Christian B. Miller
@charactergap.bsky.social
I am the A. C. Reid Professor of Philosophy at Wake Forest University, and author of several books including The Character Gap, Moral Psychology, and Honesty: The Philosophy and Psychology of a Neglected Virtue. Contributor @Forbes. christianbmiller.com
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Excited to share that my next book will be coming out with Oxford University Press!
The Honesty Crisis: Preserving Our Most Treasured Virtue in an Increasingly Dishonest World
and it is my second book written for a popular audience (following The Character Gap: How Good Are We?). The TOC is below.
The Honesty Crisis: Preserving Our Most Treasured Virtue in an Increasingly Dishonest World
and it is my second book written for a popular audience (following The Character Gap: How Good Are We?). The TOC is below.
First time ever writing the preface for a book by one of my former students. Congratulations on your first novel, Brandon Glick!
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The Great, Horrible Tragedy of the Man Who Wanted to Die
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January 17, 2026 at 1:47 AM
First time ever writing the preface for a book by one of my former students. Congratulations on your first novel, Brandon Glick!
www.amazon.com/Great-Horrib...
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Submission Deadline Tomorrow!
The 2026 North Carolina Philosophical Association will meet jointly with the South Carolina Society on March 13-14 at Furman University with the keynote by Alexandra Plakias from Hamilton College. Instructions here:
northcarolinaphilosophicalsociety.org/2026-meeting/
The 2026 North Carolina Philosophical Association will meet jointly with the South Carolina Society on March 13-14 at Furman University with the keynote by Alexandra Plakias from Hamilton College. Instructions here:
northcarolinaphilosophicalsociety.org/2026-meeting/
2026 meeting – North Carolina Philosophical Society
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January 15, 2026 at 3:18 AM
Submission Deadline Tomorrow!
The 2026 North Carolina Philosophical Association will meet jointly with the South Carolina Society on March 13-14 at Furman University with the keynote by Alexandra Plakias from Hamilton College. Instructions here:
northcarolinaphilosophicalsociety.org/2026-meeting/
The 2026 North Carolina Philosophical Association will meet jointly with the South Carolina Society on March 13-14 at Furman University with the keynote by Alexandra Plakias from Hamilton College. Instructions here:
northcarolinaphilosophicalsociety.org/2026-meeting/
First day of class! Back in the familiar seminar room for the first day of Virtue and Character this semester @wakeforest.bsky.social
January 12, 2026 at 9:08 PM
First day of class! Back in the familiar seminar room for the first day of Virtue and Character this semester @wakeforest.bsky.social
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Much to my surprise, I have been elected President of the Society of Christian Philosophers.
The SCP has meant a great deal to me in my life, going all the way back to my undergraduate days when I first joined. Humbled to follow in the footsteps of so many wonderful philosophers who went before me.
The SCP has meant a great deal to me in my life, going all the way back to my undergraduate days when I first joined. Humbled to follow in the footsteps of so many wonderful philosophers who went before me.
January 9, 2026 at 1:53 AM
Much to my surprise, I have been elected President of the Society of Christian Philosophers.
The SCP has meant a great deal to me in my life, going all the way back to my undergraduate days when I first joined. Humbled to follow in the footsteps of so many wonderful philosophers who went before me.
The SCP has meant a great deal to me in my life, going all the way back to my undergraduate days when I first joined. Humbled to follow in the footsteps of so many wonderful philosophers who went before me.
Much to my surprise, I have been elected President of the Society of Christian Philosophers.
The SCP has meant a great deal to me in my life, going all the way back to my undergraduate days when I first joined. Humbled to follow in the footsteps of so many wonderful philosophers who went before me.
The SCP has meant a great deal to me in my life, going all the way back to my undergraduate days when I first joined. Humbled to follow in the footsteps of so many wonderful philosophers who went before me.
January 9, 2026 at 1:53 AM
Much to my surprise, I have been elected President of the Society of Christian Philosophers.
The SCP has meant a great deal to me in my life, going all the way back to my undergraduate days when I first joined. Humbled to follow in the footsteps of so many wonderful philosophers who went before me.
The SCP has meant a great deal to me in my life, going all the way back to my undergraduate days when I first joined. Humbled to follow in the footsteps of so many wonderful philosophers who went before me.
