lrolivei@central.uh.edu
I am an Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Houston. I work in epistemology, philosophy of religion, and ethics.

The Basic Philosophy Paper: A Structural Guide
Edited Books
  1. (forthcoming) Kornblith and His Critics. Wiley-Blackwell (w/ Josh DiPaolo).
  2. ​(2023) Externalism About Knowledge. Oxford University Press.
  3. (2022) Propositional and Doxastic Justification: New Essays on their Nature and Significance. Routledge. (w/ Paul Silva Jr.)
  4. (2020) Common Sense Metaphysics: Essays in Honor of Lynne Rudder Baker. Routledge. (w/ Kevin Corcoran)
Book Chapters
  1. (2024) "Propositional Justification and Doxastic Justification" (w/ Paul Silva Jr.), in The Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy of Evidence, by Maria Lasonen-Aarnio and Clayton M. Littlejohn (eds.). Routledge: 395-407.
  2. (2023) “Externalism About Knowledge: A Brief Introduction,” in Externalism About Knowledge, edited by Luis Oliveira. Oxford University Press: 1-18.
  3. (2022) "Epistemic Consent and Doxastic Justification" in Propositional and Doxastic Justification: New Essays on their Nature and Significance, by Luis Oliveira and Paul Silva (eds.). Routledge: 286-312.​
  4. (2022) "Hermeneutic Injustices: Practical and Epistemic" in Interpretation und Geltung, by Andreas Mauz and Christiane Tietz (eds.). Brill: 107-123.​
  5. (2021) "Evading the Doxastic Puzzle by Deflating Epistemic Normativity." in Epistemic Duties: New Arguments, New Angles, by Scott Stapleford and Kevin McCain (eds.). Routledge: 44-62.​
  6. ​​(2021) "Clifford, William Kingdom" in The Encyclopedia of Philosophy of Religion, by Stewart Goetz and Charles Taliaferro (eds.). Wiley-Blackwell.​
  7. ​(2020) "Quatro Desafios Céticos ao Saber," Direito e Filosofia: Em Busca do Saber, by Antonio José Pêcego (ed.). Brazil Publishing: 144-176.
Journal Articles
  1. (2023) "God and Gratuitous Evil: Between the Rock and the Hard Place," International Journal for Philosophy of Religion, 94 (3): 317-345.
  2. (2023) "Skeptical Theism: A Panoramic Overview (Part II)," Philosophy Compass, 18 (10): 1-11.
  3. (2023) "Skeptical Theism: A Panoramic Overview (Part I)," Philosophy Compass, 18 (10): 1-14
  4. (2023) "Aesthetic Higher-Order Evidence for Subjectivists" (w/ Christy Mag Uidhir), in British Journal of Aesthetics, 63 (2): 235-249.
  5. (2022) “Defending the Free Will Defense: A Reply to Sterba,” Religions 13 (11): 1126-1138.​
  6. (2021) "Vagueness and the Problem of Evil: a New Reply to van Inwagen," Manuscrito - Revista Internacional de Filosofia, 44 (4): 49-82.​​
  7. (2020) "Sceptical Theism and the Paradox of Evil" Australasian Journal of Philosophy ​98 (2):319-333. (Translated to Portuguese by Sergio Miranda and Reprinted in (2021) Themes in Philosophy of Religion, edited by Bertato, F., Salvatore, N.C., Trepczyński, M., Coleção CLE, Vol. 86, Campinas: Brazil.​
  8. (2018) "Deontological Evidentialism and Ought Implies Can" Philosophical Studies 175(10): 2567-2582.
  9. (2018) "Ampliative Transmission and Deontological Internalism," Pacific Philosophical Quarterly 99 (2): 174-185.​
  10. (2017) "Cornell Realism, Explanation, and Natural Properties." (w/ Timothy Perrine)​ European Journal of Philosophy 25 (4): 1021-1038​.
  11. (2017) "Deontological Evidentialism, Wide-Scope, and Privileged Values," Philosophical Studies 174 (2): 485-506​.
  12. (2017) "Como Ser um Naturalista Filosófico Responsável," Revista Brasileira de Filosofia da Religião 4 (1): 9-25.
  13. (2016) "Rossian Totalism About Intrinsic Value," Philosophical Studies 173 (8): 2069-2086.
  14. (2015) "Non-Agential Permissibility in Epistemology," Australasian Journal of Philosophy 93 (2): 389-394.