TEXAS STATE VITA



TEXAS STATE VITA

I. Academic/Professional Background

A. Name: Jeffrey Lee Gordon Title: Professor

B. Educational Background

|Degree |Year |University |Major |Thesis/Dissertation |

|Ph.D. |1979 |University of Colorado |Philosophy |A Phenomenological Exploration of Dreaming |

| | | | |(Director: Dr. Hazel Barnes) |

|M.A. |1973 |University of Colorado |Philosophy |      |

|B.A. |1969 |Northwestern University |Philosophy |      |

C. University Experience

|Position |University |Dates |

|Professor |Texas State University – San Marcos |1995-present |

|NEH Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Humanities |Texas State University – San Marcos |2002-2005 |

|Director of University Seminar |Texas State University – San Marcos |1986-2000 |

|Associate Professor (on leave) |University of Colorado (Boulder) |Spring 1985 |

|Associate Professor |Texas State University – San Marcos |1984-1994 |

|Assistant Professor |Texas State University – San Marcos |1979-1984 |

|Instructor |Texas State University – San Marcos |1978-1979 |

|Instructor |Colorado's Women’s College |Summer 1978 |

|Teaching Associate |University of Colorado |1973-1977 |

D. Relevant Professional Experience

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II. TEACHING

A. Teaching Honors and Awards:

Honors:

Texas State University – San Marcos, Elected by student members to honorary membership in the Golden Key Honor Society

Texas State University – San Marcos, Honored by Alpha Delta Pi sorority as among favorite professors for 2003-2004.

Nominated by the College of Liberal Arts for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching at Associate/full Professor level in 2002.

Nominated by the School of Liberal Arts for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching at Associate/full Professor level in 2001.

Nominated by the School of Liberal Arts for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching at Associate/full Professor level in 1992.

Awards

College of Liberal Arts award ($1000) for being a runner-up for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2005.

NEH Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Humanities. Endowed professorship 2002-2005.

College of Liberal Arts Golden Apple for Excellence in Teaching, 2001: $2000 awarded by the College of Liberal Arts, Southwest Texas State University.

Distinguished Teaching Award/ 1974:$500 awarded by the Graduate School of The University of Colorado to ten of two hundred eligible teaching associates.

B. Courses Taught:

Texas State University

Philosophies Men Live By

General Introduction to Philosophy

Philosophy and Critical Thinking

Philosophy and Literature

Metaphysics

Contemporary Philosophy: Existentialism and Its Sources

Contemporary Philosophy: Philosophy of Mind Contemporary Philosophy: Philosophy of Human Experience

Philosophy in Film

Philosophical Explorations in Film

Reality, Dream, and Film

Existentialism

Walt Whitman’s Metaphysics of Eros

Visions of the Hero for the Twentieth Century

Four Artists in Search of America:

Whitman, O”Keeffe, Peckinpah, Dylan

The Quest for Truth, the Passion for Beauty:

Introduction to Philosophy and the Fine Arts Philosophy of Art

The Meaning of Life

Modern Democracy and Its Enemies

University Seminar

Against Religion

The Search for the Meaning of Life in Film

The Meaning of Death

Colorado Women’s College

Philosophical Psychology

University of Colorado

Introductory Logic

Ways of Knowing

The Question of Human Freedom

What is Man?

Philosophy and Religion

Introductory Ethics

Introduction to Philosophy (Spring, 1985)

Existentialism (Spring, 1985)

C. Graduate Theses/Dissertations or Exit Committees (if supervisor, please indicate):

     

D. Courses Prepared and Curriculum Development:

Texas State University

Philosophy and Literature

Contemporary Philosophy: Existentialism and Its Sources

Contemporary Philosophy: Philosophy of Human Experience

Philosophy in Film

Philosophical Explorations in Film

Reality, Dream, and Film

Existentialism

Walt Whitman’s Metaphysics of Eros

Visions of the Hero for the Twentieth Century

Four Artists in Search of America:

Whitman, O’Keeffe, Peckinpah, Dylan

The Quest for Truth, the Passion for Beauty:

Introduction to Philosophy and the Fine Arts (with Prof. Neely)

The Meaning of Life

Modern Democracy and Its Enemies (with Profs. Krueger and Raphael)

Against Religion

The Search for the Meaning of Life in Film

The Meaning of Death

University Seminar

Colorado's Women’s College

Philosophical Psychology

University of Colorado

The Question of Human Freedom

What is Man?

E. Funded External Teaching Grants and Contracts:

     

F. Submitted, but not Funded, External Teaching Grants and Contracts:

     

G. Funded Internal Teaching Grants and Contracts:

     

H. Submitted, but not Funded, Internal Teaching Grants and Contracts:

     

I. Other:

     

III. SCHOLARLY/CREATIVE

A. Works in Print

1. Books (if not refereed, please indicate)

a. Scholarly Monographs:

     

b. Textbooks:

The University in Your Life (New York: McGraw Hill, 1996). This is the national edition of our University Seminar reader. Included in it are two of my own essays, one of which appears here for the first time, and an extensive academic apparatus that I provided (introductions to each section of the text and introductions to each reading, questions to guide and focus reading, questions for reflection, suggestions for discussion topics, suggestions for writing assignments, journal topics, etc.).

c. Edited Books:

     

d. Chapters in Books:

ESSAYS IN ANTHOLOGIES

“The Unasked Question” in Your University Experience—the Next Step, ed. Dochen, et. al. (Boston: Pearson, 2006).

"Is the Existence of God Relevant to the Meaning of Life?" (in German translation) in Der Sinn des Lebens (Munich: Taschenbuch, 2000).

“What Does It Mean to be Educated?” in Your University Experience—the Next Step, op. cit.

“Are You Getting Your Money’s Worth as a College Student?” in Your University Experience—the Next Step, op.cit.

e. Creative Books:

     

2. Articles

a. Refereed Journal Articles:

1. “The Blood of the 3,000: Reflections on 9/11 Seven Years Later,” forthcoming in Philosophy Now (Britain), 2008.

2. “Must We Resign Ourselves to War?” forthcoming in Philosophy Now (Britain), 2008.

3. “Communications Technology and the Rape of Time,” in International Journal of Technology, Knowledge, and Society (Australia), summer, 2006.

Contemporary advertising creates an alternative reality magnetic in its appeal to our imagination, for it is a reality that excludes time. One of the consequences of its seductive power is the intellectual torpor of many of our students.

4. “The Rape of Time: On the Occlusion of the Spiritual Quest in the Present Age,” in Proceedings of the Fifteenth Annual National Conference on Liberal Arts and the Education of Artists, New York School of Visual Arts, New York City, fall, 2001.

Dominant forces in contemporary Western culture militate against the spiritual quest. Prominent among these is the systematic exclusion under modern capitalism of the tragic from our inner lives: the rape of time. The most resonant art of the present age is a cry of anguish about our spiritual suffocation.

5. "Hangt der Sinn des Lebens mit der Existenz Gottes Zusammen?"in Der Sinn des Lebens (Munich: Deutscher

Taschenbuch Verlag, 2000).

Is God’s existence a necessary condition of the meaningfulness of human life?

6. "Kurosawa’s Existential Masterpiece: A Meditation on the Meaning of Life," in Human Studies. fall, 1997.

An analysis of the question of the meaning of life and an interpretation of Japanese film director Akira Kurosawa’s answer to it.

7. "The Concept of the Unconscious: A Refutation," in Southwest Philosophical Studies. May, 1997.

An assessment of the historical importance of Freud’s concept of the unconscious, an explication of that

concept, and a critique of it.

8. "The Rational Imperative to Believe," Religious Studies (England), Volume 29, September, 1993.

Contrary to the common view, William James is arguing in "The Will to Believe" for the rational necessity of

belief for those for whom the religious option is "live." I defend this reading of the famous essay, then defend

the newly-interpreted argument itself against a barrage of anticipated objections.

9. "'The Will to Believe': James's Defense of Religious Intolerance," Southwest Philosophical Studies. April, 1993.

This is a first attempt at the new reading of James developed in depth in the essay described in

Number 6 above.

