TRACY LLANERA. Teaching Associate (2013, 2015-present) Macquarie University Department of Philosophy & Department of Anthropology

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1 TRACY LLANERA Sydney, NSW AOS: Philosophy of Religion, Social and Political Philosophy, The Philosophy of Richard Rorty AOC: American Pragmatism, Philosophy of Literature RELEVANT EMPLOYMENT Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Forthcoming - Fall 2017) University of Connecticut Humanities Institute Project: Humility and Conviction in Public Life (Funding: Templeton) Teaching Associate (2013, 2015-present) Macquarie University Department of Philosophy & Department of Anthropology EDUCATION PhD Philosophy, Macquarie University, Australia ( ) Thesis: Richard Rorty: Rethinking Redemption in Modernity Commenced: Dec 2011, Qualified: Dec 2015 Awarded: Apr 2016 (on-time completion) International Macquarie University Research Excellence Award MA Philosophy, University of Santo Tomas, Philippines ( ) Thesis: The Liberal Ironist: Rorty and the Possibility of Pragmatic Edification Summa cum Laude BA Philosophy, University of Santo Tomas, Philippines ( ) Valedictorian; Summa cum Laude; Rector s Awardee for Academic Excellence PUBLICATIONS * Refereed, ^ Invited Forthcoming Journal Article (public engagement): Ethnocentrism: Lessons from Richard Rorty and Randy David, special issue on The Sociology of Democratic Practice for the Philippine Sociological Review. Submitted Apr 2017 ^ Reference work: Nihilism for A Companion to Richard Rorty, ed. Alan Malachowski (Wiley-Blackwell, 2017). Submitted: Feb 2017 ^ Journal Article: The Deep Personal Resonance of Nihilism in the Journal of Philosophy of Life, special issue on Nihilism and the Meaning of Life and James Tartaglia s Philosophy in a Meaningless Life: A System of Nihilism, Consciousness and Reality (Bloomsbury, 2016). Submitted: Dec 2016 ^ Journal Articles 7. Richard Rorty and the Concept of Redemption in the International Journal for Philosophy of Religion, Online First: 24 Nov DOI: /s * 6. Rethinking Nihilism: Rorty vs. Taylor, Dreyfus, Kelly in Philosophy and Social Criticism, 42.9 (2016), DOI: / * 5. Redeeming Rorty s Private-Public Distinction in Contemporary Pragmatism, 13.3 (2016), DOI: / * 1

2 4. Morality by Words: Murdoch, Nussbaum, Rorty in Budhi: A Journal of Ideas and Culture, 18.1 (2014), DOI: /bu * 3. Shattering Tradition: Rorty on Edification and Hermeneutics in Kritike, 5.1 (2011), * 2. Alive Beyond Death! Ricoeur and the Immortalizing Narrative of the Self in Philosophical Frontiers: A Journal of Emerging Thought, 5:1 (2010), * 1. The Copernican Revolution in Pragmatism? Dewey on Philosophy and Science in Kritike, 3.2 (2009), * Chapters in Edited Collections 2. Of Private Selves and Public Morals: Philosophy and Literature in Modernity in Worldmaking: Literature, Language, Culture [FILLM 5]. Ed. Tom Clark, Emily Finlay and Philippa Kelly (Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins, 2017), DOI: /fillm.5.06lla ^ 1. On Pragmatism, Religion, and Liberalism in Thomism and Asian Cultures: Celebrating 400 Years of Dialogue Across Civilizations (Manila: UST Publishing House, 2012), ^ Review Essays 2. Coming to Grips with Realism, Review of Retrieving Realism by Hubert Dreyfus and Charles Taylor (Harvard University Press, 2015) in Critical Horizons: A Journal of Philosophy and Critical Theory Online First: 09 Mar DOI: / * 1. Dreyfus, Hubert and Sean Kelly, All Things Shining: Reading the Western Classics to Find Meaning in a Secular Age in Kritike, 6.1 (2012), * In Preparation Manuscript: Richard Rorty and Modern Nihilism Journal Article: Ethnocentrism, Egotism and Intellectual Humility Journal Article: The Paradox of the Humble Self-Creator Journal Article: Rorty s Incarnated Vocabularies and Taylor s Language Animals PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT 3. Article: Seeking Shelter in a Terrifying Father Figure (print, 21 Oct - 21 Nov 2016); Echoes of Trump: A Terrifying Father Figure in the Philippines (online, 21 Oct 2016), The Indypendent, Issue 218 (New York) Article: Unholy War on Drugs brings Cardboard Justice to the Philippines, The Indypendent (New York) 04 Oct Interview: Nihilism and Modernity on Radical Philosophy, 3CR Community Radio (Melbourne, Australia), 07 Apr DISSERTATION Thesis: Richard Rorty: Rethinking Redemption in Modernity Supervisors: Jean-Philippe Deranty (AU) and Nicholas Smith (AU) Panel: Christopher Voparil (US), Michael Bacon (UK), and Glen Pettigrove (NZ) My thesis reconstructs Richard Rorty s idea of redemption and reveals how it contributes to recent debates on the sacred in a secular age advanced by Charles 2

