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D. (Philosophy), The Ohio State University, June 1994.</p> <p><span style='mso-tab-count:1'>            </span>Dissertation: &quot;Newton's 'De Gravitatione' Argument: Cartesian Relationalist Dynamics and the Structure of Space and Time.&quot;</p> <p>Dissertation Committee: Mark Wilson (advisor), Calvin Normore, Ronald Laymon.</p> <p>M. A. (Philosophy), The Ohio State University, March 1991.</p> <p>B. A. summa cum laude (Philosophy), University of Illinois at Chicago, June 1988.</p> <p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p>Areas of Specialization</p> <p>History and Philosophy of Science (including Twentieth Century Analytic Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Technology, and Sociology of Scientific Knowledge), Space and Time, Early Modern Philosophy.</p> <p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p>Areas of Competence</p> <p>Epistemology, Metaphysics, Analytic Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion, Logic, Existentialism, Aesthetics, Ethics. </p> <p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p>Current Position</p> <p>Professor (Philosophy): Winona State University, 2005-present.</p> <p>Resident Fellow, Minnesota Center for the Philosophy of Science, University of Minnesota</p> <p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p>Visiting Fellow (2007-2008): Center for Philosophy of Science, U. of Pittsburgh</p> <p>Visiting Fellow (Fall 2008): Minnesota Center for the Philosophy of Science, University of Minnesota</p> <p>Visiting Fellow (Spring 2009): Dept. of Philosophy, Princeton University</p> <p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p>Teaching Experience</p> <p>1988-1991; Recitation Instructor/Graduate Teaching Associate (Philosophy), The Ohio State University.</p> <p>1991-1994; Course Instructor (with full course responsibilities)/Graduate Teaching Associate (Philosophy), The Ohio State University.</p> <p>1994-1997; Visiting Assistant Professor (Philosophy), Ohio University, Athens.</p> <p>1997-Spring 1998; Visiting Assistant Professor (Philosophy), University of Alaska, Fairbanks.</p> <p>1998-2002; Assistant Professor (Philosophy): Winona State University.</p> <p>2002-2005; Associate Professor (Philosophy): Winona State University.</p> <p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p>Publications (in AOS)</p> <p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p>Books:</p> <p>Cartesian Spacetime: Descartes' Physics and Relational Theory of Space and Motion.</p> <p>This monograph explores the various options for constructing a consistent relational theory of space and motion modeled on the essential aspects of Descartes' physics. The investigation is both historical, since it critically investigates many facets of Descartes' natural philosophy, as well as modern, since it also employs the formalism of modern spacetime theories in developing a Cartesian relational dynamics. (Dordrecht: Kluwer, February 2002).</p> <p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p>Co-Edited Volumes (Book/Journal)</p> <p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p>Natural Philosophy and Mathematics in the Seventeenth Century, forthcoming in the Series, Minnesota Studies in the Philosophy of Science, with Geoffrey Gorham, Benjamin Hill, and Ken Waters as co-editors.</p> <p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p>This edited volume will bring together original essays from leading scholars on the interface of mathematics and natural philosophy in the seventeenth century. The importance of this topic is that it is crucial to gaining a full insight into the rise of the modern mathematical approach to science in the Western world. A number of important issues will be explored in the essay, such as: How did mathematics rise in the estimation of natural philosophers during this time period?, What is the status of mathematical natural philosophy in comparison with the more traditional concerns of metaphysics and epistemology among natural philosophers?, Were there diverse, and competing, methods of constructing and applying quantitative and mathematical systems in the period?, How does the mathematical natural philosophy of the seventeenth century differ from mathematical approaches practiced today? </p> <p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p> Absolute Space and Time , with Geoffrey Gorham (Macalester College). Special issue, Intellectual History Review, vol. 22, issue 1, 1-129.