Education

1997 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Ph.D. in Philosophy
Dissertation: “Speakers, Hearers, and the New Argument for Linguistic Knowledge” under the co-direction of Simon Blackburn and Dorit Bar-On

1992 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill M.A. in Philosophy
Thesis: “‘Ruth’less Truth” under the direction of Simon Blackburn

1990 University of Michigan at Ann Arbor A.B. (Philosophy) with High Distinction

Professional Experience

2007- Chair, Department of Religion and Philosophy, Otterbein College

2004- Associate Professor of Philosophy, Department of Religion and Philosophy
Otterbein College, Westerville, OH (tenured)

1999-2004 Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Department of Religion and Philosophy,
Otterbein College, Westerville, OH

1998-1999 Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy,
The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA

1997-1998 Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy,
Concordia University, Montreal, QC, (Canada)

1996-1997 Assistant Editor, Noûs

1996 Visiting Instructor, Department of Philosophy, Guilford College, Greensboro, NC

1992-1996 Teaching Fellow, Department of Philosophy,
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC

1990-1992 Teaching Assistant, Department of Philosophy,
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC

Publications

Refereed Journals

“Knowledge of Language”, The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy, http://www.iep.utm.edu/, Accessed December 1, 2007.

“Leopold and Loeb and an Interdisciplinary Introduction to Philosophy” Teaching Philosophy, (28), March 2005

“Deflationism and the Disquotational Schema: Letting the Air Out of Wright’s Argument against Minimal Truth”, Philosophical Papers, (29), April, 2000

“Unsettled Problems with Vague Truth”, Canadian Journal of Philosophy (25), March 1995

Book Reviews

Review of Michael Lynch, True to Life, International Journal of Philosophical Studies (14), December 2006

Review of Robert M. Martin, Introducing Symbolic Logic, in Teaching Philosophy (29), March 2006

Other Publications

“What’s So Good About A College Education?” in Glenna S. Jackson and Andrew P. Mills, eds., The Integrative Studies Reader McGraw-Hill Press, 2002. (Anthologized in coursebooks published for Drury College, Quinnipiac University, and Mount St. Mary’s College. Also used by Bowling Green State University, Brigham Young University, and Illinois State University. Reprinted in Po’okela, (29) Jan-Feb 2007, a publication of the Teaching and Learning Center of Hawai’i Pacific University)

“The Best Thing I Ever Put in My Syllabus” For The Faculty, a publication of the Otterbein College Faculty Development Committee, Winter 2002

“Making Contact” All in the Family, the Otterbein College Family Newsletter. Spring 2002

‘Speakers, Hearers, and the Prospects for Linguistic Cognitivism” in Proceedings of the Ohio Philosophical Association, 2001

“College is more than job training” Saturday Essay in The Blade (Toledo, OH) 30 September 1999

Conference and Invited Presentations

Aug 2008 “Not Just a Course on Existentialism, but an Existentialist Course” 17^th International Workshop-Conference on Teaching Philosophy, Guelph, Ontario

Aug 2008 “Succeeding in a Small Department: Challenges and Strategies for Life in a Small Philosophy Department” 17^th International Workshop-Conference on Teaching Philosophy, Guelph, Ontario

Jun 2008 “Are there any questions? Student questions and discipline mastery” 2008 International Consortium for Educational Development (ICED) Conference, Salt Lake City, UT

Apr 2008 “What’s the Square Root of Wittgenstein: Asking the Right Questions, Mastering the Discipline” Lilly-East Conference on College and University Teaching, Newark, DE

Oct 2007 “Giving Students Control: Existential Experiments in Ceding Power in the Classroom” 7^th Annual Lilly-North Conference on Teaching and Learning, Traverse City, MI

Apr 2007 “Comment on Austin, ‘Is it Possible for Possibility to be Predicable’”, Ohio Philosophical Association Annual Meeting, The College of Wooster

Jun 2005 “Reacting Like a Philosopher” CASTL Institute: Developing Scholars of Teaching and Learning, Columbia College, Chicago, IL

Apr 2005 “Comment on Smith, ‘Superassertibility and the Equivalence Schema’”, Ohio Philosophical Association Annual Meeting, University of Cincinnati.

