Lee-Ann Chae | Philosophy
EMPLOYMENT
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Temple University
2018–present
Affiliated Professor of Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies, Temple University
2019–present
Affiliated Professor of Global Studies, Temple University
2020–present
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Legal Studies and Business Ethics Department, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
2016–2018
EDUCATION
University of California, Los Angeles, Ph.D. in Philosophy, September 2016
Dissertation: War and Peace: Towards a Theory of Just Peace
Committee: A.J. Julius (Chair), Barbara Herman, Calvin Normore, Asli Bâli (UCLA Law School)
University of Southern California Law School, J.D., May 2004
University of California, Berkeley, B.A. in Legal Studies, July 2001
RESEARCH
Areas of Specialization
Social and Political Philosophy, Just War Theory and Pacifism, Feminist Philosophy
Areas of Competence
Ancient Greek Philosophy, Philosophy of Law, Philosophy of Race
PUBLICATIONS
"Trust and Contingency Plans" (conditional acceptance)
"Talking to Children About War," Journal of Pacifism and Nonviolence (forthcoming)
"Hoping for Peace," Australasian Journal of Philosophy 98, no. 2 (2020): 211-221
"Pacific Resistance: A Moral Alternative to Defensive War," Social Theory & Practice 44, no. 1 (2018): 1-20
WORKS IN PROGRESS
"What is the Aim of a Just War?" (under review)
"Surrender and Defensive War" (under review)
"Solidarity and Justice"
"Can Just War Theory Justify Killing in War?"
AWARDS
APA's Frank Chapman Sharp Memorial Prize (awarded for best unpublished essay on the philosophy of war and peace)
for "What is the Aim of a Just War?", December 2021
Marc Sanders Foundation Public Philosophy Prize, Honorable Mention, “Talking to Children About War,” November 2018
Yost Prize for Excellence in Teaching, UCLA Philosophy Department, 2010–2011
FELLOWSHIPS AND GRANTS
Grants in support of Peace and Nonviolent Resistance Conference, Fall 2021
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The Society for Applied Philosophy
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The Greater Philadelphia Philosophy Consortium
Temple University, Summer Research Award, Summer 2021, Summer 2019
Grant in support of Contemporary Challenges for Just War Theory Conference, Spring 2021
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Global Studies Program (Global Studies Events Grant), Temple University
Stipend awarded by College of Liberal Arts, for successfully submitting proposal to develop innovative course in topic lacking
representation in Gen Ed catalogue (AAPIs in the U.S.: Race, Diversity, and Identity), Spring 2021
PRESENTATIONS
“Surrender and Defensive War”
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University of Kansas, PRISM Workshop, May 2022
“Trust and Contingency Plans”
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Northwestern University Society for the Theory of Ethics and Politics (“NUSTEP”), June 2022
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APA Eastern Division Meeting (virtual), January 2021
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Center for Humanities at Temple (“CHAT”), December 2019
“Solidarity and Justice”
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Manchester Centre for Political Theory (“MANCEPT”), The University of Manchester (virtual), The Uses of Solidarity, September 2021
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Concerned Philosophers for Peace Annual Conference (virtual), Peace and Hope in Dark Times, January 2021
“#MeToo and Feminist Solidarity”
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Zicklin Center Normative Business Ethics Workshop, Legal Studies and Business Ethics Department, The Wharton School, May 2019
“Hoping for Peace”
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Historical, Legal, Political and Ethical Aspects of Contemporary Military and Nonmilitary Conflicts, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University (co-sponsored by the Department of English and Philosophy, West Point), Warsaw, March 2018
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The 4th Biennial Mentoring Workshop for Pre-Tenure Women in Philosophy, University of Utah, June 2017
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NUSTEP, March 2017
“The Value of Trust”
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Society for Business Ethics Annual Conference, August 2017
“Trust and Implicit Bias: Corporate Responsibility for Confronting Non-Actionable Discrimination”
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Transatlantic Normative Business Ethics Conference, INSEEC Business School, Paris, May 2017
“Peace as a Trusting Relationship”
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Northern Arizona University Colloquium, November 2015
“On the Justness of Defensive Wars”
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APA Pacific Division Meeting, April 2015
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NUSTEP, May 2013
COMMENTS
On Ned Dobos’ Ethics, Security, and the War Machine: The True Cost of the Military
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APA Eastern Division Meeting, Author Meets Critics, January 2023
On Emily McGill-Rutherford's "Feminist Political Liberalism as a Model for Relational Autonomy"
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The 4th Biennial Mentoring Workshop for Pre-Tenure Women in Philosophy, University of Utah, June 2017
On Wendy Salkin's "Democracy Within/Justice Without: The Duties of Informal Political Representatives"
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The 4th Biennial Mentoring Workshop for Pre-Tenure Women in Philosophy, University of Utah, June 2017
On Stephen Nayak-Young’s “Revising the Roles of Master and Servant: A Theory of Work Law”