</p> <p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p>Articles:</p> <p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p> The  Space at the Intersection of Platonism and Nominalism , forthcoming in Journal for General Philosophy of Science. </p> <p> Hobbes and The Phantasm of Space , Hobbes Studies, vol. 27, 2014, 61-79.</p> <p> Leibniz and the Metaphysics of Motion , Journal of Early Modern Studies, vol. 2, 2013, 56-77.</p> <p> The Deep Metaphysics of Quantum Gravity: The Seventeenth Century Legacy and an Alternative Ontology beyond Substantivalism and Relationism , Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics, vol. 44, 2013, 490-499.</p> <p> Newton s Neo-Platonic Ontology of Space , Foundations of Science, vol. 18, 2013, 419-448.</p> <p> The  Properties of Leibnizian Space: Whither Relationism? , Intellectual History Review, vol. 22, 2012, 107-129.</p> <p> On Structuralism s Multiple Paths through Spacetime Theories , European Journal for the Philosophy of Science, vol. 2, 2012, 45-66.</p> <p> Newton, the Parts of Space, and the Holism of Spatial Ontology , HOPOS: The Journal of the International Society for the History of Philosophy of Science, vol. 1, 2011, 249-272.</p> <p> The Fate of Mathematical Place: Objectivity and the Theory of Lived-Space from Husserl to Casey , in Space, Time, and Spacetime (Dordrecht: Springer-Verlag, 2010), edited by Vesselin Petkov, 291-312.</p> <p> Newton s Metaphysics of Space: A  Tertium Quid betwixt Substantivalism and Relationism, or merely A  God of The (Rational Mechanical) Gaps ? <span style="mso-spacerun:yes">  </span>Perspectives on Science, vol. 17, 2009, 429-456.</p> <p> Another Go-Around on Leibniz on Rotation. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes">  </span>Leibniz Review, vol. 19, 2009, 131-138.</p> <p> The  Dynamics of Leibnizian Relationism: Reference Frames and Force in Leibniz s Plenum . This paper investigates the vexed question of Leibniz commitment to a relational theory of space and motion. Studies in History and Philosophy ofModern Physics, vol. 37, 2006, 617 634.</p> <p> On the Cartesian Ontology of General Relativity: Or, Conventionalism in the History of the Substantival/Relational Debate. Utilizing Einstein s comparison of General Relativity and Descartes physics, this investigation explores the alleged conventionalism that pervades the ontology of substantival and relationist conceptions of spacetime. Philosophy of Science, vol. 72, 2005, 1312-1323.</p> <p> Spacetime, Ontology, and Structural Realism. This article examines the viability of a structural realist account of spacetime structure, ultimately contending that structuralism can prove a valuable tool in resolving some of the important disputes among relational and substantival theories of spacetime. International Studies in the Philosophy of Science, vol. 19, 2005, 147-166.</p> <p> Descartes Physics. This web page provides an in-depth, but brief, introduction to the major concepts and issues associated with Descartes physics. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/descartes-physics/</p> <p> Natural Laws, Universals, and the Induction Problem. This paper develops a new induction problem against a universals account of natural laws, such as D. M. Armstrong s, and also demonstrates the inadequacy of various existing critiques of universals theories, such as B. van Fraassen s. Philosophia: Philosophical Quarterly of Israel, vol. 32, 2005, 241-251.</p> <p> Hume and the Perception of Spatial Magnitude. This paper investigates Hume s theory of the perception of spatial magnitude or size as developed in the Treatise, as well as its relation to his concepts of space and geometry. Canadian Journal of Philosophy, vol. 34,<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">  </span>2004, 355-373.