Jul 2004 “Leopold and Loeb and an Interdisciplinary Introduction to Philosophy”, Second International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities, Monash University Centre, Prato, Italy.

Apr 2001 “Speakers, Hearers, and the Prospects for Linguistic Cognitivism”, Ohio Philosophical Association Annual Meeting, Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, OH.

Apr 2000 “Comment on Swan”, Ohio Philosophical Association Annual Meeting, Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, OH.

Mar 1999 “Deflationism and Non-Cognitivism”, American Philosophical Association Pacific Division Meeting, Berkeley, CA.

Apr 1998 “Deflationism and Non-Cognitivism”, Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA.

Apr 1998 “Deflationism and Non-Cognitivism”, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA

Mar 1998 “Assertions, Indicative Utterances, and Recent Arguments against Non-Cognitivism”, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada.

Nov 1997 “Assertions, Indicative Utterances, and Recent Arguments against Non-Cognitivism”, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH.

Jun 1997 “Deflationism and the Disquotational Schema”, 11th International Symposium LOGICA ’97, Liblice, Czech Republic.

May 1997 “Deflationism and Non-Cognitivism”, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland.

Feb 1997 “Speakers, Hearers, and the Prospects for Linguistic Cognitivism”, Mid-South Philosophy Conference, Memphis, TN.

Feb 1997 Comments on D.S. Clarke, “Logic and the Parochialism Problem”, Mid-South Philosophy Conference, Memphis, TN.

Feb 1997 “Speakers, Hearers, and the Prospects for Linguistic Cognitivism”, North Carolina Philosophical Society Annual Meeting, Elon College, Burlington, NC.

Oct 1996 “Speakers, Hearers, and the Prospects for Linguistic Cognitivism”, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC.

Jan 1993 “Unsettled Problems with Vague Truth”, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC.

Professional Development (in addition to above)

2004-2005 Academic Year

Apr 2005 Attended annual meeting of the Ohio Philosophical Association, Cincinnati, OH.

Dec 2004 Attended annual meeting of the Eastern Division of the American Philosophical Association, Boston, MA.

2003-2004 Academic Year

July 2004 Attended Second International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities, Monash University Centre, Prato, Italy.

Mar 2004 Chaired a session at the annual meeting of the Central Division of the American Philosophical Association, Chicago, IL

2002-2003 Academic Year

Mar 2003 Attended annual meeting of the Central Division of the American Philosophical Association, Cleveland, OH

Aug 2003 Attended XXIst World Congress of Philosophy, Istanbul, Turkey

Dec 2002 Attended “Making Connections” CTL-Sponsored Interterm Workshop

Aug 2002 Attended 14^th International Workshop and Conference on Teaching Philosophy, Crestview Hills, KY

2001-2002 Academic Year

Apr 2002 Chaired three sessions at the annual meeting of the Central Division of the American Philosophical Association, Chicago, IL

Apr 2002 Attended the annual meeting of the Ohio Philosophical Association, College of Wooster, Wooster, OH

Jan 2002 Participant, Environmental Studies Program Retreat: “Enhancing Understanding of Environmental Issues in our Community”

Dec 2001 Participant, FDC & Center for Teaching and Learning Committee interterm seminar featuring Dr. Marcia Baxter Magolda

2000-2001 Academic Year

Dec 2000 Otterbein College Faculty Development Retreat, Salt Fork Lake State Park, Ohio

Oct 2000 Participant, Dean’s Seminar, “The Courage to Teach” (Discussion of Parker Palmer’s book), Otterbein College

1999-2000 Academic Year

June 2000 Senior Year Experience Course Development Workshop Otterbein College.

April 2000 Attended annual meeting of the Central Division of the American Philosophical Association, Chicago, IL.

Jan 2000 Use of Multi-media Modules in the Classroom

Dec 1999 Attended annual meeting of the Eastern Division of the American Philosophical Association, Boston, MA.

