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Areas
of Specialization
Areas of Competence
Metaphysics and Philosophy of
Language
Ethics, Logic, History of Western Philosophy
Education
Ph.D. Philosophy,
University of
Iowa.
Received: May 2008
Dissertation:
"Realism and Conceptual Relativity." Completed under a Seashore
Dissertation Year Fellowship (University-wide competition for the
fellowship)
M.A. Philosophy, Georgia
State University Received: May 2002
2001-02 Semester at
Universität Bielefeld, Germany to study German and work on
Wittgenstein with Eike von Savigny and Joachim Schulte.
Master’s Thesis:
“Wittgenstein’s Conception of the Autonomy of Language and its
Implications for Natural Kinds.” (Recognized as a Thesis of
Distinction)
B.A. Philosophy, University of
Georgia Received: August 1998
Teaching Experience
North Georgia College and State University
- Introduction to Philosophy, 3 sections (Visiting Instructor) Fall 2010. Full teaching responsibility. Responsible for syllabus, lectures, test creation, and grading.
- Logic, 2 sections (Visiting Instructor) Fall 2010. Full teaching responsibility. Responsible for syllabus, lectures, test creation, and grading.
The George Washington University
- Introduction to Logic, 1 section
(Adjunct Instructor) Spring 2010. Full teaching
responsibility. Responsible for syllabus, lectures, test
creation, and grading.
- Introduction to Logic, 2 sections
(Adjunct Instructor) Fall 2009. Full teaching
responsibility. Responsible for syllabus, lectures, test
creation, and grading.
The Catholic University of America
- Symbolic Logic, 1 section (Adjunct
Instructor) Spring 2010. Full teaching responsibility.
Responsible for syllabus, lectures, test creation, and grading.
Texas Lutheran University, Seguin,
Texas
- Introduction to Philosophy, 2
sections (Adjunct Instructor) Fall 2008. Full teaching
responsibility. Responsible for syllabus, lectures, test
creation, and grading.
- Introduction to Philosophy, 1
section (Adjunct Instructor) Spring 2009. Full teaching
responsibility. Responsible for syllabus, lectures, test
creation, and grading.
- Logic, 1 section (Adjunct
Instructor) Spring 2009. Full teaching responsibility.
Responsible for syllabus, lectures, test creation, and grading.
Texas State University, San Marcos,
Texas
- Philosophy and Critical Thinking, 1
section (Adjunct Instructor) Fall 2008. Full teaching
responsibility. Responsible for syllabus, lectures, test
creation, and grading.
- Philosophy and Critical Thinking, 2
sections (Adjunct Instructor) Spring 2009. Full teaching
responsibility. Responsible for syllabus, lectures, test
creation, and grading.
Northwest Vista College, San Antonio,
Texas
- Ethics, 2 sections (Adjunct
Instructor) Fall 2008. Full teaching responsibility.
Responsible for syllabus, lectures, test creation, and grading.
Teaching Experience (As Graduate
Student):
University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
- Introduction to Philosophy,
(Instructor) 2005-2007. Full teaching responsibility.
Responsible for syllabus, lectures, test creation, and grading.
- Principles of Reasoning,
(Instructor) 2004-2005. Full teaching responsibility.
Responsible for lectures and shared responsibility for test
creation and grading.
- Philosophy and the Just Society,
Prof. Fumerton. (Discussion Leader) Spring 2004. Responsible
for facilitating weekly discussion and grading.
- Philosophy and Human Nature, Prof.
Williams. (Discussion Leader) Fall 2003. Responsible for
facilitating weekly discussion and grading.
Publications
- “Wherefore the Failure of Private
Ostension?” Australasian Journal of Philosophy,
forthcoming. Available now through Informaworld.
- “Davidson on the Very Idea of a Conceptual
Scheme.” In Just the Arguments: 100 of the Most
Important
Arguments in Western Philosophy. Eds. M.
