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Christian B. Miller

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I am the A. C. Reid Professor of Philosophy at Wake Forest University, and author of several books including The Character Gap, Moral Psychology, and Honesty: The Philosophy and Psychology of a Neglected Virtue. Contributor @Forbes. christianbmiller.com

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Christian B. Miller @charactergap.bsky.social · Jun 5

Excited to share that my next book will be coming out with Oxford University Press!

The Honesty Crisis: Preserving Our Most Treasured Virtue in an Increasingly Dishonest World

and it is my second book written for a popular audience (following The Character Gap: How Good Are We?). The TOC is below.

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Dr. Nick Posegay @nposegay.bsky.social · 21d

I'm sorry, worldwide, irrevocable, non-exclusive, transferable permission to my voice and likeness? For what now? In any manner for any purpose???

This is in academia/.edu's new ToS, which you're prompted to agree to on login. Anyway I'll be jumping ship. You can find my stuff at hcommons.org.

By creating an Account with Academia.edu, you grant us a worldwide, irrevocable, non-exclusive, transferable license, permission, and consent for Academia.edu to use your Member Content and your personal information (including, but not limited to, your name, voice, signature, photograph, likeness, city, institutional affiliations, citations, mentions, publications, and areas of interest) in any manner, including for the purpose of advertising, selling, or soliciting the use or purchase of Academia.edu's Services.

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Jeremy Markovich @ncrabbithole.com · 20d

Hello! I am trying something new! In addition to the newsletter, I also made a YouTube video about the lawyer who brought a bag of weed to the North Carolina Supreme Court. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVfj...

This lawyer brought a baggie of cannabis to the NC Supreme Court | North Carolina Rabbit Hole

YouTube video by North Carolina Rabbit Hole

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Christian B. Miller @charactergap.bsky.social · 22d

Philosophy Friends:

Some I know is considering going to graduate school in philosophy, but he is in his 50s. Do you know of any MA or PhD programs which would be open to considering someone at that stage of life?

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Virtues & Vocations @virtuevocations.bsky.social · 28d

The new issue of Virtues & Vocations: Higher Education for Human Flourishing is here!

With beautiful art and thoughtful essays from educators, engineers, physicians & more, we're tackling the question of what makes work meaningful, ethical, and balanced.
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Christian B. Miller @charactergap.bsky.social · Aug 29

Chapter Nine: If Honesty Is Under Attack, Why Bother Trying to Protect It?

Christian B. Miller @charactergap.bsky.social · Aug 29

Chapter Five: AI, Academic Cheating, and the Honesty Crisis in Education

Chapter Six: Fake News and the Honesty Crisis in Politics

Chapter Seven: Fame, Lying, and the Honesty Crisis for Celebrities

Chapter Eight: Pastors and the Honesty Crisis in Religion

Christian B. Miller @charactergap.bsky.social · Aug 29

Chapter One: Honesty is a Lot More Interesting Than You Might Think

Chapter Two: Why the News is Not All Bad

Chapter Three: The Honesty Crisis Surrounding Deepfakes

Chapter Four: Online Infidelity and the Honesty Crisis in Relationships

Christian B. Miller @charactergap.bsky.social · Aug 29

The book is off!!

"The Honesty Crisis: Preserving Our Most Treasured Virtue in an Increasingly Dishonest World" has been sent to Oxford to be printed. Publication expected in the spring! Final table of contents in comments below. Piggy was a big help writing the book (okay, I'm not being honest).

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Christian B. Miller @charactergap.bsky.social · Aug 27

My Ethical Theory class is off and running @wakeforest.bsky.social!

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Christian B. Miller @charactergap.bsky.social · Aug 27

My Ethical Theory class is off and running @wakeforest.bsky.social!

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Christian B. Miller @charactergap.bsky.social · Aug 25

First Day of Class, Year 21 at Wake Forest University!
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Christian B. Miller @charactergap.bsky.social · Aug 25

First Day of Class, Year 21 at Wake Forest University!
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Christian B. Miller @charactergap.bsky.social · Aug 21

Many of us have been doing this for quite some time....

