Michael Roche
Associate Professor of Philosophy
Office: LA 252
Education
Ph.D., Philosophy (2013), University of Wisconsin, Madison
M.A., Philosophy (2008), University of Wisconsin, Madison
B.A., Philosophy (2004), University of Utah
B.S., Psychology (2004), University of Utah
I joined the philosophy program at ISU in 2019. Having grown up nearby in Salt Lake City, I was thrilled to land here! Before arriving at ISU, I attended graduate school at the University of Wisconsin and taught philosophy in both Illinois and Mississippi. ISU students are my favorite, however! I regularly teach Introduction to Philosophy, Introduction to Logic, and a variety of upper-division courses. I specialize in philosophy of mind, and my research focuses on introspection (or self-knowledge), an area at the intersection of philosophy of mind and epistemology.
Recent Publications
“Truth-Ratios, Evidential Fit, and Deferring to Informants with Low Error Probabilities” (w/ William Roche)
Acta Analytica, forthcoming. (link)
“Byrne on Transparent Introspection” (substantial book review)
Philosophical Psychology, forthcoming. (link)
“Introspection, Transparency, and Desire”
Journal of Consciousness Studies 30, 3 (2023) 132-154. (link)
“Authority Without Privilege: How To Be a Dretskean Conciliatory Skeptic On Self-Knowledge” (w/ William Roche)
Synthese 198 (2021) 1071–1087. (link)
A complete list of my publications is available here.
Awards
(2024) ISU Excellence in General Education Teaching, Objective 7
(2023) ISU Outstanding Teacher
Courses Taught
Introduction to Philosophy (PHIL 1101)
Introduction to Logic (PHIL 2201)
Philosophy of Language (PHIL 4410)
Philosophy of Mind (PHIL 4420)
Philosophy of Science (PHIL 4430)
Metaphysics (PHIL 4435)
Theory of Knowledge (PHIL 4460)
Symbolic Logic and Foundations of Mathematics (PHIL 4470)