Tina Fernandes Botts

Tina Fernandes Botts
Era	Contemporary philosophy
Region	Western philosophy
School	Analytic Continental
Main interests	Philosophy of Law Hermeneutics Philosophy of Race Feminist Philosophy Ethics Social & Political Philosophy History of Philosophy

Tina Fernandes Botts is an American legal scholar and philosophy professor currently teaching at Washburn University School of Law. ^[1] She is known for her work in constitutional law, legal hermeneutics,^[2] intersectionality, feminist philosophy, and philosophy of race (particularly mixed-race theory).^[3] Previous posts include Visiting Scholar at Dartmouth College; Visiting Professor of Law at University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law; Assistant Professor of Philosophy at California State University, Fresno; Visiting Assistant Professor of philosophy at Oberlin College; Fellow in Law and Philosophy at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor;^[4] and Assistant Professor of Philosophy, and Faculty Associate and Area Leader in Public Policy and Diversity, at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.^[5]

Education and career

Botts earned her Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Memphis^[6] under the supervision of Thomas Nenon, her J.D. from Rutgers School of Law,^[7] and her B.A. in philosophy with a minor in physics from the University of Maryland at College Park.^[8]

Research areas

Botts' research areas are constitutional law, philosophy of law (including critical race theory), philosophical hermeneutics, philosophy of race, feminist philosophy, ethical theory, and applied ethics.^[9]

Selected works

• For Equals Only: Race, Equality, and the Equal Protection Clause. Lexington. 2018. ISBN 9781498501231.
• "Legal Hermeneutics," Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy, 2015. ISSN 2161-0002^[10]
• Botts, Tina Fernandes, ed. (2016). Philosophy and the Mixed Race Experience. Lexington Books. ISBN 9781498509428.
• "Antidiscrimination Law and the Multiracial Experience: A Reply to Nancy Leong" 10 Hastings Race and Poverty Law Journal 191, Summer 2013.^[11][12]
• "Hermeneutics, Race, and Gender" in The Routledge Companion to Philosophical Hermeneutics, Jeff Malpas and Hans-Helmuth Gander, eds., London: Taylor and Francis (2014).
• Feminist Thought. 5th Edition, co-authored with Rosemarie Tong, Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 2013. ISBN 978-0813349954

References

1. "Washburn Law School". washburnlaw.edu.
2. The Hermeneutics of Equal Protection Analysis, ISBN 978-1244753310, http://gradworks.umi.com/34/76/3476376.html
3. "Mixed Race Studies » Search Results » tina botts".
4. "Faculty | Philosophy | University of Michigan". Lsa.umich.edu. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
5. "Welcome to Philosophy at UNC Charlotte | Department of Philosophy | UNC Charlotte". Philosophy.uncc.edu. 2014-04-23. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
6. "philosophy :: Welcome :: University of Memphis". Memphis.edu. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
7. "camlaw.rutgers.edu". camlaw.rutgers.edu. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
8. "About | Department of Philosophy". Philosophy.umd.edu. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
9. Botts, Tina (1970-01-01). "Tina Botts | University of Michigan - Ann Arbor - Academia.edu". Ii-umich.academia.edu. Archived from the original on 2014-07-15. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
10. "Legal Hermeneutics". Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
11. "Hastings Race & Poverty Law Journal (HRPLJ) - UCHastings". Uchastings.edu. Archived from the original on 2014-07-25. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
12. ""Antidiscrimination Law and the Multiracial Experience: A Reply to Nanc" by Tina F. Botts J.D., Ph.D". Works.bepress.com. 2012-11-09. Retrieved 2014-08-01.

External links

• Faculty Profile Washburn Law
• What is it Like to be a Philosopher
• Politicalphilosopher
• African American Philosophers and Philosophy, Table 1