Bruce and S. Barbone. Wiley-Blackwell, forthcoming.
- “Wittgenstein on Private Language.” In
Just the Arguments: 100 of the Most Important Arguments in Western
Philosophy. Eds. M. Bruce and S. Barbone.
Wiley-Blackwell, forthcoming.
- “Escaping the Island of Ethical
Subjectivism: Don’t Let Ben Help to Bring You Back.” In Lost
and Philosophy, 2nd Edition. Ed. S. Kaye. The
Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series. November 2010.
Revision of Wrisley 2007.
Up until 2007,
Candlish was the sole author. In 2007 Candlish invited me to take
over responsibility for revising the article every four years. Most
recently I am responsible for sections 1.1 and 1.2 as well as minor
revisions throughout.
- “The Island of Ethical Subjectivism: Not
the Paradise of Lost.” In Lost and Philosophy.
Ed. S. Kaye. The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series.
November 2007.
- “Rules, Language, and Reality.”
Philosophy Now: a magazine of ideas. Issue 58.
November/December 2006. 15-18.
Review
·
Review of Wittgenstein’s Account of Truth. By
Sarah Ellenbogen. (Albany: State University of New York Press,
2003), Philosophy in Review – Comptes rendus philosophiques,
Volume XXIII, No. 6 (2003): 383-385.
Presentations
Refereed
Conferences
- “Truth, Nonsense, and the Meaningfulness
of Ostensive Gestures.” North American Wittgenstein Society
group meeting at the Pacific Division meeting of the American
Philosophical Association in San Francisco, March 2010.
- “Is Putnam’s Notion of Conceptual
Relativity an Ontological Godsend?” Iowa Philosophical Society
Conference, September 2006.
- “Realism, Putnam, and Multiple
Descriptions of the World.” Midsouth Philosophy Conference,
February 2006.
In-House
Conferences
University of Iowa
Graduate Philosophical Society Conferences
- “Is the Metaphysical Realist Committed to
There Being One True and Complete Description of the World?”
November 2006.
- “Realism and Multiple Descriptions of the
World,” November 2005.
- “Nietzsche, Two Ideals, and the
Meaningfulness of Suffering,” November 2004.
- “The Importance of Being Seemly: The Role
of Decorum in Cicero’s De Officiis,” April 2004.
University of Iowa Jakobson Conferences
- “Realism, Putnam, and Multiple
Descriptions of the World,” (revised) March 2006.
- “The Viability of Kuhn’s Later Notion of
Local Incommensurability,” April 2005.
Georgia State University Phi Sigma Tau Colloquiums
- “Wittgenstein’s Conception of Grammar,”
2001.
- “Wittgenstein’s Private Language
Argument,” 2000.
Commentary
- Commentator on: “How Not to Read
Quine on Underdetermination” by Rogerio Severo. University of
Iowa Graduate Philosophical Society, Spring Conference 2006.
- Commentator on: “Depicting Reality:
Pictures and Isomorphism” by Todd Kukla. Midsouth Philosophy
Conference, February 2006.
- Commentator on: “An ‘Understanding of PI
§43 Aided by a Genetic Analysis of the Philosophical
Investigations” by Craig Fox. University of Iowa Graduate
Philosophical Society, Spring Conference 2005.
Scholarly Activities
- Research Assistant to David Stern,
2003-2004. Journal research and proof reading for
Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations: An Introduction.
(Cambridge University Press, 2004.)
- Responsible for the original English
translation from the German of “Taking
avowals seriously: The
soul a public affair.” By Eike von Savigny. In Working Papers
from the Wittgenstein Archives at the University of Bergen. Eds.
Alois Pichler and Simo Säätelä., No. 17, 2005.
- Edited English translation, “Private
Language – Private Rules – Private Sensations: A Draw
Position?” By Eike von Savigny. In Wittgenstein and the
Future of Philosophy: A reassessment after 50 years. (Wien)
2002, 389-398
Honors and Awards
University of Iowa
·
Seashore Dissertation Year Fellowship 2007-2008.