10. "Racked with Doubt, the Determinist Deliberates 'til Unwelcome Dawn," Southwest Philosophy Review ,July, 1992.

Belief in determinism comes at a high price: One must either abandon deliberation or accept

contradiction as a permanent affliction in one's everyday life.

11. "Freud’s Religious Skepticism Resurrected," Religious Studies (England), Volume 27, September, 1991.

An imaginary debate with Sigmund Freud on a putatively fatal flaw in his case for religious skepticism.

12. "For Idealism in Youth," The Journal of the Freshman Year Experience, Vol. 1, Number 2, Fall, 1989.

A personal reminiscence of Martin Luther King's March on Washington in 1963 and reflections on the

spiritual distance traveled by American youth since then.

13. "Freshman Seminar: An Overture," Symposium. Spring, 1988.

What is a university? What, in the ideal case, can a student achieve there? These almost wholly ignored

philosophical questions are at the crux of our approach at SWT to Freshman Seminar.

14. "Is the Existence of God Relevant to the Meaning of Life?" Reprinted in Topics: A Journal of the Liberal Arts. Spring, 1988

This article was one of six finalists in an international essay contest on "The Existence of God" sponsored by

Washington and Jefferson College. The finalists are published in the journal Topics.

15. "Life-World or Dream-World: A Phenomenological Solution to an Ancient Puzzle,” Husserl Studies

(Netherlands), September, 1985.

Here I attempt to resolve the ancient and exasperating question, 'How can I know that I am awake?' I do this

by identifying the key phenomenological distinction between the world of waking experience and the world of

the dream. The paper is an application of Husserl's phenomenological method to the world of dreaming,

terrain heretofore little explored by phenomenologists

16. "Bad Faith: A Dilemma," Philosophy (England), April, 1985.

In his contribution to the continuing debate in Philosophy on Sartre's concept of bad faith, English philosopher Leslie Stevenson proposed that one is in bad faith when he denies reflectively what he pre-reflectively takes to be true. I argue that this proposal, promising though it may seem, is ensnared in an inescapable dilemma.

17. "The Meaning of Life: For Each to Decide?" Southwest Philosophical Studies. April, 1985.

Is the meaningfulness of a human life dependent upon the judgment of the individual living it, or are there extrinsic considerations that make it possible for a person's judgment in this matter to be wrong? I argue for the latter view.

18. "'The Dilemma of Theodicy," Sophia (Australia), October, 1984.

The theist must pay a high price for a successful resolution of the problem of evil: the price is the undermining

of the most fertile source of religious faith, the conviction that only God can console us for our sorrows. But

failure to resolve the problem of evil extracts a higher price still. This is ‘the dilemma of theodicy,' and the

burden of my paper is to explain its force.

19. "Nagel or Camus on the Absurd?" Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, September, 1984.

In a very influential, widely-anthologized paper, "The Absurd," Princeton philosopher Thomas Nagel

disputes both Camus' conception of 'the Absurd' (the sense in which human life as such may be regarded as

absurd) and Camus' recommendation of defiance in the face of it. I try to refute Nagel's arguments and

develop sympathetically Camus' insights.

20. "Is Truth Dependent upon Man?" Presented at the annual meeting of the Mountain-Plains Philosophical Society in Ogden, Utah, September, 1983; published in the proceedings of the Society.

In an article published in 1982 in The Review of Metaphysics, Josef Seifert rejects the correspondence theory of truth on the ground that it makes truth dependent upon man. Edward Lawry rejects the theory also, on the

ground that it renders meaningless the common phenomenon of love of truth. I argue that both these thinkers

arrive at their conclusions on the basis of fundamental confusions.

21. "Introspective Method and Human Freedom, Southwest Philosophy Review, September, 1983.

Here I criticize the claim made by leading proponents of the libertarian position (both here and on the

Continent) that introspection can provide evidence for our being free.

22. "Is Naturalism Inescapable?" Analysis (England), June, 1983.

In 1977, my colleague, Professor Fulmer, argued in the British journal Analysis that the teleological

conception of the universe must in the end revert to naturalism. Since many people have believed that a naturalistic universe is one in which man's life could have no meaning, I thought Professor Fuhner's argument worthy of rejoinder.

23. "Is the Existence of God Relevant to the Meaning of Life?" The Modern Schoolman, May, 1983

Rejecting the major traditional arguments for the relevance of God to the meaningfulness of human

life, I present an argument of my own in which I develop the aesthetic sense of intelligibility. I

conclude that God is necessary to the meaningfulness of human life inasmuch as his existence is

necessary to the aesthetic intelligibility of the world.

24. "Sartre's Coquette: In Defense of Her Virtue," Southwest Philosophical Studies,April, 1984.

After having successfully characterized the problematic nature of the phenomenon of self-deception, Jean-

Paul Sartre allows the phenomenon to elude him in his various attempts to capture it in examples. This paper

examines the most famous of those examples.

25. "A Bolt in the Summer Sky: In Quest of the Essence of Humor, " Southwest Philosophical Studies, April, 1983.

I argue that humor always has as its target the very seriousness with which we pursue our daily agitation.

Humor is cut from the same cloth as despair, but it is cut quickly, deftly, and in such tiny segments that the

pattern of the original is indecipherable.

26. "The Contemporary American University as a Locus of the Absurd," The Podium, March, 1982.

The doors of the academy have been torn from their jambs in an effort to accommodate the great unwashed of American youth, regardless, to be sure, of race, sex, or creed--but regardless also of interest, intelligence, or drive to attain anything but a sliver of paper documenting their unwilling internment. The result has been to reduce the American university to a congeries of ludicrous incongruities, which I detail at length here.

27. "Our Sisyphus," Southwest Philosophical Studies. Vol. VL April, 1982.

An imaginary interview with Albert Camus in an attempt to determine why the figure of Sisyphus, whose fate

is ostensibly so remote from ours, should nevertheless haunt our spiritual landscape.

28. "In Defense of Despair: Preliminary Reflections on the Meaning of Life," Southwest Philosophical

Studies,Vol. V, April, 1981.

This paper is a propaedeutic to the study of the question of the meaning of life. It responds to those sanguine

spirits who see no reason to address this question, since in their view it is itself without meaning. I try to

exhume the question of the meaning of life from its shallow philosophical grave.

b. Non-refereed Articles:

     

3. Abstracts:

"Existential Freedom and Free Will: An Indefensible Estrangement," in Proceedings of the International

Jaspers Society, Fall, 1983.

"Nagel or Camus on the Absurd?" in The Review of Metaphysics, December, 1984.

"Bad Faith: A Dilemma," in The Review of Metaphysics, June, 1985.

4. Reports:

     

5. Book Reviews:

     

6. Other:

     

B. Works not in Print

1. Papers Presented at Professional Meetings:

1. Commentary on “The Perspective of the Artist” by James Stauber. Presented at the annual meeting of the New Mexico/ West Texas Philosophical Association. Austin, Texas, spring, 2007.

2. “Sweet Coercion: Higher Education in the Culture of Fantasy.” Presented to AMINTAPHIL, the American Society for the Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, November, 2006.

3. “Communications Technology and the Rape of Time: Contemporary Advertising as an Agent of Personal Inauthenticity.” Presented to the International Conference on Technology, Knowledge, and Society, University of California, Berkeley, February, 2005.

4. “The Limits of Cinema: A Phenomenological Investigation.” Presented to the annual meeting of the American Society for Aesthetics in Santa Fe, New Mexico. July, 2004.

5. “The Rape of Time: On the Occlusion of the Spiritual in the Present Age.” Presented to the National Conference on Liberal Arts and the Education of Artists, New York School of Visual Arts, New York City, October, 2001.

6. “Film and Dream: A Phenomenological Investigation.” Presented to the American Society for Aesthetics in Santa Fe, New Mexico, July, 2001.

7. “Buddha, Socrates, Jesus: The Search for Perennial Wisdom.” Presented as the inaugural lecture in the “Last Lecture Series” at St. Mary's University, San Antonio, Texas, February, 2001. (By invitation.)

8. “Is There an Answer to the Question of the Meaning of Life?” Presented at Bejing University, May, 2000 (by invitation).

