professor of Philosophy, and Faculty Associate and Area Leader in Public Policy and Diversity, at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Education and career

Botts earned her Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Memphis under the supervision of Thomas Nenon, her J.D. from Rutgers School of Law, and her B.A. in philosophy with a minor in physics from the University of Maryland at College Park.

Research areas

Botts' research areas are constitutional law, philosophy of law (including critical race theory), philosophical hermeneutics, philosophy of race, feminist philosophy, ethical theory, and applied ethics.

Selected works

  • For Equals Only: Race, Equality, and the Equal Protection Clause. Lexington. 2018. ISBN 9781498501231.
  • "Legal Hermeneutics," Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy, 2015. ISSN 2161-0002
  • Botts, Tina Fernandes, ed. (2016). Philosophy and the Mixed Race Experience. Lexington Books. ISBN 9781498509428.
  • "Antidiscrimination Law and the Multiracial Experience: A Reply to Nancy Leong" 10 Hastings Race and Poverty Law Journal 191, Summer 2013.
  • "Hermeneutics, Race, and Gender" in The Routledge Companion to Philosophical Hermeneutics, Jeff Malpas and Hans-Helmuth Gander, eds., London: Taylor and Francis (2014).
  • Feminist Thought. 5th Edition, co-authored with Rosemarie Tong, Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 2013. ISBN 978-0813349954

References

  1. "Washburn Law School". washburnlaw.edu.
  2. The Hermeneutics of Equal Protection Analysis, ISBN 978-1244753310, http://gradworks.umi.com/34/76/3476376.html
  3. "Mixed Race Studies » Search Results » tina botts".
  4. "Faculty | Philosophy | University of Michigan". Lsa.umich.edu. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
  5. "Welcome to Philosophy at UNC Charlotte | Department of Philosophy | UNC Charlotte". Philosophy.uncc.edu. 2014-04-23. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
  6. "philosophy :: Welcome :: University of Memphis". Memphis.edu. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
  7. "camlaw.rutgers.edu". camlaw.rutgers.edu. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
  8. "About | Department of Philosophy". Philosophy.umd.edu. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
  9. Botts, Tina (1970-01-01). "Tina Botts | University of Michigan - Ann Arbor - Academia.edu". Ii-umich.academia.edu. Archived from the original on 2014-07-15. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
  10. "Legal Hermeneutics". Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
  11. "Hastings Race & Poverty Law Journal (HRPLJ) - UCHastings". Uchastings.edu. Archived from the original on 2014-07-25. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
  12. ""Antidiscrimination Law and the Multiracial Experience: A Reply to Nanc" by Tina F. Botts J.D., Ph.D". Works.bepress.com. 2012-11-09. Retrieved 2014-08-01.

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