Education
M.A., Ph.D., Philosophy, Stanford University
B.A., Philosophy, University of Kansas, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa,
Areas of Research & Teaching
Philosophy of Language
Philosophy of Mind
Epistemology
Philosophy of Action
Critical Thinking
Selected Publications
It’s Alive! The Lifespan of an Interdisciplinary Course in the Humanities, with T. Drake, D. Panttaja, and I. Peterson, JGE: The Journal of General Education, Forthcoming in 2008.
Language and Logic to Enable Collaborative Behavior among Multiple Autonomous Underwater Vehicles, with T. Bean, G. Beidler, J. Canning, D. Odell, R. Wall, M. Anderson, and D. Edwards, International Journal of Intelligent Control and Systems, 13:1, 2008, pp. 67-80.
Applying Intentionality to AUV Communication, with K. Merrill and D. Edwards, Sea Technology, 48, 2007, pp. 25-30.
Situating Semantics: Essays on the Philosophy of John Perry, with C. Washington, eds., MIT Press, 2007.
“Employing Philosophical Dialogue in Collaborative Science,” with S. Eigenbrode, et al. Bioscience. 2007.
“Situating Semantics: An Overview of the Philosophy of John Perry,” with C. Washington, in Situating Semantics: Essays on the Philosophy of John Perry, with C. Washington, eds., MIT Press, 2007.
Causation and Explanation, Topics in Contemporary Philosophy Vol. 4, with J. Keim Campbell & H. Silverstein, eds., MIT Press, 2007.
“Pragmatics and Agent Communication Languages,” with J. Coleman & D. Edwards, Proceedings of the 2006 Formal Ontologies for Communicating Agents Workshop, ESSLLI, 2006.
Law and Social Justice, Topics in Contemporary Philosophy Vol. 3, with J. Keim Campbell & D. Shier, eds., MIT Press, 2005.
Freedom and Determinism, Topics in Contemporary Philosophy Vol. 2, with J. Keim Campbell & D. Shier, eds., MIT Press, 2004.
“The Scope Argument,” The Journal of Philosophy, 100 (2003), 134-155.
Meaning and Truth, Topics in Contemporary Philosophy Vol. 1, with J. Keim Campbell and D. Shier, eds., Seven Bridges Press, 2001.
“In Defense of Common Content,” Philosophical Papers, 29 (2000), 159-188.
“Semantics and the Dual-Aspect Use of Definite Descriptions,” Pacific Philosophical Quarterly, 79 (1998), 264-288.
Honors and Awards
Phi Kappa Phi Outstanding Faculty Member Award, 2004
Outstanding Faculty Award, Student Disability Services, University of Idaho, 2002, 2003
Humanities Fellow, College of Letters and Sciences, University of Idaho, 2000–01
University of Idaho Award for Teaching Excellence, 2000
ASUI Outstanding Faculty Award, University of Idaho, 1999, 2007
Alumni Award for Teaching Excellence, University of Idaho, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2007 (2).
Mellon Foundation Dissertation Fellowship, Stanford University, 1992–1993