My research is in the philosophy of explanation and understanding, as considered from the pragmatic perspective within the philosophy of science (van Fraassen, Achinstein). I am interested in current work on explanation in cognitive science and in the transmission of understanding as an alternative to the philosophical project of justification, in light of Pyrrhonian-style failures. Other interests include: the ethics of care, scientific change (styles of reasoning, paradigms), and Hume.
My primary expertise, at this point, is in the teaching of philosophy. I am the current Executive Director of the AAPT. I sit on the editorial boards of bot…
My research is in the philosophy of explanation and understanding, as considered from the pragmatic perspective within the philosophy of science (van Fraassen, Achinstein). I am interested in current work on explanation in cognitive science and in the transmission of understanding as an alternative to the philosophical project of justification, in light of Pyrrhonian-style failures. Other interests include: the ethics of care, scientific change (styles of reasoning, paradigms), and Hume.
My primary expertise, at this point, is in the teaching of philosophy. I am the current Executive Director of the AAPT. I sit on the editorial boards of both “Teaching Philosophy” and “AAPT Studies in Pedagogy.” When I chaired the APA’s Committee on the Teaching of Philosophy, I created the AAPT-APA Teaching Hubs, the faculty development conferences now held at every APA divisional meeting. In addition to this service work, I have taught more than 90 sections of 30 courses in twelve different philosophical disciplines at more than ten institutions–public, private, national, regional, large, small, secular, and religiously-affiliated.