</p> <p><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span> Conventionalism in Reid s  Geometry of Visibles. The role of conventions in Thomas Reid s theory of the geometry of vision is the subject of this investigation. Contrary to the claims of some recent scholars, namely N. Daniels and R. Angell, it is argued that Reid s theory does not sanction a non-Euclidean interpretation. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science, vol. 34, 2003, 467-489.</p> <p>&quot;Spatiotemporal Analogies: Are Space and Time Similar?&quot; This essay explores the argument, originally presented by Richard Taylor, that space and time are similar in various unforeseen ways. These arguments are ultimately rejected due to their basis on a false analogy. Southern Journal of Philosophy, vol. 40, 2002, 123-134.</p> <p>&quot;Descartes' Forgotten Hypotheses on Motion: Kinematic Logic and Relational Transfer.&quot; This paper examines an important, yet neglected, attempt by Descartes to overcome the incompatibility of his theory of mechanics and his relationalism of space and motion. Journal of Philosophical Research, vol. 27, 2002, 431-446.</p> <p>&quot;Rouse-ing Out the Legitimation Project: Scientific Practice and the Problem of Demarcation.&quot; This paper explores J. Rouse's concept of a scientific practice, and eventually argues that it suffers both from an inability to separate clear cases of science from pseudo-science, as well as from internal inconsistencies in the concept of a scientific practice. Ratio, vol. 14, 2001, 171-185.</p> <p>&quot;Descartes and Individual Corporeal Substance.&quot; This paper examines the intricacies of Descartes' views on substance, space, and bodily individuation, arguing that the precise nature of these concepts has long been misunderstood, and while offering a new interpretation of the Cartesian theory. British Journal for the History of Philosophy,<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">    </span>vol. 9, 2001, 1-17.</p> <p>&quot;Descartes and Circular Inertia.&quot; This paper examines the role, if any, that circular motion and circular inertia play in Descartes' natural philosophy. The Modern Schoolman, vol. 77, 1999, 1-11.</p> <p>&quot;Descartes' Quantity of Motion: 'New Age' Holism meets the Cartesian Conservation Principle.&quot; In an attempt to resolve some current debates among Cartesian scholars, the formulation of Descartes' collision hypothesis and laws of motion is examined in order to understand their precise nature. Pacific Philosophical Quarterly, vol. 99, June 1999, 178-203.</p> <p>&quot;Descartes, Space-Time, and Relational Motion.&quot; This paper examines Descartes' relational theory of motion, especially against the backdrop of work on the foundations of space-time theories. Overall, it is argued that some formulations of relational space-times are compatible with Descartes' theory, and that Cartesian scholarship has generally failed in making this case. Philosophy of Science, vol. 66, 1999, 117-139.</p> <p>&quot;Cartesianism and the Kinematics of Mechanisms: Or, How To Find Fixed Reference Frames in a Cartesian Space-Time.&quot; This paper investigates the implications of the conjunction of Descartes' theory of motion and a matter-filled universe by drawing upon the conceptual resources of the theory of connected gears. Noûs, vol. 32, 1998, 364-385.</p> <p>&quot;Huygens' Center-of-Mass Space-Time Reference Frame: Constructing a Cartesian Dynamics in the Wake of Newton's 'De Gravitatione' Argument.&quot; This essay examines the feasibility of utilizing Huygens' relatively neglected concept of a center-of-mass reference frame to provide a consistent basis for the problematic Cartesian conservation law. Synthese, vol. 112, 1997, 247-269.</p> <p>&quot;Perfect Solidity: Natural Laws and the Problem of Matter in Descartes' Universe.&quot; This paper presents a detailed analysis of Descartes' complex notion of a &quot;hard body,&quot; and provides an interpretation that attempts to resolve many of the problems that have plagued the application of the Cartesian natural laws to the motions of plenum bodies. History of Philosophy Quarterly, vol. 13, 1996, 187-204.