9. "Introducing Students to the Interconnections between Philosophy, Music, and Plastic Art." Presented at the Conference of the National Education Association. Provo, Utah, March, 1997. (With Profs. Neely and Williams.)

10. "Combining an Introduction to the Arts and Philosophy." Presented to the National Conference on the Freshman Year Experience. San Antonio, Texas, November, 1996. (With Dr. Neely.)

11. "Education and Personal Identity." Presented to the National Conference on the Freshman Year Experience. San Antonio, Texas November, 1996. (With Drs. Hulsey and Mejia.)

12. "A Miracle of Alchemy: Transforming Our Students into Seekers." Presented to the National Conference on the Freshman Year Experience. San Antonio, Texas, November, 1996. (By invitation.) (See #32 and #36.)

13. "After Freud: Sketch for a New Theory of Consciousness." Presented to the New Mexico and West Texas Philosophical Society, in Austin, Texas, April, 1996.

14. "Oneiros: A Phenomenology." Presented to the Conference on Contemporary Research in Existentialism and Phenomenology, in Carbondale, Illinois, March, 1996.

15. "A Miracle of Alchemy: Freshman Seminar as an Induction into College Thinking." Presented to the National Conference on the Freshman Year Experience, in Columbia, South Carolina, February, 1996. By invitation as "Back by Popular Demand.” (See #32 above.)

16. "To Set Souls Free: Reinstating Values at the Core of the Curriculum." Presented to the National Conference of the Freshman Year Experience, in Dallas, Texas, November, 1995.

17. "The Concept of the Unconscious: A Refutation." Presented to the New Mexico / West Texas Philosophical Society, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, April, 1995.

18. "Kurosawa’s Existential Masterpiece: A Meditation on the Meaning of Life." Presented to The Conference on Contemporary Research in Existentialism and Phenomenology, in Durham, New Hampshire, March, 1995.

19. “A Miracle of Alchemy: Freshman Seminar as an Induction into College Thinking.” Presented to the National Conference on the Freshman Year Experience, in Columbia, South Carolina, February, 1995.

20. "Love or Lust: The Puritan's Dilemma." Co-presented to the New Mexico-West Texas Philosophical Society, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Spring, 1993. With Prof McKinney

21. "Film as a Source of Insight into Love and Lust." Presented with my colleague in philosophy, Prof Audrey McKinney, to an NEH-sponsored seminar entitled, "The Power of Images." San Marcos, Texas, Summer, 1992.

22. “ ‘The Will to Believe’: James's Defense of Religious Intolerance.” Presented to the New Mexico-West Texas Philosophical Society in San Antonio, April, 1992.

23. "The Rational Imperative to Believe." Presented to the Society of Christian Philosophers, in Provo, Utah, March, 1992.

24. "Provocations for Mind and Heart: Freshman Seminar as Life-Enrichment.' Presented (by invitation) to the National Conference on the Freshman Year Experience, in Columbia, South Carolina, February, 1992.

Designing and implementing a Freshman Seminar with intellectual content

25. "The Meaning of Life." Presented (by invitation) as the Annual Philosophy Lecture at Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio, Texas, January, 1992.

There are good reasons to believe that philosophers can be of no help to us at all in regard to the problem of life. I examine two of these reasons, then consider what role the philosopher can play in the elucidation and

resolution of this question.

26. "Hud: The Aesthetics of Moral Overcoming." Presented to an NEH-sponsored conference entitled, "Images of Texas in Film," in San Marcos, Texas, July, 1991.

Martin Ritt's film, Hud, achieves a degree of psychological intimacy quite rare in the Western by

replicating in the viewer the process of self-overcoming.

27. "Racked with Doubt, the Determinist Deliberates ' til Unwelcome Dawn. " Presented to the New Mexico-West Texas Philosophical Society, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, April, 1991.

Why deliberating is incompatible with belief in determinism.

28. "From the Ashes of their Apathy, the Phoenix of Commitment: the First Five Years of Freshman Seminar at Southwest Texas." Presented to the National Conference on the Freshman Year Experience, in Columbia, South Carolina, February, 1991.

Purposes, methods, problems, and assessment to date of our impenitently intellectual approach to

Freshman Seminar.

29. "Let's Crack this Chestnut: Can Determinists Deliberate?" Presented to the Southwestern Philosophical Society, at Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas, November, 1990.

I try to show that the denial of free will entails a serious practical dilemma: Although it would be very

difficult for anyone, regardless of philosophic position, to stop deliberating over important decisions, the

determinist cannot deliberate without first abandoning his or her determinism.

30. "Freud’s Religious Skepticism Resurrected." Presented to the New Mexico-West Texas Philosophical Society, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Spring, 1990.

Freud's religious skepticism has been accused of fundamental logical error, insofar as it is based upon

an examination of the psychological sources of religious belief. Is Freud guilty of the genetic fallacy? In

an imaginary dialogue with Freud, I allow him to defend himself in his own voice.

31. “Transcendental Reduction and the Meaning of a Human Life: Meditations Inspired by Kurosawa.” Presented at the twenty-seventh annual meeting of the International Husserl Circle, in Pingree Park, Colorado, Summer, 1989.

An analysis of the problem of the meaning of life and an examination of a cinematic resolution of that

problem in a masterpiece of Kurosawa’s.

32. "Freedom, Vitality, and a New World Order: The Case for Freshman Seminar as a Vehicle for Enlightenment." Presented at the National Conference of the Freshman Year Experience (by invitation), in Austin, Texas, Spring, 1990.

In order to teach, we must have students. But students are seekers, active pursuers of truth. What

vision of a university education can transform our students' obedience into commitment?

33. "Who Improves and Who Corrupts the Youth: A Debate on Mission and Method in Freshman Seminar." Presented with Prof. De Sellers at the National Conference on the Freshman Year Experience at the University of South Carolina, in Columbia, South Carolina, Spring, 1989.

Should the primary task of Freshman Seminar be the strengthening of our students' skills or the

broadening of their vision? I defend the latter focus.

34. “Freshman Seminar: Unlocking the American Mind.” Presented at the National Conference on the Freshman Year Experience at the University of South Carolina, in Columbia, South Carolina, Spring, 1988.

Fifty per cent of American youth now attempt college. This will either seal the doom of academic standards as colleges scramble for survival, or it will raise the consciousness of a nation. Freshman Seminar at SWT is holding out for the latter.

35."The Absurd." Presented to the Department of Philosophy, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, March 1985. (By invitation).

The idea of the absurdity of human life has deep roots in our culture. What have people meant when they have called human life absurd? Is there truth in this judgment?

36. "When a Philosopher Says Something Philosophical, How Do We Know It is True?" Presented to the fifth annual meeting of the Colorado Philosophical Association (by invitation), in Denver, Colorado, April, 1985.

Philosophic claims are enormously wide-ranging: within the domain of philosophy there are assertions

about the necessary conditions of the ideal state (Plato), of human experience (Kant), of meaning in life

(Nozick). We should not, then, expect a univocal answer to the title question of this conference. But I

try to show here what kinds of answers are possible.

37. "The Phenomenology of Dreaming." Presented to the Philosophy Forum of Southern Methodist University (by invitation), in Dallas, Texas, Fall, 1984.

An examination of the key experiential structures of the dream-world.

38. "The Meaning of Life: For Each to Decide?" Presented to the New Mexico-West Texas Philosophical Society, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, April, 1984.

A development of the themes of the previous presentation, "Relativism and the Meaning of Life."

39. "Relativism and the Meaning of Life." Presented to the Philosophy Forum, in San Antonio, Texas, in December, 1983.

"The meaning and meaningfulness of life are relative to the individual: he must create his own meaning

and affirm its worth. To seek some extrinsic criterion of meaning, some absolute truth on the matter is

faint-heartedness and folly." Thus speaks the "common man," whose view I examine in this paper. I

set out the considerations that seem to urge this view, then try to distinguish what is right from what is

hopelessly wrong with it.

40. "Is the Truth Dependent Upon Man?" Presented to the Mountain Plains Philosophical Society, in Ogden, Utah, in September, 1983. (See abstract under "Articles," No. 17.