Opinion | I Banned Phones in My College Classroom. Students Loved It. - The New York Times

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/o...

Opinion | Here’s What Happened When I Made My College Students Put Away Their Phones

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Christian B. Miller @charactergap.bsky.social · Aug 12

Had a great visit to the mountains of North Carolina and the Center for Life Enrichment to talk about material on dishonesty from the new book!

Christian B. Miller @charactergap.bsky.social · Aug 8

"To be truly generous, their primary motive should be altruistic, Miller says. Not only that, they should go above and beyond what duty requires, and be willing to sacrifice something they value."

Grateful for this piece at Templeton Ideas.

www.templeton.org/news/the-var...?

The Varieties of Generosity

As a researcher who has studied virtue for 15 years, Miller draws careful distinctions between a “generous act”, “acting from generosity”, and “being a generous person”.

www.templeton.org

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Christian B. Miller @charactergap.bsky.social · Aug 2

This Is How Often People Lie in a Day

Deception researchers investigate under what circumstances we are liable to let loose a whopper. Scientific American.

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This Is How Often People Lie in a Day

Deception researchers investigate under what circumstances we are liable to let loose a whopper

www.scientificamerican.com

Christian B. Miller @charactergap.bsky.social · Jul 23

Authors out there!
My next book is coming out in 2026 with OUP, and I am thinking about hiring a book publicity/marketing firm. The book is on challenges to honesty in society, and is written for a general audience. Do you have any recommendations of people or firms in this space? Thanks so much!

Christian B. Miller @charactergap.bsky.social · Jul 23

"The thought of them engaging in fruitful debate on such a perennial problem struck me as a tantalizing prospect. I’m therefore sorry to report that the great promise of this volume largely failed to materialize."

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Could A Good God Permit So Much Suffering? A Debate

As J. L. Mackie (1955, 200) formulated the so-called logical problem of evil: God is omnipotent; God is wholly good; and yet evil exists. There seems to...

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Christian B. Miller @charactergap.bsky.social · Jul 10

Requirements: Must have a Ph.D. in philosophy or be enrolled in a philosophy graduate program. Please email me at [email protected], attach your CV, and indicate the specific topic or area of philosophy in which you would like to review a book (or propose a specific book title).

Christian B. Miller @charactergap.bsky.social · Jul 10

*Philosophers*

I'm the book review editor at the Journal of Moral Philosophy. We have a pile of books looking for reviewers. If interested in reviewing a book in ethics/political/action that came out in 2022, 2023, 2024, or 2025, please keep reading. And please share this too!

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Christian B. Miller @charactergap.bsky.social · Jun 27

Wrapped up another great conference at Park City Utah.

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Justin Weinberg @dailynous.com · Jun 20

Philosopher Helen De Cruz has died.

Helen De Cruz (1978-2025) - Daily Nous

Helen De Cruz, professor of philosophy at Saint Louis University, has died. Professor De Cruz specialized in philosophy of religion and cognitive science. They were the author of Wonderstruck: How Won...

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Christian B. Miller @charactergap.bsky.social · Jun 19

You really got what I was trying to do. Thank you for reading it so carefully!

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Persis 🙏🕊️📚🧶 @thecuriousreader.bsky.social · Jun 18

“Think about all the good that compassionate people have done in the world, and contrast this with all the harm caused by those full of cruelty and hate. What world would you rather live in?”
The Character Gap, pg. 40
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#lunchtimereading

Picture of The Character Gap: How Good Are We? by Christian Miller. Cover has a thermometer like scales on the left going from red at the bottom to blue at the top, but the endpoints are Hitler on the bottom in red and Gandhi on the top in blue.

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Christian B. Miller @charactergap.bsky.social · Jun 19

Thank you so much for sharing this, and I hope you find the book helpful!

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