3 Taylor, Hubert Dreyfus, and Sean Kelly. In the first two chapters I introduce the paradoxical theme of redemption in Rorty s writings and I argue that redemption deeply motivates Rorty s philosophical project. This creates the foundation for a philosophical legitimation of Rorty s work in relation to the task of diagnosing the modern spiritual condition, which I offer in the third chapter. Here I examine why Rorty, contra Taylor, Dreyfus, and Kelly, identifies egotism rather than nihilism as our primary existential problem. I argue that Rorty offers two modes of redemption from egotism: self-creation and solidarity, which both entail losing the egotistic self in the process of self-enlargement. I then consider the link between egotism and nihilism: that prior to becoming nihilists, human beings first suffer from the egotism that Rorty s self-enlargement strategy tries to address. While there are advantages to Rorty s position, it is vulnerable to objections that I turn to in the fourth chapter. I conclude by praising Rorty s project of redemption for addressing the phenomenon of what Taylor calls being spiritually out of joint in a new way, notwithstanding the conceptual and practical problems behind his proposal. GRANTS, SCHOLARSHIPS, & AWARDS 14. (Forthcoming) Residential Research Fellowship Humility & Conviction in Public Life; UConn Humanities Institute and The John Templeton Foundation (US $25000 and campus residence) 13. Best of Indy 2016 Article - Rodrigo Duterte: Seeking Shelter in a Terrifying Father Figure ; National Teaching Excellence Award Nominee; Open Universities Australia Research Funding, MQ Philosophy Department (AU $250); Australasian Association of Philosophy Conference, Macquarie University; Jul Postgraduate Award, Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy and UC Dublin School of Philosophy ( 220); Ireland - Summer Institute on The Reaches of Pragmatism ; Jun Research Funding, MQ Philosophy Department (AU $3000); Ireland - Summer Institute on The Reaches of Pragmatism ; Jun Research Funding, MQ Philosophy Department (AU $5000); Research visit: United States - UC Berkeley (Prof. Hubert Dreyfus), UC Irvine (Richard Rorty Archive), and A/Prof. Mary Varney Rorty; Jan Research Funding, MQ Philosophy Department (AU $266); Australasian Society for Continental Philosophy Conference, University of Western Sydney; Dec Postgraduate Award, The Japan Foundation and the Australasian Universities, Languages & Literature Association (AU $500); Worldmaking Congress, University of Queensland; Jul Research Funding, MQ Philosophy Department (AU $1330); New Zealand - Australasian Society for Continental Philosophy Conference, University of Auckland; Dec Research Funding, MQ Philosophy Department (AU $115); Catholic Institute of Sydney Conference on The Expressible and the Inexpressible ; Oct International Research Excellence Scholarship, Macquarie University (AU $200, 000); Ph.D. tuition fee offset and living allowance; Dec 2011 to Jun Scholarship, Katholische Universität Eichstätt-Ingolstadt ( 2200); Summer academy in Germany on Human Rights and Natural Law: An Intercultural Perspective ; Jul-Aug Research Grants, Christ University (US $700) and University of Santo Tomas (PhP 10000) - Bangalore, India: Mysticism Without Bounds Conference; Jan

