Elizabeth A. Scarbrough

Before joining the philosophy faculty in fall 2016, Dr. Scarbrough taught at Portland State University in Portland, Oregon. She received her PhD in philosophy from the University of Washington in 2015.

Research Areas

Ethical preservation and display of cultural property.

• 2018 "Ruminations of Ruination" The Philosophers' Magazine Issue 81, 2^nd Quarter (2018)
• 2016 "Visiting the Ruins of Detroit: Cultural Tourism or Poverty Tour?" The Journal of Applied Philosophy, Vol. 34, Issue 3 (2016).
• 2015 "Authenticity in Ruins: Art Restoration, Architecture, and Beautiful Decay," ARCADE Magazine, Authenticity: Navigating the Real in Cities, Design and Art, Issue 33.2 (Fall 2015).
• 2014 "Unimagined Beauty," Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, Vol. 72, Issue 4 (Fall 2014), 445-449.
• 2014 Book review of Peg Zeglin Brand (ed.), Beauty Unlimited, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, 2013. Hypatia: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy (https://www.hypatiareviews.org/reviews/content/249)