Oct 1999 Attended the Chapel Hill Colloquium in Philosophy, Chapel Hill, NC

Other

1995-96 Graduate Teaching Assistant Coordinator, Department of Philosophy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

1991-96 Academic Tutor in Philosophy, Department of Athletics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

1996 Member, Steering Committee for 1996 Teaching Assistant Program Planning Retreat, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

1996 Session Leader, Ninth Annual UNC Teaching Assistant Orientation Program

Grants

2004-5 Humanities Advisory Committee Travel Grant (Central Division Meeting of the American Philosophical Association, Chicago, IL)

2003-4 Humanities Advisory Committee Travel Grant & IS Advisory Cmte Travel Grant
(Second International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities, Prato, Italy)

2002-3 White Fund Faculty Development Grant
(XXIst World Congress of Philosophy in Istanbul, Turkey)

2002-3 Humanities Advisory Committee Travel Grant
(XXIst World Congress of Philosophy in Istanbul, Turkey)

2002-3 Humanities Advisory Committee Faculty Project Grant (“Renewing our Academic Credentials”) $2,000 awarded to fund an interdisciplinary seminar on Plato’s Republic

2002 Faculty Development Committee White Fund Grant to attend the 14^th International Workshop and Conference on Teaching Philosophy in Crestview Hills, KY

2000 Humanities Advisory Committee Travel Grant
(American Philosophical Association Central Division Meeting, Minneapolis, MN)

1999 Humanities Advisory Committee Travel Grant
(American Philosophical Association Eastern Division Meeting, Boston, MA)

Service at Otterbein College (1999-present)

Otterbein Campus

2007- Humanities Division Personnel Evaluation Committee

2006- Co-Facilitator, An Otterbein Chautauqua: The Meaning of the Liberal Arts

2006 VPAA/Academic Dean Search Committee

2005- Center for Teaching and Learning Advisory Committee

2005-8 Faculty Advisor, Aegis: The Otterbein College Humanities Journal (student group)

2003- Faculty Advisor, Religion and Philosophy Club (student group)

2005-7 Curriculum Committee

2005-6 Faculty Council Executive Committee

2004-7 Integrative Studies Advisory Committee

2003-5 Student Media Board

2002-2003 Faculty Advisor, Atheists, Agnostics, and Freethinkers (student group)

2001-2004 Personnel Committee

2001-2007 Vice Chair, Institutional Review Board

2000-2001 Integrative Studies Festival Co-Chair

2000- Honors Committee

2000-2002 Integrative Studies Advisory Committee (Humanities Division Representative)

2000-2006 Environmental Studies Committee

1999- Humanities Advisory Committee (Co-chair, 2000-2003; Chair 2003- )

1999-2002 Common Book Committee

Campus Speaking Commitments

Mar 2004 “The Real World” Keynote Address at Torch and Key Initiation Ceremony

Dec 2003 “The Integrative Studies Program” presentation to the Guidance Counselor Advisory Board winter meeting

Dec 2002 “Making Connections” Member of panel discussing the use of Blackboard at CTL-Sponsored Interterm Workshop

Oct 2002 Introduction of Ruth Ozeki (Common Book Author) at Campus Common Book Convocation

Oct 2002 “The Plato Seminar” Presentation at FDC Lunchtime Roundtable

Aug 2002 “The True Value of a College Education” Presentation to students and parents at Summer Orientation

May 2002 “The Beautiful Things are Difficult” Speech at the Order of Omega induction ceremony

Apr 2002 “What’s So Good About a College Education?” Presentation to Summer Student Orientation Leaders

Jan 2002 “Plato and Feminism” Presentation to Mary Alice Dillman’s INST 270 courses.

Jan 2002 “Ethics” Presentation to Life Science Senior Seminar (Prof. Simon Lawrance)

Sep 2001 “Why Are You Here? College as a Health Club for the Mind” Speech delivered at the New Student Welcoming Convocation.

July 2001 “Environmental Ethics: Expanding the Circle of Moral Concern” Presentation at Alumni College, 2001, How Long Can We Enjoy This Planet?

May 2001 “Remarks from a Young Turk” Integrative Studies Professional Day

Jan 2001 “Ethics” Presentation to Life Science Senior Seminar (Prof. Michael Hoggarth).