</p> <p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p>Publications (in AOC and Philosophy Teaching)</p> <p> The Philosophy of Music and Radiohead. in Philosophy and Radiohead (Chicago: Open Court, 2009), edited by George Reisch and Brandon Forbes.</p> <p> The Structure of Musical Revolutions. This article explores Kuhn s theory of scientific revolutions by analogy with musical revolutions (and is adapted from Slowik 2003, below). Philosophy Now, Issue 59, 2007, 9-12. </p> <p> Existentialism and Monty Python: Nietzsche, Sartre, and Camus. This article investigates existentialist concepts and themes in the television series and movies of Monty Python. Monty Python and Philosophy (Chicago: Open Court, 2006), edited by Gary Hardcastle and George Reisch.</p> <p> Myth, Music, and Science: Teaching the Philosophy of Science through the Use of Non-Scientific Examples. This paper explores the use of analogical case studies in teaching the philosophy of science. Science &amp; Education, vol. 12, 2003, 289-302.</p> <p> Moral and Scientific Explanation: Re-examining the Harman/Sturgeon Debate.&quot; This essay examines the status of explanation in the natural sciences and ethics, especially as these issues figured in the debate between Gilbert Harman and Nicholas Sturgeon. Cogito, vol. 13, 1999, 39-45.</p> <p>&quot;Reflections on the 'Mirror-Image' Theory of Platonic Particulars.&quot; This paper examines the attempts to elucidate the relationship among Plato's Forms and particulars by means of the &quot;image analogy&quot; mentioned in the Timaeus. Cogito, vol. 11, 1997, 199-205.</p> <p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p>Co-Authored Articles</p> <p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p> Locke and Newton on Space and Time and Their Sensible Measures (with Geoffrey Gorham, Macalester College), in Newton and Empiricism (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014), edited. by Z. Biener and E. Schliesser, 119-137.</p> <p> Newton s Ontology of Omnipresence and Infinite Space (with J. E. McGuire, University of Pittsburgh), Oxford Studies in Early Modern Philosophy, vol. 6, 279-308, 2012.</p> <p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p>Book Reviews</p> <p>Descartes on Causation, T. Schmaltz (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008). HOPOS: The Journal of the International Society for the History of Philosophy of Science, vol. 1, no.1, 2011, 165-169.</p> <p>Mechanics from Aristotle to Einstein, M. Crowe (Santa Fe: Green Lion Press, 2007). Annals of Science, vol. 68, 2011, 142-144.</p> <p>Leibniz s Metaphysics of Time and Space, M. Futch (Springer, 2008). Metascience, vol. 19, 2010, 395-397.</p> <p>Matter Matters: Metaphysics and methodology in the Early Modern Period (Oxford: Oxford University Press). Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews (2010.12.06).</p> <p>Space, Time, and Theology in the Leibniz-Newton Controversy, E. Khamara (Ontos, 2006). Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews (2007.01.03).</p> <p>Descartes System of Natural Philosophy, S. Gaukroger (Cambridge: Cambridge U. Press, 2002). Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews (2002.9.01).</p> <p>The Cosmos of Science: Essays of Exploration, John Earman and John D. Norton, eds. (Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1997). Philosophia: Philosophical Quarterly of Israel, vol. 28, 2001, 573-576.</p> <p>Logic, Language, and the Structure of Scientific Theories: Proceedings of the Carnap-Reichenbach Centennial, University of Konstanz, 21-24 May 1991, Wesley Salmon and Gereon Wolters, eds. (Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1994). Philosophia: Philosophical Quarterly of Israel, vol. 27, 1999, 673-676.</p> <p>In and About the World: Philosophical Studies of Science and Technology, Hans Radder (Albany, SUNY Press, 1996). Philosophia: Philosophical Quarterly of Israel, vol. 26, 1998, 569-573.</p> <p>Conjuring Science: Scientific Symbols and Cultural Meanings in American Life, Christopher P. Toumey (New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 1996). Skeptical Inquirer, vol. 21, no. 4, July/August 1997, 53.