Christian B. Miller
@charactergap.bsky.social
A. C. Reid Professor of Philosophy at Wake Forest working on ethics. Author of books: The Character Gap, Moral Psychology, and (just released) The Honesty Crisis: Protecting our Most Cherished Virtue in an Increasingly Dishonest World. christianbmiller.com
Applications are now open for the first Public Scholars Project writing workshop! Led by NY Times editor James Ryerson, this two-day workshop, supported by the John Templeton Foundation, is for natural scientists, social scientists, and philosophers. www.beyondtheivorytower.com/workshop
Workshop — Beyond the Ivory Tower
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"The Honesty Crisis in a Deep Fake Age: A Conversation with Christian B. Miller" Come on by for a Book Salon hosted by Interintellect on Thursday, August 13, 2026 @ 02:00 PM EDT! @interintellect.bsky.social @wakeforest.bsky.social interintellect.com/salons/the-h...
[Upcoming Event] The Honesty Crisis in a Deep Fake Age: A Conversation with Christian B. Miller
Fakes, frauds, and cons are not recent inventions, but our contemporary age is bringing new zeal, technique, and scale to such enterprises. Beyond intentional scams, however, are even more unsettling ...
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"The Honesty Crisis in a Deep Fake Age: A Conversation with Christian B. Miller" Come on by for a Book Salon hosted by Interintellect on Thursday, August 13, 2026 @ 02:00 PM EDT! @interintellect.bsky.social @wakeforest.bsky.social interintellect.com/salons/the-h...
[Upcoming Event] The Honesty Crisis in a Deep Fake Age: A Conversation with Christian B. Miller
Fakes, frauds, and cons are not recent inventions, but our contemporary age is bringing new zeal, technique, and scale to such enterprises. Beyond intentional scams, however, are even more unsettling ...
interintellect.com
Thrilled to have been interviewed for Christianity Today. We focused mainly on sermon plagiarism, one of the big honesty crises I highlight in the book. L_ink below.
August author events: Emil Wilson - SF 8/4, Portland 8/5, Seattle 8/6 @charactergap.bsky.social - virtual 8/13 Emily Franklin - Ink Fish Books 8/13 Malavika Kannan - McNally Jackson 8/18 @lmchervinsky.bsky.social - National Book Festival 8/22 @carolinebicks.bsky.social - Barnswallow Books 8/25
I have been without an office the entire summer. I miss the old place a great deal, which is now completely empty. It took 40 boxes. Below: the office the research book wall the thank you note wall the publication wall
THE HONESTY CRISIS author @charactergap.bsky.social on @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social talking about his essay "Is AI Killing Our Patience?" Worth a listen if you have noticed your own patience shrinking lately. https://page1m.co/44ENdtM
New episode of my Inner Life of Liberalism podcast, with @cbambrick.bsky.social and @uncanonical.net, is out today. And supporters can listen to a special extended cut of the conversation.
The Inner Life of Liberalism@liberalpractice.org · last wk.On today's episode, @aaronrosspowell.com and @uncanonical.net are joined by @cbambrick.bsky.social for a conversation about liberalism, virtue, and how each needs the other.
You can also hear @charactergap.bsky.social discuss his book with me and @uncanonical.net on our new Inner Life of Liberalism podcast. www.liberalpractice.org/3mol7pgimek2m
002: The Virtues of Honesty—with Christian Miller
A conversation about the virtue of honesty itself, what it feels like to be an honest person, how we come to deceive ourselves, and the challenges of studying just how honest people actually are.
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This is a very good book and if you haven't yet read it, you should listen to it.
Christian B. Miller@charactergap.bsky.social · 2w agoAudio Book for The Honesty Crisis is releasing August 3! Very cool that David Bryant is reading the book. He was the original Marius for the Broadway Les Mis. And obscure fun fact - he was also the voice of Sebastian Shaw in X-Men. Available now for pre-order! 1 Audible credit or $14.69 on Amazon.
Audio Book for The Honesty Crisis is releasing August 3! Very cool that David Bryant is reading the book. He was the original Marius for the Broadway Les Mis. And obscure fun fact - he was also the voice of Sebastian Shaw in X-Men. Available now for pre-order! 1 Audible credit or $14.69 on Amazon.