41. "Existential Freedom and Free Will: An Indefensible Estrangement." Presented to the World Congress

of Philosophy, in Montreal, Canada, in August, 1983.

Existential philosopher Karl Jaspers argued that the perennial debate between free-willist and

determinist must end in defeat for the libertarian, but that this debate has been from the outset utterly

misconceived. The true freedom of man, Jaspers argues, cannot be objectified. I try to point out that

this view of Jaspers' does not exempt his discussion from the terms and the conclusions of the

traditional debate.

42. "Life-World or Dream-World: A Phenomenological Solution to an Ancient Puzzle." Presented to the Husserl Circle, in Atlanta, Georgia, in June, 1983. (See abstract under "Articles," No. 12.)

43. "Mauvaise Foi: Sartre's Delusion." Presented to the New Mexico-West Philosophical Society, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, April, 1983.

This paper attempts to show that Jean-Paul Sartre's several attempts to resolve the paradox in self-deception--

a paradox he has correctly depicted--merely shift the locus of obscurity.

44. "Can We Know through Introspection that We are Free?" Presented to the Philosophical Forum, in San Antonio, Texas, November, 1982.

This paper is an expansion of the project started in "Introspective Method and Human Freedom” (see #18 above under “Articles”) In a new third section to that paper, I argue that the debate on freedom among English-speaking philosophers has been seriously misdirected insofar as the debate has focused on cases of conscious deliberation. Far more crucial to the shaping of human life are those directions laid down beneath the purview of conscious awareness. If there is no freedom in this domain, there is no freedom worth defending.

45. "Introspective Method and Human Freedom." Presented to the Mountain Plains Philosophical Society, in Lincoln, Nebraska, October, 1982. (See abstract under "Articles," No. 18.)

46."'The Phenomenology of Madness: A Reply to Reeder. " Presented to the Husserl Circle, in Pingree Park, Colorado, June, 1982.

Professor Reeder, a member of the international society of phenomenologists, The Husserl Circle,

delivered a paper before this society in which he tried to develop a "literary phenomenology" of

madness. My response criticizes at length both his method and his project, calling into question the

very possibility of a phenomenology of madness, on the ground that the perspective of critical

subjectivity required of a phenomenology is precisely what is absent when the sane man studies the

dark waters of the insane.

47. "A Bolt in the Summer Sky: In Quest of the Essence of Humor." Presented to the New Mexico-West Texas Philosophical Society, in Lubbock, Texas, April, 1982. (See abstract under "Articles," No. 22.)

48. "Our Sisyphus. " Presented to the New Mexico-West Texas Philosophical Society, in Fort Worth, Texas, April, 198 1. (See abstract under "Articles," No. 24.)

49. "In Defense of Despair: Preliminary Reflections on the Meaning of Life." Presented to the New Mexico-West Texas Philosophical Society, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, April, 1980. (See abstract under "Articles,” No. 25.)

50. "Interiority." Presented to the American Society for Existential Psychiatry, in Miami Beach, Florida, March, 1969.

We typically think of the self as our most intimate possession, that domain of private being to which

we, alone, have access, a personal stronghold that endures through the vicissitudes of worldly

fortune and resists the voracious appetite of the world. In this paper, I question whether there is

such a self, or whether the self is not, even for us, out there, ahead of us, and very definitely a

process among other processes in the world.

2. Invited Talks, Lectures, Presentations:

I have responded to sixty-four invitations to lecture on this and other campuses. Please see Numbers 14, 15, 16, 19, 25, 26, 27, 30, 36, 39, 43, and 44 under "Papers Presented at Professional Meetings,” all items under “Lectures at Other Colleges and Universities,” the first thirty-seven items and #101, 102, 108, 115, 117, 120, 130, and 131 under "Service," and items 10 and 11 under “Other Professional Activities.”

3. Consultancies:

     

4. Workshops:

     

5. Other:

LECTURES AT OTHER COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

1. "From the Ashes of Their Apathy, the Phoenix of Commitment.” Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, June,

1996. (By invitation.)

2. Lecture and workshop on "The World of Freshmen.” Lock Haven University, Lock Haven, Pennsylvania.

July, 1996. (By invitation.)

3. "Education: For What Reasons? To What Ends?” Dyersburg State Community College, Dyersburg,

Kentucky, August 1996. (By invitation.)

4. “Introduction to Sartre’s No Exit.” St. Mary’s University, San Antonio, Texas. December, 2001. (By invitation.)

5 through 9. Please see numbers 14, 16, 26, 43, and 44 under “Papers Presented at Professional Meetings.”

10. “What is the Answer? What is the Answer? [Pause] What is the Question?” UT Quest, University of Texas, Austin, Texas, May, 2003. (By invitation.)

C. Grants and Contracts

1. Funded External Grants and Contracts:

     

2. Submitted, but not Funded, External Grants and Contracts:

     

3. Funded Internal Grants and Contracts:

     

4. Submitted, but not Funded, Internal Grants and Contracts:

     

D. Fellowships, Awards, Honors:

Fellowships:

University of Colorado Fellowship, 1975-76: full tuition and a $2500 stipend

University of Colorado Fellowship, 1974-75: full tuition and a $2500 stipend

Awards:

Honors Stipend. Awarded $750 by Texas State Honors Program for interdisciplinary course proposal to develop “Our Present Crisis of Soul.” Summer, 2004.

Distinguished Dissertation Award, 1980: $500 awarded annually by the Graduate School of Arts and Humanities, University of Colorado, for the year's best dissertation in the humanities.

George F. Reynolds Award, 1977-78: $4300 stipend awarded at The University of Colorado to three dissertating graduate students selected among candidates in all departments of the humanities.

Schumann Award, 1964: a full tuition award scholarship for creative writing awarded by the Department of English, Northwestern University.

Honors:

Texas State University:

Merit--Awarded merit raise in 1982-83.

Merit--Awarded departmental, school, and vice presidential merit raises in 1988-89.

Merit--Awarded departmental, school, and vice presidential merit raises in every succeeding year to present when merit was awarded.

University of Colorado, Who's Who among Students at American Colleges and Universities: selection by the

Graduate School for inclusion in the annual edition of this book, both in 1974-75 and in 1975-76

University of Colorado, Jentzsch Prize in Philosophy, 1974: $ 100 prize for an essay in philosophy awarded annually to one student by the Department of Philosophy

University of Colorado, Graduate School Scholarship, 1973: $1000

IV. SERVICE

A. University:

DIRECTOR OF FRESHMAN SEMINAR

From its inception in fall, 1986, to fall, 2000, 1 was the Director of Freshman Seminar (now called

University Seminar). This is a one-hour course required of every incoming freshman at Texas State. The purpose of the

course is to explore the question, What are the highest purposes of a university education and how can I best achieve them? During my tenure as director, it was taught by some eighty to 100 faculty in the fall semester. My responsibilities as director included creating the initial design of the course, its curriculum, and its text; revising the text annually in response to annual faculty review; supervising preparation of a manual for instructors; preparing text for publication by McGraw Hill; providing other aids for teaching; presiding over the meetings of the program's central leadership; recruiting faculty; supervising training of faculty, designing evaluation instruments; supervising assessment of the program; meeting with student assistants ("facilitators"); dealing with individual student problems; proposing university-wide initiatives for the improvement of teaching and learning; defending the integrity of the program against external threats; representing our program with presentations at national conferences on the freshman year experience; publicizing the program in print within and outside the Texas State community; consulting with other universities within and outside Texas to aid them in establishing programs on our model; providing opportunities for faculty development, such as speakers series and symposia on university teaching. For fall, 2000, I designed the curriculum for University Seminar for transfer students.

B. Departmental:

In addition to routine assignments to various scholarship committees on campus, I have contributed the following service to the Philosophy Department and to the University:

I have responded to fifty invitations from colleagues (in all but seven cases, outside the Philosophy Department) to participate in and/or lead discussions. These are listed in the first thirty-seven items below and in numbers 101, 102, 108, 115, 117, 120, 122, 123, 124, 128, 130, 131, and 132.

1. “The Greatest American Oratory of the 20th Century: JFK and MLK.” Lecture for Philosophy Dept. Dialogue Series. Spring, 2008.