</p> <p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p>Presentations </p> <p>Philosophy of Science Association (Biennial Meetings)</p> <p> A Pre-History of Quantum Gravity: Newton, Leibniz, and the Deep Metaphysics of Space , PSA 2010, Montreal, Nov. 2010; Radboud University, Nijmegen, Netherlands, June 2013.</p> <p> Spacetime and Structure: Structural Realism, Neo-Kantian Idealism, or Relativized A Priorism? , Philosophy of Science Association (PSA) Biennial 2006 Meeting, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, Nov. 2006.</p> <p> On the Cartesian Ontology of General Relativity: Or, Conventionalism in the History of the Substantival/Relational Debate , Philosophy of Science Association (PSA) Biennial 2004 Meeting, Austin, Nov. 2004.</p> <p>&quot;Descartes' Science, Holism, and the Mechanical Philosophy&quot;, Philosophy of Science Association (PSA) Biennial 2000 Meeting, Vancouver, Nov. 2000.</p> <p>International Society for the History of Philosophy of Science (Biennial Meetings)</p> <p> Between Newton and Neo-Kantians: The Evolution of Absolute and Relational Space in the 18th and 19th Centuries , Tenth HOPOS, University of Ghent, Belgium, July 2014.</p> <p> Hobbes and the  Phantasm of Space , Ninth HOPOS, King s College, Halifax, June 2012.</p> <p> The Emergence of Leibnizian Space , Eighth HOPOS, Central European University, Budapest, Hungary, June 2010.</p> <p> Newton s Metaphysics of Space , Seventh HOPOS, University of British Columbia, June 2008. </p> <p> The (Meta)Physics of Leibnizian Space, Relational Motion, and Force , Fifth Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the History and Philosophy of Science (HOPOS), University of San Francisco, June 2004.</p> <p>&quot;Descartes and the Relational Theory of Space and Motion: A Reexamination&quot;, Second Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the History of Philosophy and Science (HOPOS), U. of Notre Dame, March 1998.</p> <p><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Other Philosophy of Science and Early Modern Presentations</p> <p> Space and the Extension of Power in Leibniz Monadic Metaphysics , Leibniz Society of North America Conference, Montreal, Oct., 2012; Radboud University, Nijmegen, Netherlands, June 2013; Western University, London, Ontario, June 2013; Max Planck Institute, Leipzig, Germany, July 2014; Princeton-Bucharest Seminar in Early Modern Philosophy, Bran, Romania, July 2014.</p> <p> Leibniz and Space , Princeton-Bucharest Seminar in Early Modern Philosophy, Bran, Romania, July 2010.</p> <p> Newton on the Structure and Parts of Space , Second International Conference on Integrated History and Philosophy of Science, Notre Dame University, March 2009; Minnesota Center for Philosophy of Science, U. of Minnesota, Sept, 2008.</p> <p> Place and Lived-Space from Husserl to Casey , Third International Conference on the Ontology and Nature of Spacetime, Concordia University, Montreal, June 2008. </p> <p> The Fate of Mathematical Place , Center for Philosophy of Science, University of Pittsburgh, April 2008.</p> <p> Newton on the Metaphysics of Space , NY/NJ Research Group in Early Modern Philosophy, John Jay College, New York, March 2008; Center for Philosophy of Science's 6th Quadrennial Fellows Conference (University of Pittsburgh), Athens, OH, July 2008.</p> <p> Newton, Neo-Platonism, and the Substantivalist Ontology of Space, Center for Philosophy of Science, University of Pittsburgh, Sept. 2007.</p> <p> Newton s Ontology of Space , Mid-Atlantic Seminar in Early Modern Philosophy, Princeton University, Princeton, April 2007.</p> <p> Hume on the Spatial Geometry of Visible Length , 1st Mid-Atlantic Seminar in Early Modern Philosophy, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, May 2003.</p> <p>&quot;Space and Geometry in Eighteenth Century Scotland: Reid's 'Geometry of Visibles', Conventionalism, and a bit of Hume&quot;, Minnesota Center for the Philosophy of Science, Studies in Science and Technology, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Nov. 2001.</p> <p>&quot;Music, Science, and Analogies: Teaching the Philosophy of Science with Non-Scientific Examples&quot;, Twentieth World Congress of Philosophy, Boston, August 1998.</p> <p>&quot;Myth, Music, and Scientific Analogies&quot;, Ohio University, Zanesville, May 1997.