May 2000 Discussion Leader, “After Long Silence” (2000-01 Common Book), to 2000 Orientation Leaders

Fall 1999 Panelist “Poverty in Action”

The Larger Community

Feb 2005 External Evaluation, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Mount Union College

June 2004 “Three Philosophers on Sympathy” St. John’s Episcopal Church, Worthington, OH

Apr 2003 External Evaluator, Department of Religion and Philosophy, Heidelberg College

1999- Scholarship Chair, University of Michigan Alumni Club of Central Ohio

2000- Textbook reviewer for Oxford University Press, Blackwell Press, Broadview Press, and Wadsworth Press

Professional Organizations

American Philosophical Association

Ohio Philosophical Association

American Association of Philosophy Teachers

Teaching Responsibilities at Otterbein College

2002-03

Summer Senior Year Experience 407 Life and Death Choices (with Joan Pryor-McCann)

Spring Philosophy 220/320 Existentialism

Integrative Studies 250 Philosophy and Human Nature (The Case of Leopold and Loeb)

Winter Philosophy 210/310 Early Modern Philosophy

Philosophy 291 Environmental Philosophy

Philosophy 400/Religion 400 Seminar in Philosophy/Religion (team taught)

Fall Philosophy 200/300 Greek Philosophy

Philosophy 260 Philosophy of Religion

Philosophy 270 Symbolic Logic

Integrative Studies 250 Philosophy and Human Nature (The Case of Leopold and Loeb)

2001-02

Spring Philosophy 220/320 Existentialism

Education 500/600 Philosophy of Education

Winter Philosophy 210/310 Early Modern Philosophy

Philosophy 291 Philosophy of Science

Math 291 Symbolic Logic

Philosophy 400 Seminar in Philosophy

Fall Philosophy 200/300 Greek Philosophy

Philosophy 260 Philosophy of Religion

Integrative Studies 250 Philosophy and Human Nature (The Case of Leopold and Loeb)

Environmental Studies 101 Introduction to Environmental Studies (team-taught)

2000-01

Spring Philosophy 291 Philosophy of Mind and Language

Philosophy 220/320 Late Modern Philosophy

Independent Study Cognitive Science and Philosophy

Winter Philosophy 291 Environmental Ethics

Philosophy 210/310 Early Modern Philosophy

Math 291 Symbolic Logic

Philosophy 400/Religion 400 Seminar in Philosophy/Religion

Fall Philosophy 200/300 Greek Philosophy

Philosophy 260 Philosophy of Religion

Integrative Studies 250 Philosophy of Human Nature

1999-2000

Spring Philosophy 220/320 Late Modern Philosophy

Philosophy 290 Social and Political Philosophy

Philosophy 130 Ethics

Independent Study Symbolic Logic

Winter Philosophy 210/310 Early Modern Philosophy

Philosophy 120 Effective Thinking

Fall Philosophy 200/300 Greek Philosophy

Philosophy 260 Philosophy of Religion

Teaching Experience (Other Institutions)

The College of William and Mary

Introduction to Philosophy (six times)

Symbolic Logic

Critical Thinking: Inductive Logic and Scientific Reasoning

Ethics (twice)

Concordia University

Ancient Western Philosophy

Introduction to the Philosophy of Language

Critical Thinking

Advanced Philosophy of Language

Guilford College

Abortion and Euthanasia

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Introduction to Philosophy (3 times)

Historical Introduction to Ethics (twice)

Bioethics: The End of Life and Genetic Technologies (twice)

Abortion and Euthanasia

Introduction to Symbolic Logic (twice)

References

Dr. Paul Laughlin

Department of Religion and Philosophy

Otterbein College

Westerville, OH 43081

(614) 823-1510

Dr. Charles Zimmerman

Department of Religion and Philosophy

Otterbein College

Westerville, OH 43081

(614) 823-1363

Dr. Glenna Jackson

Department of Religion and Philosophy

Otterbein College

Westerville, OH 43081

(614) 823-1561

Dr. Simon Blackburn

Faculty of Philosophy

University of Cambridge

Sidgwick Avenue

Cambridge CB3 9DA

UNITED KINGDOM

Dr. Dorit Bar-On

Department of Philosophy

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3125

(919) 962-7291