2. Tenth Annual Ethics Bowl. Judged the Texas regional competition. St. Mary’s University, San Antonio, Texas. Fall, 2007.

3. Southwestern Philosophy Conference. Chaired a session on Heidegger and Habermas. San Antonio, Texas. Fall, 2007.

4. “Art and Horror.” Lecture for Philosophy Dept. Dialogue Series. Fall, 2007.

5. Honors thesis. Directed the Honors thesis of Thomas Kelly-Lieb, “Who is the Philosopher-King?” Spring, 2007.

6. Debate on the Iraq War. Moderated a debate between a team of College Democrats and a team of College Republicans on the war in Iraq: its justification, its present state, what should be done. Spring, 2007.

7. Master’s committee. Served on the examining committee of English major Jennifer Rowland. Spring, 2007.

8. Master’s committee. Served on the examining committee of MFA candidate (in Creative Writing) Jacob Kidd. Spring, 2007.

9. Defending the Core Curriculum. Initiated the letter of November 28, 2006, to the Provost from the four faculty members who have held the NEH Distinguished Teaching Professorship in the Humanities (Paul Cohen, Robert Gorman, James Housefield, and I). The letter protested the Provost’s unilateral decision to cut the core and his “strong recommendation” to exempt University Seminar and Speech Communication from cuts, and we protested his taking these actions without consulting the faculty. The Provost, responding to our arguments and those of the Faculty Senate, subsequently turned over this curricular decision to the faculty and removed his strong recommendation. Spring, 2007.

10. “Sculpting the Future.” Invited to attend this President’s Gala to honor the largest donors to date to Texas State. Spring, 2007.

11. Community discussion of Atlas Shrugged. Participated in two of the four sessions sponsored by the Philosophy Department and led by Prof. McKinney devoted to an examination of this novel. Spring, 2007.

12. “The Controversial Humor of Dave Chappelle.” Joined three colleagues as a panelist in this Philosophy Dialogue Series event focusing on the sources of humor in the televised skits of Dave Chappelle, whose racially-charged sketches have provoked questions about the nature of his humor: its wellspring, its target, its point. Spring, 2007.

13. “Protest and Dissent: Juilliard Joins Texas State in a Celebration of the Arts.” Directed publicity and funding for and participated as master of ceremonies in this third annual culminating artistic event of the Common Experience. Holding the event in Evans Auditorium on March 8, 2007, Texas Sate hosted ten top student performers from the Juilliard School in New York City’s Lincoln Center, under the direction of Texas State alumnus Wayne Oquin (Music major, Philosophy minor, 1999), a doctoral candidate at Juilliard. Evans was filled to capacity (900). Spring, 2007.

14. “The Media and the Bush White House . Moderated panel discussion among faculty and graduate students on the merits and demerits of the media’s treatment of the Bush presidency. Spring, 2007.

15. Honors thesis. Directed the Honors thesis of philosophy major, Zachary Brown. “The Power of Love: An Examination of the Philosophies of Schopenhauer, Sartre, and Marcuse.” Fall, 2006.

16. “The Meaning of Life in Our Troubled Time.” Keynote address for induction ceremony of Golden Key Honor Society. Fall, 2006.

17. Seminars on Tara Smith’s new book, The Virtuous Egoist: Ayn Rand’s Normative Ethics (Cambridge Univ. Press, 2006). Assisted Dr. Audrey McKinney in leading discussions with undergraduate and graduate students on this work. Fall, 2006.

18. The Question of Mexican Immigration.” Moderated a panel discussion featuring five participants from various areas of expertise, the first public event to be held on the new Round Rock campus. Fall, 2006.

19. “Selfishness: Virtue or Vice?” Moderated and publicized this debate between former Senator Robert Krueger and Ayn Rand Institute Director Yaron Brook. Fall, 2006.

20. Eighth Annual Texas Regional Ethics Bowl. Served as a judge in this debate-formatted competition focused on contemporary moral issues. Fall, 2006.

21. “The Role of Oratory in American Democracy.” Lecture for Dr. Rebecca Raphael’s Honors class, “Modern Democracy and Its Enemies.” Fall, 2006.

22. “Ambiguities of Sexual Identity.” At the invitation of Student Activists for Sexual Minorities, I moderated a panel of students who answered audience questions as the audience tried to determine the panelists’ sexual identity. Fall, 2006.

23. “Socrates and Jesus: Brothers in Martyrdom, Brothers in Love.” Lecture for Philosophy Department Dialogue Series. Fall, 2006.

24. Honors thesis. Directed the Honors thesis of political science major, Ryan Forrest. “Cui Bono: The Looming Contradiction between Empire and Democracy.” Spring, 2006.

25. “A Poetics of Fire.” At the invitation of Seguin One Reads, I presented a lecture on Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 as part of a series for the community at the Public Library of Seguin. Spring, 2006.

26. “Existentialists and God.” Lecture for the Philosophy Dept. Dialogue Series. Spring, 2006.

27. “Common Experience Interdisciplinary Symposium: Blood for Oil, Ports for Sale: the Courage to Redefine American Priorities.” I organized, moderated, and directed publicity for this symposium, attended by more than 300 students. Spring, 2006.

28. “The Courage to Run: Gilbert Tuhabonye.” Introduced Mr. Tuhabonye for this Common Experience event. Spring, 2006.

29. “The Greatest Challenge to Intellectuals.” Lecture for induction ceremony of Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society. Spring, 2006.

30. “Existentialism and Science; Existentialism and Religion.” Guest lecture for Dr. Joy’s course in Science and Religion. Spring, 2006.

31. Texas State Alumni Gala. Invited to attend this annual event as the mentor of one of the association’s recipient’s of their Distinguished Alumnus Award (Wayne Oquin). Spring, 2006.

32. “Hate Speech.” At the invitation of Student Activists for Sexual Minorities, I moderated a panel discussion on hate crimes against sexual minorities. Spring, 2006.

33. “The Meaning of Happiness in Socrates’ Philosophy.” Lecture to high-school seniors invited to Texas State as prospective Mitte and Terry scholars. Spring, 2006.

34. “Order and Chaos: The Dialectical Tension in the Philosophies of Plato, Aristotle, and Nietzsche.” Guest lecture in Kathleen Peirce’s graduate seminar in Creative Writing, Form and Theory. Spring, 2006.

35. “Celebrations of Courage: A Common Experience in the Arts.” Directed publicity for this highlight of the second year of the Common Experience. Spring, 2006.

36. “Democrat or Republican: Finding Your Political Stance.” At the invitation of College Republicans and College Democrats, I moderated a panel discussion on key issues of the day by members of both organizations. Fall, 2005.

37. Lecture for students at Lehman High School in Kyle, Texas. “What is Philosophy and Why Does It Matter?” Fall, 2005.

38. Texas Regional Ethics Bowl. Judge in eighth annual Ethics Bowl. Fall, 2005.

39. “The Absurd.” Lecture for the Philosophy Department Dialogue Series. Fall, 2005.

40. “Same-Sex Marriage and the Texas Constitutional Amendment.” I was invited by Student Activists for Sexual Minorities to moderate a panel discussion on the proposed amendment to the Texas Constitution banning gay marriage. Fall, 2005.

41. Dead Poet’s Society. Led a discussion about this film for first Common Experience event of the term. Fall, 2005.

42. “Democracy in Peril.” Participated in a panel discussion (with Senator Krueger and Dr. Raphael) of present threats to the health and survival of American democracy. LBJ Teaching Theater, Fall, 2005.

43. “The Recoloration Proclamation.” Sponsored, publicized, and moderated artist John Sims’ Common Experience presentation. Spring, 2005.

44. “Plato’s Critique of Democracy.” Presented a guest lecture to Dr. Luizzi’s introductory class in philosophy. Spring, 2005.

45. “Islamic Fundamentalism as a Threat to Democracy.” Lecture for the Philosophy Department Dialogue Series. Spring, 2005.

