Recent Graduates and Placement
Please note: the following list is as complete as we have been able to make it.
2008
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Darren Hick, Ph.D. 2008 |
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Dissertation |
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"The Metaphysics and Ethics of Copyright" (Advisor: Jerrold Levinson) |
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Visiting Assistant Professor, Bucknell University |
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William Kallfelz, Ph.D. 2008 |
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Dissertation |
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"Clifford Algebra: A Case for Geometric and Ontological Simplification" (Advisors: Jeffrey Bub & Michael Silberstein) |
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Visiting Instructor, University of Maryland, and Adjunct Professor of Mathematics, Capitol College, and Research Fellow and Consultant, Center for Philosophy and
Natural Science, funded by a grant from the Fetzer-Frankling Foundation |
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Matthew King, Ph.D. 2008 |
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Dissertation |
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"Authoring Events: An Attributive Theory of Responsibility" (Advisor: Christopher Morris & Mark Schroeder) |
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Visiting Assistant Professor, Carleton University |
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Bijan Parsia, Ph.D. 2008 (expected)
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Dissertation |
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"Topic-sensitive belief revision" (Advisor: John Horty) |
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Lecturer (tenure track), School of Computer Science, University of Manchester, England
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Heidi Tiedke, Ph.D. 2008 |
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Dissertation |
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"It's Just Semantics: Proper Names and Their Role in Fiction" (Advisor: Paul Pietroski) |
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Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of Maryland |
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Benedicte Veilet, Ph.D. 2008 (expected) |
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Dissertation |
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"Towards a Stronger Representation: Phenomenal Consciousness and Phenomenal Content" (Advisor: Peter Carruthers) |
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Visiting Assistant Professor, Lafayette College |
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2007
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Joshua Kassner, Ph.D. 2007 |
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Dissertation |
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"Rwanda and the Moral Obligation of Humanitarian Intervention" (Advisor: Christopher Morris) |
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Assistant Professor (tenure track), The University of Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland
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Lori Keleher, Ph.D. 2007 |
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Dissertation |
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"Empowerment and Development" (Advisors: Judith Lichtenberg & David Crocker) |
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Assistant Professor (tenure track), New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico
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2006
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Craig Derksen, Ph.D. 2006 |
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Dissertation |
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"An Investigation into Popular Art" (Advisor: Jerrold Levinson) |
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Instructor, California State University (East Bay), Hayward, California |
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Daniel Parker, Ph.D. 2006 |
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Dissertation |
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"Thermodynamics, Irreversibility, and Jaynesian Interpretations of Entropy" (Advisor: Jeffrey Bub) |
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Assistant Professor (tenure track), Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia |
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Anna Christina Ribeiro, Ph.D. 2006 |
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Dissertation |
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"Memorable Moments: A Philosophy of Poetry" (Advisor: Jerrold Levinson) |
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Assistant Professor (tenure track), Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas |
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Michael Tetzlaff, Ph.D. 2006 |
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Dissertation |
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"Bee-ing There: The Systematicity of Honeybee Navigation Supports a Classical Theory of Honeybee Cognition" (Advisors: Peter Carruthers and Georges Rey) |
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Visiting Instructor, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland |
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2005
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Zacharia Myers, Ph.D. 2005 |
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Dissertation |
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"Identifying and Eliminating the Problem with Einstein's Cosmological Constant" (Advisors: Jeffrey Bub and James Mattingly) |
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Post-Doctoral Fellow, Astrophysics Research Group, The Technion, Haifa, Israel |
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Jose Idler-Acosta, Ph.D. 2005 |
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Dissertation |
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"The Very Idea of Hispanic Identity" (Advisor: Christopher Morris) |
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Assistant Director, Office of Public Policy, Ernst & Young, LLP, Washington, DC. |
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Scott James, Ph.D. 2005 |
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Dissertation |
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"Reason for Rescue: An Essay on Beneficence" (Advisor: Christopher Morris) |
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Assistant Professor (tenure track), University of North Carolina, Wilmington, North Carolina |
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Andrew Kania, Ph.D. 2005 |
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Dissertation |
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"Pieces of Music: The Ontology of Classical, Rock, and Jazz Music" (Advisor: Jerrold Levinson) |
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Assistant Professor (tenure track), Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas |
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Bradley Rives, Ph.D. 2005 |
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Dissertation |
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"Concepts: Taking Psychological Explanation Seriously" (Advisor: Georges Rey) |
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Assistant Professor (tenure track), Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, Pennsylvania |
