Dr. Ruben Rabinsky

Ruben Rabinsky received his Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Miami in 1998.  His dissertation, Philosophy of Journalism:  On The Theory and Practice of the News Enterprise, explores a variety of issues in the epistemology of journalism and media ethics, including questions concerning the nature of journalism and news, the nature of objectivity and bias in the news (and the reasons for journalist’s obligations to be objective), as well as the concept of propaganda.

     In the fall of 2004, he became a Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Miami.  He has taught courses on classical and contemporary issues in Ethics and Applied Ethics (including Business Ethics, and Environmental Ethics), as well as courses in Critical Thinking and Informal Logic, the Introduction to Philosophy, and general Humanities courses (which explore the relation between literature, film, and philosophy).  His research interests focus on interrelated issues in media philosophy, ethics, social and political philosophy, informal logic, and aesthetics. 

     While in graduate school, he won awards from UM’s Philosophy Department and the College of Arts & Sciences, for excellence in teaching and outstanding work as a graduate student.  He was awarded a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Environmental Ethics (2001-2003) by the University of Miami’s National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Center.  Presently, he continues to explore both the pedagogical theory of, and practical strategies for, teaching Critical and Creative Thinking courses; of special interest to him are the role of epistemology in reasoning courses, and topics in argumentation and fallacy theory.    He is developing a series of introductory philosophy books for pre-college students, which are designed to contribute to the existing literature in the fields of Philosophy for Children, and Critical Thinking across the Curriculum.

     His hobbies are painting and playing chess.  He enjoys the experience of art, and is working on a collection of essays on the philosophical study of aesthetics from the perspectives of both existentialism and analytical philosophy.  He is fluent in Spanish.

Phone :  (305) 284-8779   Fax : (305) 284-5594
Voice Mail :  (305) 227-1840
Office : Bldg. 37-C, Room 3-3
E-mail:  rrabinsky@miami.edu