Christian Culak

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Graduate Student
226 Middlebush Hall
Graduate Students
Education

BA in Philosophy (2017: UTSA)
MA in Philosophy (2021: MU)
MA in Philosophy (2019: UTSA)
PhD in Philosophy (2024, expected: MU)

Bio

My research is devoted to a holistic understanding of compassion as a virtue. I make some progress with my dissertation by refining the virtue of compassion concept, demarcating its psychological, conceptual, and normative boundaries, and applying it to humans, animals, and even the environment.

Beyond academia, I actively compose, produce, and distribute music under a DIY passion project called Culak. My sound mostly consists of metal, folk, orchestra, choir, and rock styles. You can access my discography via culak.bandcamp.com.

Research

Virtue ethics, animal ethics, environmental ethics, moral psychology

Teaching

PHIL 1150 Introductory Bioethics (F2023)
PHIL 1200 Logic and Reasoning for Everyday Life

Areas of Study
Office Hours

MWF 10-10:50 a.m. (F2023)
MWF 11-11:50 a.m. (SP2024)