46. “Of Hate and Redemption: A Common Experience in the Arts.” I sponsored and wrote and coordinated publicity for this culminating event of the inaugural year of the Common Experience. Held in Evans Auditorium and witnessed by an audience of 350, the event featured Peter Bay, conductor of the Austin Symphony Orchestra, members of the ASO, Craig Hella Johnson, conductor of the Conspirare Choir, solo soprano Mela Dailey, new choreography by LeAnne Stedman, and especially commissioned musical compositions by Wayne Oquin and Joe Stuessy. Spring, 2005.

47. Lecture for Prospective Honors Students: “The Annihilation of Time in Contemporary American Advertising.” I presented a mock university course lecture for graduating high-school seniors being recruited for our Honors Program. Spring, 2005.

48. Judge for the Ethics Bowl. I was a judge in the sixth annual regional debate competition. St. Mary’s University. Fall, 2004.

49. Lecture for Prospective Honors Students: “The Primacy of Reason and Its Challengers.” I presented a mock Honors seminar for graduating high-school seniors being recruited for the Texas State Honors Program. Fall, 2004

50. Judge for Film Competition. I judged the film segment of the arts competition sponsored by SACA in connection with the Common Experience theme of hate. Fall, 2004.

51. Open Forum: “Why Do They Hate US? Perceptions of America Post-9/11.” I was invited by the Texas State Diversity Team to help design publicity and to moderate this interdisciplinary panel discussion, which drew an overflow crowd of 300 students. Fall, 2004.

52. Redesign of University Website. Responding to the invitation of the university webmaster, I participated in two focus groups that reacted to proposed changes in the university website. Fall, 2004.

53. “The Inspiration for the Birth of Philosophy.” Lecture on the pre-Socratics for the Philosophy Department Dialogue Series. Fall, 2004.

54. Interdisciplinary Symposium: “Bush or Kerry?” I organized and moderated this symposium, which featured four Texas State faculty members from the Political Science and Finance and Economics Departments. The event drew an overflow crowd of 600. Fall, 2004.

55. Common Experience. At the invitation of Prof. Frost, Director of the Honors Program, I have been a part of the first Common Experience leadership team. Summer, 2004, to present.

56. “The Question of Human Freedom.” Presented two guest lectures to Paul Wilson’s introductory philosophy class. Part I: “The Scope of the Problem” Part II: “The Arguments for and against Free Will.” July, 2004.

57. “Gay Marriage: Yes or No? A Debate.” I organized and moderated a debate on this question between Dr. John Corvino of Wayne State University and Randy Hicks, president of the Georgia Family Council. The debate drew an overflow audience of over 500. Spring, 2004.

58. Texas State Opera Gala program. Wrote the bios for the director and twelve performers in this special production of the Music School. Spring, 2004.

59. Lecture in the Philosophy Department Dialogue Series. “Why We Laugh: An Examination of the Phenomenon of Humor.” Spring, 2004.

60. Interdisciplinary Symposium: “The Passion of the Christ.” I organized and moderated a panel discussion on the Mel Gibson film. The panel was composed of three Texas State faculty members and three representatives of the Catholic, Protestant, and Jewish religions. The discussion drew an audience of over 500. Spring, 2004.

61. “Truth is a Vital Lie: Nietzsche’s Problem with Self-Reflexivity.” Lecture for Philosophy Department Dialogue Series. Spring, 2004.

62. The Poetry of Pablo Neruda. At her invitation, I joined Dr. Miriam Echeverria (Modern Languages) in a public reading in Spanish and English of the poetry of Chilean Nobel-Prize winner Pablo Neruda. Spring, 2004.

63. Interdisciplinary Symposium: “Affirmative Action: Now? Or Never?” At the invitation of the president of the Black Student Alliance, I introduced, moderated, and directed publicity for a symposium composed of eight faculty and administrators from a variety of departments and offices whose task it was to evaluate affirmative action in theory and practice. The event drew an audience of 425. Spring, 2004.

64. “What is Seeing in Seeing a Film?” Lecture for Philosophy Department Dialogue Series. Spring, 2004.

65. Columns for University Star. From fall, 2002 to the present, I have written a regular column for the Star on themes pertinent to the purposes of university education.

66. Interdisciplinary Symposium: “Grading Bush.” I organized and moderated a symposium composed of six faculty members from several departments whose task it was to evaluate the President in three categories: conduct of war and foreign policy, management of the economy, and stewardship of the environment. The event drew an audience of 600. Fall, 2003.

67. “Why War?” Lecture for Philosophy Department Dialogue Series. Fall, 2003.

68. Ethics Bowl. Judge at fifth annual Texas Regional Ethics Bowl. St. Mary’s University. Fall, 2003.

69. Students toward a New Democracy. Panelist at first interdisciplinary forum organized by STAND, on the theme of “Empowerment of Students.” Fall, 2003.

70. Guest Speaker David Luban. Sponsored and introduced presentation by Prof. Luban of Georgetown University Law School on “Terrorism and Civil Liberties.” Fall, 2003.

71. Interdisciplinary Symposium: “Now, the Apocalypse? The Prospects for War and Peace in the 21st Century.” I organized and moderated a symposium composed of four faculty members from as many disciplines and attended by 350 students held on April 22, 2003.

72. Panel discussion on Mysticism. I was among the three NEH Distinguished Teaching Professors who comprised the panel that discussed mysticism in the Philosophy Department Dialogue series, spring, 2003.

73. Panel discussion on Children. I was among the three NEH Distinguished Teaching Professors who comprised the panel that discussed the education of children in the Philosophy Department Dialogue Series, spring, 2003.

74. Panel discussion on the Web. I was among the three NEH Distinguished Teaching Professors who comprised the panel that discussed the impact of the web on the arts and forms of public communication, in the Philosophy Department Dialogue Series, spring, 2003.

75. Interdisciplinary Symposium on the question, ‘Should the US Invade Iraq?’ I organized and moderated a symposium composed of four faculty members from as many disciplines and attended by 400 students held on October 15, 2002.

76. Interdisciplinary Symposium on 9/11: One Year Later. I organized and moderated a symposium composed of six faculty from as many disciplines and attended by 400 students held on September 10, 2002.

77. Interdisciplinary Symposium on the Redefining of American Life. I organized and moderated a symposium composed of five faculty members from as many disciplines and attended by 400 students held on February 27, 2002.

78. Reader for Honors Thesis. I was second reader for the Honors thesis of sociology major Russell Fahringer. Spring 2002.

79. Mentor to Colleague. I was the senior-faculty mentor for Dr. Rui Zhu. 1998-2002.

80. Student Films. I acted in five student-produced fiction films between 1996 and 2001. Directors: Francisco Gomez and Clinton Hopper. (Francisco was admitted to the Vancouver Film School in 2001.)

81. Interdisciplinary Symposium on the Future of America. I organized and moderated a symposium composed of ten faculty members from as many disciplines and attended by 300 students held on November 12, 2001.

82. Interdisciplinary Symposium on the Terrorist Attack against the United States. I organized and moderated a symposium composed of seven faculty members from as many disciplines and attended by 600 students held on September 12, 2001.

83. “Nietzsche’s Death of God.” Lecture for Philosophy Department’s Dialogue Series. Spring, 2001.

84. “Ask a Philosopher.” Open forum for Philosophy Department’s Dialogue Series. Fall, 2000.

85. “MLK.” Panel discussion for Philosophy Department’s Dialogue Series. Fall, 2000.

86. Reader of Master's Thesis. I was the outside reader for MFA candidate Jim Sala, Fall, 2000.

87. “Is There an Answer to the Question of the Meaning of Life?” Lecture for Philosophy Department’s Dialogue Series. Fall, 1999.

88. “Bergman’s Wild Strawberries.” Symposium for Philosophy Department’s Dialogue Series. Fall, 1999.

89. “Filmscape/Dreamscape.” Lecture in Philosophy Department’s Dialogue Series. Fall, 1999.

90. Director of Honors Thesis. I directed Wayne Oquin's Honors Thesis, an aesthetics of music, Spring, 1999. (Wayne was admitted to the Juilliard School in fall, 2000.)

91. “The Absurd.” Lecture in the Philosophy Department’s Dialogue Series. Fall 1998.