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UCLA/University of Antwerp Joint Conference in Law and Philosophy, October 2014
On Amanda Greene’s “Political Legitimacy and the Value of Consent”
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Princeton Networking and Mentoring Workshop for Graduate Student Women in Philosophy, August 2014
RESEARCH EVENTS ORGANIZED
Conferences
Women and War: Feminist Perspectives on War and Violence, November 2022
Keynotes: Nancy Sherman and Laura Sjoberg
Peace and Non-Violent Resistance, September 2021
Keynotes: Karuna Mantena and Cheyney Ryan
Contemporary Challenges for Just War Theory (virtual), March 2021
Keynotes: Valerie Morkavicius and Cian O’Driscoll
Public Lectures
Cécile Fabre, “Mass Surveillance,” November 2020
DEPARTMENTAL SERVICE
Director of Graduate Student Mentoring, 2022–23
Graduate Admissions Committee, 2022–23
Placement Director, 2020–2021, 2019–2020
Climate Committee, 2020-2021, 2019–2020
Colloquium Committee, Fall 2021, 2020–2021, 2019–2020, 2018–2019
Graduate Studies Committee, Fall 2021, 2020–2021
Teaching Prize Committee, 2020–2021, 2019–2020
Faculty Search Committee, 2020–2021, 2019–2020
MAP at Temple University, Faculty Advisor, 2018–2019
Graduate Workshop Committee, 2018–2019
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Graduate
Women and War: Feminist Perspectives Fall 2022
Solidarity Fall 2020
Sex and the Political, mixed-level course Fall 2019
Political Violence Spring 2019
Undergraduate
Police and Police Brutality, upper division course Fall 2021
Sex and the Political, upper division course Fall 2020, Fall 2019
Intro to Feminist Philosophy: Sex Discrimination Spring 2023, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019
War and Peace, upper division course Fall 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Fall 2018
Corporate Responsibility and Ethics Spring 2018 and 2017 (Wharton)
History of Greek Philosophy, upper division course Summer 2017, 2013, and 2012 (UCLA)
Aristotle’s Metaphysics, upper division course Summer 2015 (UCLA)
ADVISING
Dissertation Committees
Manasa Gopakumar, Virtuous Ignorance: The Epistemic Value of Ignorance in a Non-Ideal World
Jason Cutmore, A Phenomenology of Formlessness
Daniel Remer, Medically Objectifying Bodies: Feminism, Power, and Objectification in Medicine
Yining Wu, Anne Conway’s Vital Motion
Caleb Zimmerman, on conscientious objection (in preparation)
Other Graduate Advising
Julie Cohen (Political Science), on resistance and the creation of narratives of belonging (in preparation), Independent Study
(Spring 2023)
Sakura Shinjo (Political Science), Comprehensive Exam in Political Theory Committee Member (Fall 2020/Spring 2021)
Yining Wu, “Solidarity and Violence,” Preliminary Exam (Fall 2021)
Manasa Gopakumar, “Epistemologies of Ideology and Ignorance,” Independent Study (Spring 2020)
Caleb Zimmerman, “Two-Kingdom Dualism: A Metaphysical Grounding for Nonviolence,” Preliminary Exam (Fall 2019)
Jessica Brown, “Sexuality Under Capitalism,” Preliminary Exam (Fall 2019)
Undergraduate Advising
Micah Jordan, on non-western mothers and westernized daughters (in preparation), Independent Study (Spring 2023)
Emily Beatty, “Choice Feminism and the Patriarchal Hermeneutics of Sexual Relationships,” Independent Study (Spring 2020)
ADDITIONAL PEDAGOGY TRAINING
Workshop: Inclusive Teaching and our AAPI Students at Temple, Center for the Advancement of Teaching, November 2021
Online Teaching Certification, Temple University, May 2020
Workshop: The Promising Syllabus, Temple Center for the Advancement of Teaching, August 2018
Workshop on Teaching Undergraduate Writing, UCLA Writing Program, September 2014
Teaching Assistant Training Program, UCLA, Fall 2013
Pedagogy Seminar, UCLA Philosophy Department, Fall 2008
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Panelist: Diversity in Philosophy, Franklin and Marshall College, February 2020
Mentor: Job Candidate Mentoring Program for Women in Philosophy, 2018–2019
Journal Referee: Australasian Journal of Philosophy, Journal of Ethics and Social Philosophy, Journal of Pacifism and Nonviolence, Noûs,
Social Theory & Practice
PUBLIC PHILOSOPHY
“On Climate Change Obligations”
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ASAP/After School Activities Partnerships, Carver High School of Engineering & Science, Philadelphia, PA, July 2018
“Peace as a Trusting Relationship”
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Philosophy in the Public Interest (associated with Northern Arizona University), Sedona, AZ, November 2015
LANGUAGES
Ancient Greek (reading: proficient); French (reading: proficient); Korean (speaking: conversational)
LEGAL EXPERIENCE
White, O’Connor, Curry LLP Los Angeles, CA
Attorney 2005–2007
Litigated entertainment cases; also handled general litigation including breach of contract,
environmental litigation, and employment discrimination.
Litt, Estuar, Harrison, Miller & Kitson LLP Los Angeles, CA
Attorney/Clerk 2003–2005
Litigated plaintiffs’ side class actions and civil rights claims, including over-detention,
police brutality, Fourth Amendment search and seizure, prison health care, and age discrimination
REFERENCES
A.J. Julius
Associate Professor of Philosophy, UCLA
julius [at] humnet [dot] ucla [dot] edu
Barbara Herman
Professor of Philosophy, UCLA
herman [at] humnet [dot] ucla [dot] edu
Victoria McGeer
Professor of Philosophy, ANU
Senior Research Scholar
University Center for Human Values, Princeton University
vmcgeer [at] princeton [dot] edu
Cheyney Ryan
Director, Human Rights Program
Senior Fellow
Institute for Ethics, Law, and Armed Conflict
Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford
cheyney [dot] ryan [at] bsg [dot] ox [dot] ac [dot] uk
Alan Strudler
Professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics, The Wharton School
strudler [at] wharton [dot] upenn [dot] edu