</p> <p>&quot;Descartes: Philosopher/Scientist&quot;, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Ohio University, Athens, May 1996.</p> <p>&quot;Motion and Matter in Descartes' Plenum&quot;, Department of Philosophy, University of Texas at El Paso, March 1996. </p> <p>&quot;The Structure of Theories of Space and Time in the Seventeenth Century&quot;, Department of Philosophy, Ohio University, Fall 1994.</p> <p>American Philosophical Association Meetings</p> <p> Newton s Ontology of Omnipresence and Infinite Space (with J. E. McGuire), Central Division Meeting, Chicago, Feb. 2010. </p> <p>&quot;Descartes, Substance, and Individual Corporeal Bodies&quot;, Central Division Meeting, New Orleans, May 1999.</p> <p>&quot;Descartes, Newton, and Huygens' Center-of-Mass Frame: Or, How to Build Your Own Cartesian Dynamics&quot;, Central Division Meeting, Chicago, May 1998.</p> <p>&quot;Cartesian Bodies and the Plenum: Or Can Quantity of Motion be Conserved?&quot;, Eastern Division Meeting, Atlanta, Dec. 1996.</p> <p>&quot;Perfect Solidity, Quantity of Motion, and The Problem of Matter in Descartes' Universe&quot;, Central Division Meeting, Chicago, April 1995.</p> <p>Minnesota Philosophical Society Meetings:</p> <p> Did Descartes Physics Go Around in Circles: Or, The Shocking Truth Revealed about Cartesian Circular Inertia , University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Sept. 2002.</p> <p>&quot;Holism and the Mechanism in Descartes Natural Philosophy&quot;, College of St. Benedict, Sept. 2001.</p> <p>&quot;Rouse-ing Out the Legitimation Project: Scientific Practice and the Problem of Demarcation&quot;, Oct. 1999.</p> <p>&quot;Descartes and Individual Corporeal Bodies&quot;, University of St. Thomas, Oct. 1998.</p> <p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p>Conference/Workshop Co-Organizer</p> <p>Mid-West Seminar in Early Modern Philosophy, Spring 2010 Conference (with Geoff Gorham), Macalester College, May 2010.</p> <p>Natural Philosophy and Mathematics in the Seventeenth Century, forthcoming workshop in the series, Minnesota Studies in the Philosophy of Science (with Geoffrey Gorham, Benjamin Hill, and Ken Waters), University of Western Ontario, October 2012.</p> <p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p>Workshops (Invited Participant)</p> <p> Newton on the Structure and Parts of Space ,<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">  </span>Leiden Workshop on Early Modern Philosophy and Science, Leiden University, Nov. 2008.</p> <p>Pittsburgh-Princeton: Descartes Day II, Center for Philosophy of Science, University of Pittsburgh, May 6, 2006; Organizing Committee: D. Garber, P. K. Machamer, J. E. McGuire.</p> <p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p>Awards, Seminars &amp; Fellowships</p> <p>Visiting Fellow, Department of Philosophy, Princeton University, Spring 2009 Academic Term.</p> <p>Visiting Fellow, Minnesota Center for Philosophy of Science, University of Minnesota, Fall 2008 Academic Term.</p> <p>Visiting Fellow, Center for Philosophy of Science, University of Pittsburgh, 2007-2008 Academic Year.</p> <p>National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Summer Seminar for College Teachers, Princeton University, Summer 2010. Topic: Galileo, Descartes, and Hobbes on Science, Religion and Society. Directors: D. Garber and R. Ariew.</p> <p>National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Summer Institute for College Teachers, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Summer 2004. Topic: Philosophy, Science, and Theology in the Seventeenth Century. Directors: Steven Nadler and Don Rutherford.</p> <p>National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Summer Seminar for College Teachers, Virginia Tech, Summer 2003. Topic: G. W. Leibniz s Philosophy. Directors: Daniel Garber and Roger Ariew.</p> <p>Visiting Thomas Reid Scholar, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, May-June, 2002.</p> <p>National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Summer Seminar for College Teachers, Brown University, Summer 2000. Topic: Thomas Reid's Philosophy. Director: James Van Cleve.