92. “Swinburne’s Proof of God.” Lecture in the Philosophy Department’s Dialogue Series. Spring 1998.

93. “Swinburne on Evil.” Grant-funded lecture to the San Marcos community. Spring 1998.

94. Director of Honors Thesis. I directed Francisco Gomez's Honors Thesis, the making of a film, Tablecloths, Spring, 1998. (Francisco was the recipient of the Philosophy Dept.'s Award for Outstanding Senior in 1998.)

95. “Freud on Dreams.” Lecture in the Philosophy Department Dialogue Series. Spring 1997.

96. Director of Honors Thesis. I directed Carlos Armintor’s Honors Thesis on William James, Spring, 1997.

97. Reader of Master's Thesis. I was the outside reader for MFA candidate Daryl Lofdahl. Spring, 1996.

98. Award Symposium on University Teaching. I initiated and organized the symposium that featured Susan Day, Jim Bell, and Tim Hulsey in discussions of college teaching with faculty members from across campus. Spring, 1996.

99. Speakers Series on Morality and Values in the University. I played a key role in the planning and organization of

the series that brought to our campus Hazel Barnes, David Hoekema, Edward Long, Robert Kane, J. M. Orenduff, and John Silber to our campus in academic year 1995-96.

100. Director of Honors Thesis. I directed David Armendariz’ Honors Thesis on Plato's Symposium. . Spring, 1994 to Fall 1995.

101. "Immortality of the Soul: Real Possibility or Vain Delusion?" Public debate in the Philosophy Department Lecture Series. Spring, 1994.

102. Alpha Lambda Delta. I was invited by academically outstanding freshmen in spring, 1990, to be the faculty adviser for a re-activated chapter of the Freshman Honor Society, Alpha Lambda Delta. Together with my colleagues Profs. Deduck and Nowicki, I agreed to do this.

103. Director of Honors Thesis. I directed Pamela Cook's Honors Thesis on the films of Ingmar Bergman. Spring, 1992.

104. "The Meaning of Life. " I presented a public lecture in the Philosophy Department's Lecture Series. Fall, 1991.

105. "What is Philosophy?" I presented a lecture to Prof. Luizzi's introductory philosophy class for potential majors and minors. Spring, 1991.

106. Reader of Honors Thesis. I was the second reader of Sean Harrison’s Honors Thesis on Jean-Paul Sartre's ethics. Spring, 1991.

107. Mentorship. Of the seven recipients to date of the Philosophy Department' s Annual Award for Outstanding Senior, four had done most of their work in philosophy with me: Jesse Gruter (1986), Jeffrey Ledsinger (1987), Michael Wilson (1988), and Kathleen Kirk (1990), and I was second reader of the Honors Thesis of a fifth recipient of this award, Sean Harrison (1991).

108. Director of Honors Thesis. I directed the Honors Thesis of Kathleen Kirk, on the problem of evil. (In 1990, Kathleen was awarded the Philosophy Department’s Award for Outstanding Senior.) Spring, 1990.

109. Independent Studies. Four seniors--majors and minors in philosophy--requested that I meet with them on a weekly basis for an independent study (4388), which I agreed to do in the summer of 1987. Award-winning senior, Michael Wilson, requested an independent study in spring, 1988, which I did.

110. Promotional Film. One of my philosophy seminars and I participated in the making of a film about SWT that was used throughout the state for recruitment of students. Spring, 1987.

111. Director of Honors Thesis. I directed the Honors Thesis of Jeffrey Ledsinger, on the mind-body problem. (In 1987, Jeff was awarded the Philosophy Department’s Award for Outstanding Senior.) 1986-87.

112. "Testimonies" for General Studies. I presented the case for a course in Critical Thinking to the Curriculum Committee Task Force. Fall, 1984.

113. Philosophy Department Brochure. I designed the Philosophy Department brochure. (Text was written by Professor Luizzi.) 1983.

114. Conference on Values. Assisted the Chairman of the Philosophy Department in organizing and publicizing the first conference on values sponsored by the Southwestern Center for Values Studies. Fall, 1983.

115. Liberal Arts Speakers Series. I chaired the committee responsible for the selection of speakers and other arrangements for the third lecture in the series, presented Spring, 1983. The speaker was Professor Robert Walts of the Department of English.

116. Spring Fever Film Festival. I selected films and designed promotional material for this showing of classic films from five countries. Spring, 1983.

117. College Days. (See #34.) Fall, 1982.

118. Philosophy Department Summer Film Series. With Professor Luizzi I selected films and designed promotional material for the first Philosophy Department Summer Film Series. Summer, 1982.

119. Program for Gifted Children. I conducted a mini-course for gifted children on the nature of philosophy in the year of this program's inception. Summer, 1982.

120. Mini-University. (See #32.) Summer, 1982.

121. College Days. I represented the Philosophy Department for the first year of this program designed to acquaint prospective students with the University. Spring, 1982.

122. Liberal Arts Speakers Series. I presented the second lecture in this series, "The Contemporary American University as a Locus of the Absurd." Fall, 1981.

123. Mini-University. I presented lectures on the nature of philosophy to parents of incoming freshmen as part of the Mini-University Program. Summer, 1981.

124. Liberal Arts Speakers Series. I chaired the committee responsible for selection of speaker and other arrangements for the first lecture in this series. The speaker was Professor Emmie Craddock. Fall, 1980.

125. University Camp. From Spring, 1980 to Spring, 1988, 1 was the caretaker for the University Camp in Wimberley. In Spring, 1981, I was cited in my role as caretaker by the Student Center Program Board in an award presented to the Student Development Staff.

126. 'The Sophists." Starting in the fall of 1980, 1 took groups of interested students to various cultural events in Austin and led discussions of the events in Austin cafes afterward. Since student response to this was quite enthusiastic, from 1982 to 1984, 1 expanded and formalized this group under the title, "The Sophists." Among the events we attended were the plays, Waiting for Godot, Equus, and No Exit; the films, Kagemusha, The Seventh Seal, My Dinner with Andre, and Streetcar Named Desire; lunch with a distinguished philosopher, Keith Lehrer; and performances of the Nikolais Dance Theater and the Twyla Tharp Dance Company.

127. “Gladly Teach and Gladly Learn.” I moderated a panel discussion for Hays County community teachers on key issues in education, this being one of several events presented in connection with the visit of LBJ Lecture Series speaker Parker Palmer. Spring, 2003.

128. “Why War? The Correspondence between Einstein and Freud,” for Dr. Luizzi’s introductory philosophy class. Spring, 2003.

129. “Eclipse of the Soul in the 20th Century.” A sample Honors lecture for a group of high-ranking high-school seniors already admitted to SWT and eligible for membership in the Honors Program. Scholars’ Day, spring, 2002. (Invited by Dr. Hulsey, Director of the Honors Program.)

130. In the Aftermath of September 11: An Interdisciplinary Symposium sponsored by the History Department and organized by Dr. Carol Bargeron. Fall, 2001.

131. “Artists’ Reaction to the Spiritual Suffocation of the Present Age,” for Dr. Rui Zhu’s introductory philosophy class, Spring 2002.

132. “Martin Luther King’s March on Washington: A Witness,” in Chloe Carson’s University Seminar class, Spring 2002.

133. “Buddha, Socrates, Jesus: In Search of Perennial Wisdom,” for Dr. Rui Zhu’s introductory philosophy class, Fall, 2000.

134. “Film World and Dream World,” for Dr. Rui Zhu’s introductory philosophy class, Spring, 2000.

135. “Walt Whitman’s Vision,” for Religion and the Meaning of Life (Prof. Chris Frost), Spring, 2000.

136. "Theory of Art from Plato to Wittgenstein." Presented a series of three lectures to Dr. Riepe's graduate class in Music Composition. Spring, 1998.

137. Presented a lecture on "Swinburne's Resolution of the Problem of Evil" for a grant-supported community discussion group, in San Marcos, Texas, Spring, 1998.

138. "Existentialism and the Crisis of Meaninglessness," for Religion and the Meaning of Life (Prof. Chris Frost), Spring, 1998.

139. "Existentialism in Psychology," for History and Theory of Psychology (Prof. Tim Hulsey), Fall, 1998.