Interviewed on The Art of Charm by AJ Harbinger. This was a lot of fun...AJ really should have been a philosopher. See ⬇️⬇️ "AJ sits down with philosopher and ethics professor Christian Miller to explore why honesty is becoming harder in the age of AI, social media, and online influence."
Interviewed on The Art of Charm by AJ Harbinger. This was a lot of fun...AJ really should have been a philosopher. See ⬇️⬇️ "AJ sits down with philosopher and ethics professor Christian Miller to explore why honesty is becoming harder in the age of AI, social media, and online influence."
New Forthcoming Paper! "What does Christianity Predict about Character Improvement and Does the Empirical Evidence Back it Up?" Very excited that this paper found a great home at Religious Studies! This is a new direction my research has taken, one that I may continue to develop. Abstract below.
New Forthcoming Paper! "What does Christianity Predict about Character Improvement and Does the Empirical Evidence Back it Up?" Very excited that this paper found a great home at Religious Studies! This is a new direction my research has taken, one that I may continue to develop. Abstract below.
“When people are faced with the choice between a chatbot god or oracle who praises them and human religious authorities who challenge them, many will opt for the former,” @daviddesteno.bsky.social writes in the Awakenings newsletter.
Opinion | People of faith are finding a new moral guide in AI
Are you there, Claude? It’s me, Margaret.
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Liar, Liar: The Honesty Crisis Enjoyed talking about honest with my friend Benjamin Quinn on the Christ and Culture podcast, including the shocking survey result that 1 in 9 young people in the US in a serious relationship are also at the same time involved with an AI romantic companion. See ⬇️⬇️
Here's the Truth. Honesty Is Getting Harder | Newswise www.newswise.com/articles/her...
Here's the Truth. Honesty Is Getting Harder | Newswise
In a world where deepfakes, misinformation and AI-driven cheating are commonplace, it is getting harder to be honest. Wake Forest University Professor of Philosophy Christian B. Miller breaks down the...
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Wow - from one of the first reviews on Amazon. I hope they get better going forward...I doubt they will be more entertaining, though... " But, from the point of view of a book reader/reviewer — my 5 stars is going to the person whose book on honesty reads something like (1/3)
Grateful to Wake Forest for putting this video and Q&A interview together....although, in all honesty, I have a hard time watching and listening to myself talk.😄
Wake Forest University@wakeforest.bsky.social · 3w agoWhy does being honest seem harder than it used to? Wake Forest philosopher Christian Miller breaks down the modern honesty crisis and explains why telling the truth is still more natural than lying. Read our Q&A: https://wakefo.rest/4fuYGCd #ProHumanitate #WFUexpert #WFUresearch
Grateful to Wake Forest for putting this video and Q&A interview together....although, in all honesty, I have a hard time watching and listening to myself talk.😄
Wake Forest University@wakeforest.bsky.social · 3w agoWhy does being honest seem harder than it used to? Wake Forest philosopher Christian Miller breaks down the modern honesty crisis and explains why telling the truth is still more natural than lying. Read our Q&A: https://wakefo.rest/4fuYGCd #ProHumanitate #WFUexpert #WFUresearch
Very much enjoyed talking about honesty crises with Dr. Christina Gessler on The Academic Life Podcast as part of the New Books Network. See ⬇️⬇️
Very much enjoyed talking about honesty crises with Dr. Christina Gessler on The Academic Life Podcast as part of the New Books Network. See ⬇️⬇️
Suggestions about trust, please! I'm helping with a project on trust, and would love suggestions: 1) What would be really interesting to read about concerning trust, aimed at a general audience? 2) Who are some people who have written on trust who you really like to read?
Had a great time on the philosophy podcast with the best name and art - How to Ruin Dinner! Talked all things honesty related, and got some good pushback from the very sharp Jonathan Matheson. To listen go ⬇️.
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/social/action/moral psychology, that came out in 2023, 2024, 2025, or 2026, please keep reading. And please share this!
I have a new paper coming out called ‘Psychologizing, Authority, and Propaganda’: philpapers.org/rec/SHIPAA-15. When should we judge that other people’s beliefs and actions are a product of bad faith?
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