</p> <p>National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Summer Seminar for College Teachers, Syracuse University, Summer 1996. Topic: Early Modern Rationalists (Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz). Director: Jonathan Bennett.</p> <p>Professor of the Year Nominee, 1999, Winona State University Student Senate. </p> <p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p>Courses Taught</p> <p>Introduction to Philosophy:</p> <p>(Ohio State U.) Fall 1988, Winter 1991, Fall 1992, Spring 1993, Fall 1993, Spring 1994; (Ohio U.) Fall 1995-Spring 1997 (all terms); (WSU) 1998-2006, 2009-2014 (all terms).</p> <p>Introduction to Ethics:</p> <p><span style='mso-tab-count:1'>            </span>(Ohio State U.) Spring 1989, Fall 1991, Winter 1992, Winter 1993, Winter 1994; (Ohio U.) Fall 1994, Winter 1995, Fall 1995, Spring 1996, Fall 1996, Winter 1997, Spring 1997; (U. of Alaska) 1997-1998 (all terms).</p> <p>Introduction to Logic: </p> <p><span style='mso-tab-count:1'>            </span>(Ohio State U.) Winter 1989, Fall 1989, Winter 1990 (twice), Spring 1990 (twice), Summer 1990, Fall 1990, Spring 1992; (Ohio U.) Winter 1997; (U. of Alaska) 1997-1998 (all terms).</p> <p>Philosophy of Technology/Sociology of Science (graduate-level course):</p> <p><span style='mso-tab-count:1'>            </span>(Ohio U.) Winter 1996, Spring 1997.<span style='mso-tab-count:2'>                      </span></p> <p>Philosophy of Science:</p> <p><span style='mso-tab-count:1'>            </span>(U. of Alaska) Spring 1998; (WSU) Fall 1998-2006, 2009-2014.</p> <p>Space and Time:</p> <p><span style='mso-tab-count:1'>            </span>(WSU) Spring 2001, 2003, 2010.</p> <p>Existentialism (or, Meaning of Life):</p> <p><span style='mso-tab-count:1'>            </span>(WSU) Spring 2003-2005, 2009, 2011.</p> <p>Aesthetics:</p> <p><span style='mso-tab-count:1'>            </span>(U. of Alaska) Fall 1997; (WSU) Spring 2002-2004, 2005-2007, 2011-2013.</p> <p>Symbolic Logic:</p> <p><span style='mso-tab-count:1'>            </span>(WSU) Spring 1999, Spring 2003, Fall 2003-2004. </p> <p>Early Modern Philosophy:</p> <p><span style='mso-tab-count:1'>            </span>(U. of Alaska) Spring 1998; (WSU) Fall 1998-2006, 2009-2014.</p> <p>Aristotle and Medieval Philosophy:</p> <p><span style='mso-tab-count:1'>            </span>(WSU) Spring 1999, Spring 2000, Spring 2001.</p> <p>Independent Research (graduate-level course), and M.A.-Thesis Advising:</p> <p><span style='mso-tab-count:1'>            </span>(Ohio U.) Fall 1994-Summer 1995, Fall 1996-Spring 1997.</p> <p>Undergraduate Thesis Supervision:</p> <p><span style='mso-tab-count:1'>            </span>(U. of Alaska) 1997-1998. </p> <p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p>Committee Experience</p> <p>Graduate Student/Committee Representative; Department of Philosophy, The Ohio State University, 1992-1993.</p> <p>Humanities Council Representative; The Ohio State University, 1991-1992, 1993-1994.</p> <p>Undergraduate Philosophy Club Committee; Ohio University, 1994-1997.</p> <p>Socratic Society, Undergraduate Philosophy Club, U. of Alaska Fairbanks, 1997-1998.</p> <p>Undergraduate Philosophy Club (Advisor), WSU, 1998-2003.</p> <p>Academic Affairs and Curriculum Committee (Representative), WSU, 1999-2005, 2009-2011.</p> <p>Department Chair, Philosophy, WSU, 2004-2007, 2012-present. </p> <p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p>Professional Affiliations</p> <p>American Philosophical Association, 1993-present.</p> <p>Philosophy of Science Association, 1992-present.</p> <p>Steering Committee, International Society for the History of Philosophy of Science (HOPOS), 2011-13.</p> <p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p>Journal Referee</p> <p>Philosophy of Science, Studies in History and Philosophy of Science, Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics, Erkenntnis, Foundations of Science.</p> <p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p>Additional Experience</p> <p>Aviation Degree; Airframe and Powerplant Mechanic (F. A. A. Certificate), Lewis University, Romeoville, IL, 1981-1983.</p> <p>Private Pilot, (F. A. A. Certificate), Single-engine Land.</p> <p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> </div> </body> </html>