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Publications
Publications
“Tappan vs. Edwards on the Freedom Necessary for Moral Responsibility.” Transactions of the Charles S. Peirce Society: A Quarterly Journal in American Philosophy, Spring, 2004, Vol. XL, No. 2, pp. 319-333.
“Dugald Stewart.” Encyclopedia of Empiricism, ed. Don Garrett and Edward Barbanell, Greenwood Press, 1997, pp. 420-424.
“Henry Tappan and Agent Causality.” Transactions of the Charles S. Peirce Society: A Quarterly Journal in American Philosophy, Winter, 1994, Vol. XXX, No. 1, pp. 111-133
“Agency theory: The Dilemma of Thomas C. Upham.” Transactions of the Charles S. Peirce Society: A Quarterly Journal in American Philosophy, Summer, 1992, Vol. XXVIII, No. 3, pp. 547-568.
“The Commonsense Tradition in America: E. H. Madden’s Interpretations.” Transactions of the Charles S. Peirce Society: A Quarterly Journal in American Philosophy, Winter, 1988, Vol. XXIV, No. 1, pp. 1-31.
“Motives and Causes in the Scottish Commonsense Tradition.” Doing Philosophy Historically, ed. Peter H. Hare, Prometheus Press, 1988, pp. 283-290.
Book Reviews:
Review of Kerry S. Walters, Benjamin Franklin and his Gods, in Transactions of the Charles S. Peirce Society: A Quarterly Journal in American Philosophy Summer 1999, Vol. XXXV, No. 3, pp. 621-623.
Review of Kerry S. Walters (ed.) The American Deists, and Kerry S. Walters Rational Infidels: The American Deists, in Transactions of the Charles S. Peirce Society: A Quarterly Journal in American Philosophy Summer 1994, Vol. XXX, No. 3, pp. 716-722
Review of Keith Lehrer Thomas Reid, in The Review of Metaphysics, March 1991, Vol. XLIV, No. 3, Issue No. 175, pp. 645-646.
Review of D. D. Todd (ed.) The Philosophical Orations of Thomas Reid, in Journal of the History of Philosophy, July 1991, Vol. XXIX, No. 3, pp. 499-500.
Education
- University of Kentucky Ph.D. Philosophy
- University of Kentucky M.A. Philosophy
- Roberts Wesleyan College B.A. History
Papers and Presentations
- “Thomas Reid’s Epistemology.” Presented to a Modern Philosophy class at Marywood University, Scranton, PA, 2016.
- “The Philosophy of Commonsense. Presented to an Honors class at Marywood University, Scranton, PA, 2014.
- “God, Time, and Freedom.” Faculty Research Presentation, Worthington Scranton Campus, March 30, 2011.
- “Socrates and Leadership.” Leadership lunch for the Lackawanna Trail High School Honor Society, Clarks Summit, PA., May, 2011
- “The Eternal Things.” Roberts Wesleyan College Convocation, September 13, 1996, Rochester, New York.
- “Freedom, Sin, and Moral Responsibility: Edwards vs. Tappan.” Presented to faculty and students at Roberts Wesleyan College, September 13, 1996, Rochester, New York.
- God’s Responsibility for Sin: Edwards vs. Tappan.” Henry Brockmeyer Society, March 11, 1994. Georgetown College, Georgetown, Kentucky.
- “Christopher C. Graham and the Friendly Law of Fatality.” Transylvania University, March 10, 1994, Lexington, Kentucky.
- “The Contributions of the American Commonsense Philosophers.” Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy, March 4, 1994.
- “Causality and Agency in David Hume and Thomas Upham.” Eastern Regional Meeting of the Society of Christian Philosophers, April 1993. Berry College, Rome, Georgia.
- “Edwards and his Commonsense Critics on Freedom of the Will.” Eastern Regional Meeting of the Society of Christian Philosophers, April 6, 1992. Wofford College, Spartanburg, South Carolina.
- “Henry Tappan and the American Commonsense Philosophers on Motives and Causes.” Freedom of the Will: Its Significance for Theology, Jan. 6, 1992, Berkeley, California.
- “Jonathan Edwards.” Religious and Philosophical forum, Penn State Schuylkill Campus. April 26, 1991, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania.
- “Freedom and Determinism on the Frontier.” Henry Brockmeyer Society, April 1989. Georgetown College, Georgetown, Kentucky.
- “A Defense of Agent Causality.” The Asa Mahan Society, April 19, 1988. Asbury College, Wilmore, Kentucky.
- “Motives and Causes in the Scottish Commonsense Tradition.” Doing Philosophy Historically, April 4, 1987. SUNY at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York.
- “Henry Philip Tappan and Commonsense Philosophy on the Frontier.” Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy, Feb. 28, 1986. Lexington, Kentucky.