140. "Introduction to Existentialism,” for History and Theory of Psychology (Prof. Tim Hulsey), Fall, 1997.

141. Prof. Neely of the Music Department invited me to lecture on "Film and Dream" in his Music 3313. Spring, 1996.

142. Campus Christian Community. Presented "Walt Whitman’s Metaphysics of Eros" to the CCC Lunch Bunch. Invited by Karl Brown. Spring, 1995.

143. Prof. Ronan of the English Department invited me to lecture on student protests in the 1960s for her English 1320 class, which had read Martin Luther King's "Letter from a Birmingham Jail." Fall, 1994.

145. Keynote speaker for Alpha Lambda Delta induction ceremony. Invited by students in the freshman honor society. Fall, 1993.

146. Symposium. Participated in a symposium on censorship in the arts organized by the students of the Honors Cohort Program as a public event. Invited by students in the program. Fall, 1992.

147. Alpha Chi. Presented the keynote speech, “What is a College Education?” at the induction ceremony of the honor society, Alpha Chi. Invited by Prof. Gary Carmen, Spring, 1988.

148. Art Forum. Presented a lecture on the question "What is Art?" to a group of art majors and professors. Invited by Liz O'Bryan. Fall, 1987.

149. College Adjustment. Presented a lecture entitled "Are Ethical Values Purely Subjective?" for the series of lectures on adjustment to college life sponsored by the University Counseling Center. Invited by Prof. Meg Grant. Spring, 1987.

150. Professor Ugalde of the Modem Languages Department invited me to lecture on the philosophy of Descartes for her Honors course on the "Dictator Novel." Fall, 1986.

151. Art Forum. Presented a lecture on the question, "Can Tastes in Art be Disputed?" to a group of art majors and professors. Invited by Prof. Upin, Fall, 1986.

152. Graduate Seminar in English Literature. Presented a guest lecture on existentialism to students in Professor Deduck’s Contemporary Fiction (5321). Fall, 1983.

153. Institute for Gifted Children. Presented a minicourse on the question "What is Philosophy?" for children in this program. Invited by Professor Gaddis (Education). Summer, 1983.

154. Care Inn of San Marcos. Led a discussion on the question of the meaning of life with residents of Care Inn (nursing home). Invited by Rebecca Sanchez (social worker). Summer, 1983.

155. Education Honor Society. Presented the keynote address for the induction ceremony of the Education Honor Society. Invited by Professor Hardcastle (Education). Spring, 1983.

156. World Literature. Presented a series of three lectures to an advanced class in World Literature. The lectures were on Albert Camus' The Stranger. Invited by Professor Deduck (English Department). Spring 1983.

157. Psychology Department Colloquium. Participated in a panel discussion with two members of our Psychology Department and two guests from the Psychology Department of Yale University. The topic of discussion was the effects of television on modem culture. Organized by Professor Ginsburg. Spring, 1983.

158. Retama Hall Lecture Series. Represented the faculty of SWT in a panel (consisting otherwise of university administrators), which discussed various problems confronting the honor student at SWT. Retama. Hall, 1983.

159. FAC. Presented a speech to members of the SWT faculty on the relation of class size to the aim of effective teaching. The speech was entitled, "Large Classes and the Myth of the Teaching Institution." Sponsored by the Faculty Advancement Center. Spring, 1983.

160. Golden Carpet Weekend. Represented the faculty of SWT in an invited address to outstanding high-school seniors being recruited by SWT. Organized by the Office of Admissions and School Relations. Spring, 1983.

161. FAC Discussion. Participated in a panel discussion of the problem of teaching classes with very large enrollments. Sponsored by the Faculty Advancement Center. Fall, 1982.

162. Art Discussion. Participated in a panel discussion on the comparative importance of the process or the product in art and in life. Sponsored by Prof. Alex Kritselis (Art Department). Spring, 1982.

163. Art a la Carte. I opened a series of seminars called "Art a la Carte" with a lecture on a work in progress of mine concerning intelligibility as an aesthetic category. Series sponsored by Lloydene Pritchard of Student Development. Fall, 1981.

164. Art Seminar. Participated in a panel discussion on Alexander Solzhenitsyn’s assessment of American spiritual decline, "A World Torn Apart." In Prof. Craig Anderson's art seminar, "Visions, Concepts, and Ideas." Spring, 1980.

C. Community:

POLITICAL AND SOCIAL ACTIVISM

Participant in anti-war demonstrations at Democratic National Convention in Chicago. 1968.

Campaigner in farm communities of Wisconsin for Senator Eugene McCarthy in advance of Democratic presidential primary. 1968.

Character witness in trial of James Johnson for draft evasion. Milwaukee, 1968.

Participant in anti-war demonstration in Chicago, Illinois. April, 1968.

Co-founder of Evanston Free School (for high-school drop-outs in Evanston, Illinois). 1968.

Participant in March on Pentagon in protest against the Viet Nam War. 1967.

Demonstrator at trial of Michael Reardon for draft evasion. Chicago, 1967.

Teacher in black ghettoes of Chicago for War on Poverty. 1964-1972 (not continuously).

Field supervisor in Chicago for research into black self-concept conducted by U. of Michigan Institute for Social Research. 1964.

Participant in Martin Luther King’s March on Washington. August, 1963.

D. Professional:

10. Waterloo Conference. Attended the conference on “Advanced Clinical Training” sponsored jointly by the Waterloo Counseling Center and the University of Texas School of Social Work. Austin, Texas. February, 2005.

11. Lectures for the Community. “Why Me? Reflections on the Problem of Evil.” Part I: The Problem and the Attempts to Resolve It. Part II: Proposal for a New Solution. Bethany United Methodist Church, Austin, Texas. Summer, 2003.

12. Invited Lecture for the Community. Invited by Bethany United Methodist Church in Austin to present keynote address in the “Spirit Walk” program. My lecture was entitled, “In Search of Enduring Wisdom: Buddha, Socrates, Jesus.” January, 2002.

13. Teacher of Sunday School. I taught senior high-school students a Sunday School class on the application of Christian teaching to contemporary moral issues. Bethany United Methodist Church. 2001-2002.

8. The University as Moral Teacher. With the help of a grant from the Texas Committee for the Humanities, and in collaboration with my colleague Vince Luizzi, I designed, edited, and wrote the introduction for the published compilation of the six speeches given on campus in 1995-96 in the Symposium on Morality and Values in the University.

7. Consulting. Invited by the University of Ohio in Athens to lead a two-day workshop on the freshman

year experience. June, 1996.

6. American Association of Colleges and Universities. Attended their annual meeting in San Francisco,

California, January, 1995.

5. Workshop Director. I directed a three-hour workshop entitled, "Attracting Faculty to Freshman Seminar by

Increasing Its Academic Content," at the annual Conference on the Freshman Year Experience in Columbia, South

Carolina. February, 1993.

4. Consulting. Invited by Prof. James Brink (History), the newly-appointed Director of Freshman Seminar at Texas Tech University to present his new Freshman Seminar staff with the highlights of our experience at SWT in designing and implementing our Freshman Seminar program. Lubbock, Texas, Spring, 1991.

3. Consulting. Invited by the Department of Higher Education of the State of New Jersey to evaluate grant proposals

for freshman seminar programs. Princeton, New Jersey, Summer, 1988.

2. National Conference on Student Retention. Attended this conference in Washington, D.C., in Summer, 1987.

1. Newspaper Guest Columnist. I published a guest column in the local newspaper (San Marcos Daily Record) to

help explain to the community the rationale for SWT`s then new College of General Studies. The column was called, "Education: The New Is Often the Old." Fall, 1986.

E. Organizations

1. Honorary:

     

2. Professional:

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

New Mexico-West Texas Philosophical Society

Mountain Plains Philosophical Society

North American Nietzsche Society

International Jaspers Society

Husserl Circle (elected to membership, June, 1983)

Southwestern Philosophical Society

Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy

American Society for Aesthetics

Royal Institute of Philosophy

American Society for the Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy (AMINTAPHIL)

F. Service Honors and Awards:

Please note: For all entries, list most recent items first.

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