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2025 Research Year in Review. Very grateful for how the year turned:
My next general audience book is forthcoming: The Honesty Crisis: Preserving Our Most Treasured Virtue in an Increasingly Dishonest World. Out in May.
4 papers appeared and 11 scheduled to appear next year.
[more....]
My next general audience book is forthcoming: The Honesty Crisis: Preserving Our Most Treasured Virtue in an Increasingly Dishonest World. Out in May.
4 papers appeared and 11 scheduled to appear next year.
[more....]
January 3, 2026 at 2:13 AM
2025 Research Year in Review. Very grateful for how the year turned:
My next general audience book is forthcoming: The Honesty Crisis: Preserving Our Most Treasured Virtue in an Increasingly Dishonest World. Out in May.
4 papers appeared and 11 scheduled to appear next year.
[more....]
My next general audience book is forthcoming: The Honesty Crisis: Preserving Our Most Treasured Virtue in an Increasingly Dishonest World. Out in May.
4 papers appeared and 11 scheduled to appear next year.
[more....]
2025 Research Year in Review. Very grateful for how the year turned:
My next general audience book is forthcoming: The Honesty Crisis: Preserving Our Most Treasured Virtue in an Increasingly Dishonest World. Out in May.
4 papers appeared and 11 scheduled to appear next year.
[more....]
My next general audience book is forthcoming: The Honesty Crisis: Preserving Our Most Treasured Virtue in an Increasingly Dishonest World. Out in May.
4 papers appeared and 11 scheduled to appear next year.
[more....]
January 3, 2026 at 2:13 AM
2025 Research Year in Review. Very grateful for how the year turned:
My next general audience book is forthcoming: The Honesty Crisis: Preserving Our Most Treasured Virtue in an Increasingly Dishonest World. Out in May.
4 papers appeared and 11 scheduled to appear next year.
[more....]
My next general audience book is forthcoming: The Honesty Crisis: Preserving Our Most Treasured Virtue in an Increasingly Dishonest World. Out in May.
4 papers appeared and 11 scheduled to appear next year.
[more....]
What Makes Us Impatient? | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/ques...
What Makes Us Impatient?
A recent study identifies factors that predict how well we respond to waiting.
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December 23, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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**Call for Papers**
North Carolina Philosophical Society will be meeting with the South Carolina Society for Philosophy on March 13-14 at Furman University, with Alexandra Plakias as the keynote speaker.
I highly recommend checking out the CFP:
northcarolinaphilosophicalsociety.org/2026-meeting/
North Carolina Philosophical Society will be meeting with the South Carolina Society for Philosophy on March 13-14 at Furman University, with Alexandra Plakias as the keynote speaker.
I highly recommend checking out the CFP:
northcarolinaphilosophicalsociety.org/2026-meeting/
2026 meeting – North Carolina Philosophical Society
northcarolinaphilosophicalsociety.org
December 20, 2025 at 1:55 AM
**Call for Papers**
North Carolina Philosophical Society will be meeting with the South Carolina Society for Philosophy on March 13-14 at Furman University, with Alexandra Plakias as the keynote speaker.
I highly recommend checking out the CFP:
northcarolinaphilosophicalsociety.org/2026-meeting/
North Carolina Philosophical Society will be meeting with the South Carolina Society for Philosophy on March 13-14 at Furman University, with Alexandra Plakias as the keynote speaker.
I highly recommend checking out the CFP:
northcarolinaphilosophicalsociety.org/2026-meeting/
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** New Paperback Edition **
The paperback edition of The Bloomsbury Handbook of Ethics is now out! It is a lot more affordable than the hardback.
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The paperback edition of The Bloomsbury Handbook of Ethics is now out! It is a lot more affordable than the hardback.
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The Bloomsbury Handbook of Ethics
Amazon.com: The Bloomsbury Handbook of Ethics: 9781350415706: Miller, Christian B.: Books
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December 18, 2025 at 2:57 AM
** New Paperback Edition **
The paperback edition of The Bloomsbury Handbook of Ethics is now out! It is a lot more affordable than the hardback.
www.amazon.com/Bloomsbury-H...
The paperback edition of The Bloomsbury Handbook of Ethics is now out! It is a lot more affordable than the hardback.
www.amazon.com/Bloomsbury-H...
