Professor Howes' research addresses values and epistemological issues in biology, argumentation studies, and sport, fitness, and recreation. Her current projects in argumentation studies focus on the role of emotion and cooperation in well-reasoned, constructive argument dialogs. Her current work in philosophy of nature sport and recreation addresses knowledge-related feelings and emotions in adventurous experience and decision-making in conditions of risk. She has held several academic administrative positions including department chair and dean. She is currently president of the Trent University Faculty Association, a position she also held in 2021-2023.
Selected Publications
2021, Howes, Moira & Catherine Hundleby, "Adversarial Argument, Belief Change, and Vulnerability", Topoi.
2018, co-author Catherine Hundleby. "The Epistemology of Anger in Argumentation," Symposion 5(2): 229-254.
2016. "Fitness, Well-Being, and Preparation for Death." International Journal of Feminist Approaches to Bioethics 9(2): 115-140.
2016. "Challenging Fitness Ideology: Why an Adventurous Approach to Physical Activity is Better for Well-Being." Sport, Ethics, and Philosophy10(2): 132-147.
2015. "Objectivity, Intellectual Virtue, and Community." In F. Padovani, A. Richardson, and J. Tsou (eds.) Objectivity in Science: New Perspectives from Science and Technology Studies. Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Springer. pp. 173-188.
2012. “Managing Salience: The Importance of Intellectual Virtue in Analyses of Biased Scientific Reasoning.” Hypatia 27(4): 736-754.