2004
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Alessandro Giovanelli, Ph.D. 2004 |
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Dissertation |
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"Artistic and Ethical Values in the Experience of Narratives" (Advisor: Jerrold Levinson) |
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Assistant Professor of Philosophy (tenure track), Grand Valley State University, Allendale, Michigan |
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Teresa Marie Chandler, Ph.D. 2004 |
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Dissertation |
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"Identification and Autonomy" (Advisor: Raymond Martin) |
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Lecturer, Philosophy Department, California State Unviersity at Long
Beach, Long Beach, California |
2003
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David Lefkowitz, Ph.D. 2003 |
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Dissertation |
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"A Moral Contractualist Defense of Political Obligation" (Advisor: William Galston) |
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Assistant Professor of Philosophy (tenure track), Department of Philosophy, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina |
2002
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Nancy Hall, Ph.D. 2002 |
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Dissertation |
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"R. A. Fisher and Randomized Experimental Design" (Advisor: Lindley Darden) |
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Associate Professor, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware |
2001
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Matthew McCabe, Ph.D. 2001 |
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Dissertation |
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"Ethical Caring and the Physician/Patient Relationship: A Dual Defense of a Virtue Ethics of Care." (Advisor: Michael Slote) |
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Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, Washington College, Chestertown, Maryland |
2000
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Tetsuji Iseda, Ph.D. 2000
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Dissertation |
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"Socialization of Epistemology: For a Better Relationship Between Epistemology and the Sociology of Scientific Knowledge" (Advisor: Frederick Suppe) |
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Full-time Lecturer, School of Informatics and Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan |
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Michael Cohen, Ph.D. 2000
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Dissertation |
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"Scientific Theory Testing Through Computer Model Validation" (Advisor: Frederick Suppe) |
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Lead Engineer for Critical Infrastructure Protection, Mitre Corporation, McLean, Virginia |
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Robert Alan Skipper, Ph.D. 2000 |
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Dissertation |
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"The R. A. Fisher-Sewall Wright Controversy in Philosophical Focus: Theory Evaluation in Population Genetics" (Advisor: Lindley Darden) |
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Assistant Professor (tenure track), University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio |
1999
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Ruth Kastner, Ph.D. 1999 |
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Dissertation |
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"Time-Symmetrized Quantum Theory: A Critique" (Advisor: Jeffrey Bub) |
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Research Associate, with support from the National Science Foundation, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland |
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Sara Vollmer, Ph.D. 1999 |
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Dissertation |
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"Scientific Observation: Image and Reality" (Advisor: Frederick Suppe) |
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Assistant Research Professor, Philosophy Department, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama |
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Saam Trivedi, Ph.D. 1999 |
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Dissertation |
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"Art as Communication: A Philosophical Inquiry" (Advisor: Jerrold Levinson) |
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Assistant Professor (tenure track), Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, New York |
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Ramon Das, Ph.D. 1999 |
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Dissertation |
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"Balancing Human Rights and Prerogatives" (Advisor: Michael Slote) |
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Senior Lecturer (tenure track), Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand |
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Gerard Emershaw, Ph.D. 1999 |
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Dissertation |
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"Meaningful Lives and the Meaning of Life" (Advsor: S. Jack Odell) |
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Instructor, Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania |
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James Edward Hayes, Ph. D. 1999 |
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Dissertation |
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"Semantic Nativism and the Language of Thought: Some Implications of the American Sign Language for Fodor's Innateness Hypothesis" (Advisor: Michael Devitt) |
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Associate Professor, Philosophy/Religion at Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C. |
1998
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Nancy Matchett, Ph.D. 1998 |
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Dissertation |
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"The Virtues of Sharing" (Advisor: Michael Slote) |
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Lecturer and Subject Matter Expert, Center for Ethical Deliberation, University of Denver, Denver, Colorado |
1997
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Scott David Gelfand, Ph.D. 1997 |
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Dissertation |
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"Morality and Justice as Restricted Benevolence" (Advisor: Michael Slote) |
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Associate Professor & Director of the Ethics Center, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma |
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Monique Roelofs, Ph.D. 1997 |
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Dissertation |
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"Aesthetic Experiences and Their Place in the Mind" (Advisor: Jerrold Levinson) |
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Assistant Professor (tenure track), Philosophy, Hampshire College, Amherst, Massachusetts |
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