** New Paperback Edition **
The paperback edition of The Bloomsbury Handbook of Ethics is now out! It is a lot more affordable than the hardback.
www.amazon.com/Bloomsbury-H...
The paperback edition of The Bloomsbury Handbook of Ethics is now out! It is a lot more affordable than the hardback.
www.amazon.com/Bloomsbury-H...
The Bloomsbury Handbook of Ethics
Amazon.com: The Bloomsbury Handbook of Ethics: 9781350415706: Miller, Christian B.: Books
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December 18, 2025 at 2:57 AM
** New Paperback Edition **
The paperback edition of The Bloomsbury Handbook of Ethics is now out! It is a lot more affordable than the hardback.
www.amazon.com/Bloomsbury-H...
The paperback edition of The Bloomsbury Handbook of Ethics is now out! It is a lot more affordable than the hardback.
www.amazon.com/Bloomsbury-H...
United States of Fraud: Americans Are Stealing, Committing Small Scams - Business Insider
Quoted in this new piece from Business Insider. @BusinessInsider @WakeForestNews @templeton_fdn
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Quoted in this new piece from Business Insider. @BusinessInsider @WakeForestNews @templeton_fdn
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From shoplifting to return fraud, how America became a nation of small-time scammers, cheaters, and thieves
Everyday consumers are shoplifting, cheating on returns, and committing other "mini crimes" to get back at big businesses.
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December 17, 2025 at 5:46 PM
United States of Fraud: Americans Are Stealing, Committing Small Scams - Business Insider
Quoted in this new piece from Business Insider. @BusinessInsider @WakeForestNews @templeton_fdn
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Quoted in this new piece from Business Insider. @BusinessInsider @WakeForestNews @templeton_fdn
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Grades submitted with 2 hours before the deadline. Whew! That's a wrap on a very rewarding but also very packed fall semester.
Now time to respond to the 500 people I owe emails to. Sorry!
Now time to respond to the 500 people I owe emails to. Sorry!
December 17, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Grades submitted with 2 hours before the deadline. Whew! That's a wrap on a very rewarding but also very packed fall semester.
Now time to respond to the 500 people I owe emails to. Sorry!
Now time to respond to the 500 people I owe emails to. Sorry!
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Why are so many political leaders bench-pressing on camera? It's complicated.
My new article is up on @psychologytoday.com
Link: www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/cons...
My new article is up on @psychologytoday.com
Link: www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/cons...
Weight-Lifting and the Character of Our Leaders
What can we tell about a leader based on his physical fitness? The short answer is: It is complicated.
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December 13, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Why are so many political leaders bench-pressing on camera? It's complicated.
My new article is up on @psychologytoday.com
Link: www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/cons...
My new article is up on @psychologytoday.com
Link: www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/cons...
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A+ trolling from Zelenskyy
December 13, 2025 at 2:33 AM
A+ trolling from Zelenskyy
Honored to have a chapter in this new volume - discount code below!
December 13, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Honored to have a chapter in this new volume - discount code below!
“Call for Funding Applications
The Global Philosophy of Religion Project 2... has three ‘Teaching and Training’ funding streams still open. These are the Course Development Stipends, the Junior Scholar Coaching Stipends, and the Book Stipends."
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The Global Philosophy of Religion Project 2... has three ‘Teaching and Training’ funding streams still open. These are the Course Development Stipends, the Junior Scholar Coaching Stipends, and the Book Stipends."
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Grants - Global Philosophy of Religion
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December 10, 2025 at 1:41 AM
“Call for Funding Applications
The Global Philosophy of Religion Project 2... has three ‘Teaching and Training’ funding streams still open. These are the Course Development Stipends, the Junior Scholar Coaching Stipends, and the Book Stipends."
globalphilosophyofreligion.com/grants/
The Global Philosophy of Religion Project 2... has three ‘Teaching and Training’ funding streams still open. These are the Course Development Stipends, the Junior Scholar Coaching Stipends, and the Book Stipends."
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Just released! My colleague and friend Adam Kadlac's new book..."this is what philosophically informed cultural criticism should look like" says one reviewer. Check it out!
@ajkadlac.bsky.social @wakeforest.bsky.social
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December 7, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Just released! My colleague and friend Adam Kadlac's new book..."this is what philosophically informed cultural criticism should look like" says one reviewer. Check it out!