4 CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS & WORKSHOPS * Refereed, ^ Invited 15. Polytheism from Nietzsche to Rorty Philosophy of Religion Workshop, University of Notre Dame, Australia (Apr 2017) ^ 14. The Cultural Problem of Nihilism Religion and Society Interdisciplinary Workshop, MQ University (Feb 2017) * 13. Redemption and Nihilism: Rorty vs. Taylor, Dreyfus, and Kelly Richard Rorty Society Inaugural Meeting, Hamilton College, New York, United States (Sep 2016) * 12. Self-creation and Solidarity as Strategies for Self-enlargement Australasian Society for Continental Philosophy Conference, University of New South Wales, Australia (Dec 2015) * 11. Redemption in a Secular Age Institute for Ethics and Society Research Seminar, University of Notre Dame, Australia (Aug 2015) ^ Conférence Mondiale des Institutions Universitaires Catholiques de Philosophie Conference, Australian Catholic University, Australia (Jul 2015); Civil Society and Human Formation * 10. Rethinking the Relationship between Egotism and Nihilism Australasian Association of Philosophy Conference, Macquarie University, Australia (Jul 2015) * Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy - Summer Institute, UC Dublin, Ireland (Jun 2015); The Reaches of Pragmatism * Macquarie University Research Seminar, Australia (Jun 2015) ^ 9. Rorty and Redemption Australasian Society for Continental Philosophy Conference, University of Western Sydney, Australia (Dec 2013) * 8. Of Private Selves and Public Morals: Philosophy and Literature in Modernity Australasian Universities, Languages & Literature Association Congress, University of Queensland, Australia (Jul 2013); Worldmaking * Research Seminar - University of Santo Tomas, Philippines (Jul 2013) ^ 7. Morality by Words: Murdoch, Nussbaum, Rorty Philosophy Research Seminar - De La Salle University, Philippines (Dec 2012) ^ Australasian Society for Continental Philosophy Conference, University of Auckland, New Zealand (Dec 2012) * 6. On the Immanent Counter-Enlightenment Biennial Conference in Philosophy, Religion and Culture, Catholic Institute of Sydney, Australia (Oct 2012); The Expressible and the Inexpressible * Macquarie University Research Seminar, Australia (Sep 2012) ^ 5. On Pragmatism, Religion, and Liberalism The Quadricentennial International Philosophy Congress, University of Santo Tomas, Philippines (May 2011); Thomism and Asian Cultures * 4. Shattering Tradition: Rorty on Edification and Hermeneutics Philosophical Association of the Philippines Conference, Miriam College, Philippines (Apr 2011) * 3. Gracing the Reconfigured Space: The Rortyan Imagination and the Ricoeurean Narrative The Grace of Space: Tribute Lectures in Honor of Prof. Leovino Ma. Garcia, Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines (Jan 2011) ^ 4

5 2. Mysticism: Epistemologized and De-Politicized Through Pragmatism Mysticism Without Bounds Conference, Christ University, Bangalore, India (Jan 2011) * 1. Breaking the Mirrored Man: Rorty and Pragmatism Philosophical Association of the Philippines Conference (Apr 2010) * TEACHING Postgraduate Tutoring Research Paradigms / Masters of Research Unit Term 1, Macquarie University, Australia Undergraduate Lecturing Ethics Term 1, University of Santo Tomas, Philippines Logic Term 1, University of Santo Tomas, Philippines Guest Lecturing Philosophy of Religion Term 1, University of Notre Dame, Australia Philosophy of Religion Term 2, Macquarie University, Australia Tutoring Theories of Justice Period 3 for Open Universities Australia Philosophy of Religion Term 1, 2016 Term 1, 2013 Term 2 for Macquarie University / 2017 Period 1, 2016 Periods 2 & 4, 2015 Period 4 for Open Universities Australia Happiness Goodness and Justice (also Philosophy, Morality and Society) Term 2, 2013 Term 1 for Macquarie University / 2016 Period 1, 2015 Period 2 for Open Universities Australia Unit Development Philosophy of Religion for Macquarie University & Open Universities Australia Metaphysics for Macquarie University & Open Universities Australia ACADEMIC & PROFESSIONAL SERVICE 5. Volunteer, Australasian Society for Continental Philosophy Conference, University of New South Wales, Australia, Convener, Hegel Reading Group - Macquarie University, Australia, Discussant, Foundations of Research in Modern European Philosophy: Kant s Critique of Pure Reason - Macquarie University, Australia, Committee Chair, Secretariat - Quadricentennial Philosophy Congress, University of Santo Tomas, Philippines, Convener, Plato & Kant Reading Group - University of Santo Tomas, Philippines, 2010 Journal Referee: Kritike (University of Santo Tomas, Philippines) and Scientia (San Beda College, Philippines) 5

6 REFERENCES Nicholas H. Smith (Referee for Research & Teaching) Professor, Department of Philosophy Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia (61 2) Marianne Janack (Referee for Research) Professor and Chair of Philosophy Director, Arthur Levitt Public Affairs Center President, The Richard Rorty Society ( ) Hamilton College, New York, USA (1) Jean-Philippe Deranty (Referee for Research) A/Professor, Department of Philosophy Macquarie University, Australia (61 2) Jennifer Duke-Yonge (Referee for Teaching) Lecturer, Department of Philosophy Macquarie University, Australia (61 2) Alfredo P. Co (Referee for Research) Professor Emeritus, University of Santo Tomas President, Philippine Academy of Philosophical Research Co-Chair, Technical Panel for Humanities Education Chairman, Technical Committee for Philosophy Philippine Commission on Higher Education ( )