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Summer Research Fellowship, 2006.
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Teaching Assistantship 2003-2007.
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Fellowship 2002-2003.
Georgia State
University
·
Phi Sigma Tau, National Honor Society for
Philosophy. Recognized for exceptional academic achievement and
scholarship, 2000 and
2001.
Service
To the Department
and Colleagues
·
Webmaster, University of Iowa Graduate Philosophical
Society, 2005-2008.
·
Vice President, University of Iowa Graduate
Philosophical Society, 2004-2005.
·
Cofounder and Vice President of the University of Iowa
Graduate Philosophical
Society, Spring 2004.
·
Co-organizer of four University of Iowa Graduate
Philosophical Society
conferences Spring 2004- Spring 2005.
To Fellow Students
·
Senator for Graduate and Professional Student Senate,
2004-2005.
Languages
- Proficient in reading, writing, and
speaking German
Technical and Specialized Skills
- Proficiency with Dreamweaver and
MS Office Frontpage, and the creation and management of
websites.
Professional Affiliations
·
American Philosophical Association, 2005-present.
·
University of Iowa Graduate Philosophical Society,
2004-2008.
References
- Richard Fumerton. University of Iowa. (Dissertation
Director)
Email:
richard-fumerton@uiowa.edu Phone: (319) 335-0022
- David Stern. University of Iowa.
Email: david-stern@uiowa.edu
Phone: (319) 335-0029
- Jeffrey Gordon. Texas State University
Email: JG14@txstate.edu
Phone: (512) 245-2285
- David DeGrazia. The George Washington University.
Email: ddd@gwu.edu Phone: (202) 994-6911
Graduate Courses
Taken
Metaphysics and
Philosophy of Language
·
Metaphysics, Prof. Butchvarov—University of Iowa.
·
Kant, Prof. Stern—University of Iowa.
·
Quine, Prof. Landini—University of Iowa.
·
Research in Metaphysics and
Epistemology—Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations,
Prof. Stern—University of Iowa.
·
Wittgenstein, Prof. Stern—University of Iowa.
·
Wittgenstein, Prof. Arrington—GA State University.
·
Philosophy of Language (audit), Prof. Rieber—GA State
University
Epistemology
·
Seminar in Epistemology, Prof. Fumerton—University of
Iowa.
·
Seminar in Epistemology, Prof. Jacobson—GA State
University.
·
Wittgenstein: Moore, and Wittgenstein’s On
Certainty, Profs. Arrington and Luckhardt—GA State University.
Ethics
·
History of (Analytic) Ethics, Prof. Jeske—University
of Iowa.
·
History of Ethics I, Prof. Williams—University of
Iowa.
·
Research in Value Theory: Nietzsche’s Genealogy of
Morals and Beyond Good and Evil, Prof. Addis—University
of Iowa.
·
Philosophy of Law, Prof. Rainbolt—GA State University.
Philosophy of
Science and Logic
·
Seminar in Philosophical Analysis, Prof.
Stern—University of Iowa.
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Symbolic Logic, Prof. Rieber—GA State University.
·
Philosophy of Science, Prof. Almeder—GA State
University.
History of
Philosophy
·
Seminar in Ancient Philosophy, Prof.
Williams—University of Iowa.
·
Aristotle, Prof. Vasiliou—GA State University
Eastern Philosophy
·
Research in the History of Philosophy— Buddhist
Philosophy, Prof. Duerlinger— University of Iowa.
·
Issues in Religious Thought: The ‘Hundred Schools’ of
Classical China, Prof. Herman— GA State University.
Existentialism and
Postmodernism
·
Research in the History of Philosophy—Existentialism,
Prof. Butchvarov—University of Iowa.
·
Seminar in Continental Philosophy (Postmodernism)
Prof. Weberman—GA State University.
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