@ajkadlac.bsky.social @wakeforest.bsky.social
@ajkadlac.bsky.social @wakeforest.bsky.social
My review of Christine Swanton's new book, Love and Its Place in Virtue (OUP, 2024), is now out in Mind.
"The result is a very rich and groundbreaking treatment of topics ranging from the virtue of love, to forgiveness, creativity, dwelling, caring, and justice."
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"The result is a very rich and groundbreaking treatment of topics ranging from the virtue of love, to forgiveness, creativity, dwelling, caring, and justice."
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Love and Its Place in Virtue, by Christine Swanton
Love and Its Place in Virtue is another major contribution to virtue ethics by Christine Swanton, and will help to further solidify her place as one of the
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December 5, 2025 at 2:18 AM
My review of Christine Swanton's new book, Love and Its Place in Virtue (OUP, 2024), is now out in Mind.
"The result is a very rich and groundbreaking treatment of topics ranging from the virtue of love, to forgiveness, creativity, dwelling, caring, and justice."
academic.oup.com/mind/advance...
"The result is a very rich and groundbreaking treatment of topics ranging from the virtue of love, to forgiveness, creativity, dwelling, caring, and justice."
academic.oup.com/mind/advance...
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Check this out!
Request for Proposals for Patience in Adversity Summer Seminar (Philosophy & Religion)
June 22-29, 2026
Location: University of Notre Dame
Link: brights.artsandsciences.baylor.edu/patience-adv...
Request for Proposals for Patience in Adversity Summer Seminar (Philosophy & Religion)
June 22-29, 2026
Location: University of Notre Dame
Link: brights.artsandsciences.baylor.edu/patience-adv...
Request for Proposals for Patience in Adversity Summer Seminar (Philosophy & Religion)
brights.artsandsciences.baylor.edu
December 3, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Check this out!
Request for Proposals for Patience in Adversity Summer Seminar (Philosophy & Religion)
June 22-29, 2026
Location: University of Notre Dame
Link: brights.artsandsciences.baylor.edu/patience-adv...
Request for Proposals for Patience in Adversity Summer Seminar (Philosophy & Religion)
June 22-29, 2026
Location: University of Notre Dame
Link: brights.artsandsciences.baylor.edu/patience-adv...
Ethics friends - someone asked me about this and nothing came to mind right away. Any suggestions?
"Do you know of any good accounts of the ethics of anonymous letters? Or anonymous accounts?"
"Do you know of any good accounts of the ethics of anonymous letters? Or anonymous accounts?"
November 12, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Ethics friends - someone asked me about this and nothing came to mind right away. Any suggestions?
"Do you know of any good accounts of the ethics of anonymous letters? Or anonymous accounts?"
"Do you know of any good accounts of the ethics of anonymous letters? Or anonymous accounts?"
"When people would talk that way, it was understood that they were talking about things like moral truthfulness," said Miller, who teaches philosophy at Wake Forest.
Grateful to be included in this NPR story on "If we're being truthful, people are saying 'honestly' all the time." Link below 🔽🔽
Grateful to be included in this NPR story on "If we're being truthful, people are saying 'honestly' all the time." Link below 🔽🔽
November 11, 2025 at 11:20 PM
"When people would talk that way, it was understood that they were talking about things like moral truthfulness," said Miller, who teaches philosophy at Wake Forest.
Grateful to be included in this NPR story on "If we're being truthful, people are saying 'honestly' all the time." Link below 🔽🔽
Grateful to be included in this NPR story on "If we're being truthful, people are saying 'honestly' all the time." Link below 🔽🔽
Philosophy friends - help please:
A former student is interested in continuing in philosophy at the graduate level, but can only do it online. Recommendations for fully remote MA or PhD programs (other than University of Birmingham which I will recommend). Thanks so much!
A former student is interested in continuing in philosophy at the graduate level, but can only do it online. Recommendations for fully remote MA or PhD programs (other than University of Birmingham which I will recommend). Thanks so much!
November 5, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Philosophy friends - help please:
A former student is interested in continuing in philosophy at the graduate level, but can only do it online. Recommendations for fully remote MA or PhD programs (other than University of Birmingham which I will recommend). Thanks so much!
A former student is interested in continuing in philosophy at the graduate level, but can only do it online. Recommendations for fully remote MA or PhD programs (other than University of Birmingham which I will recommend). Thanks so much!