Professor White teaches courses in the intersections of philosophy, economics, and law, including Legal Philosophy (PHL 207/POL 207), Jurisprudence (PHL 331/POL 330), Law and Economics (ECO 331/POL 331), and Economics and Philosophy (ECO 333/PHL 333). In his scholarly research, Professor White primarily uses the philosophy of Immanuel Kant to enrich the ethical foundations of economics, practical decision-making, and government policy. He also writes books and essays for popular audiences on philosophical, economic, and legal issues.
Degrees
PhD, University of Cincinnati
BSBA, Ohio Northern University
Professor White is the author of twelve books, including Kantian Ethics and Economics (Stanford University Press, 2011), The Manipulation of Choice (Palgrave Macmillan, 2013), The Virtues of Captain America (Wiley, 2nd ed., 2024), and Batman and Ethics (Wiley, 2019), as well as over 70 journal articles and book chapters in the intersections of economics, philosophy, and law. His edited and co-edited books include The Oxford Handbook of Ethics and Economics (Oxford University Press, 2019), Economics and the Virtues (with Jennifer A. Baker, Oxford, 2016), and The Thief of Time: Philosophical Essays on Procrastination (with Chrisoula Andreou, Oxford, 2010), plus numerous volumes in the Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture series, including Batman and Philosophy (with Robert Arp, 2008) and Superman and Philosophy (2013).
