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249Lyotard and Greek Thought: Sophistry (review)Journal of the History of Philosophy 44 (4): 676-677. 2006.J Britt Holbrook - Lyotard and Greek Thought: Sophistry - Journal of the History of Philosophy 44:4 Journal of the History of Philosophy 44.4 676-677 Muse Search Journals This Journal Contents Reviewed by J. Britt Holbrook University of North Texas Keith Crome. Lyotard and Greek Thought: Sophistry. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2004. Pp. x + 186. Cloth, $68.00. Caveat lector: this deceptively short work presents an exercise in genre-bending that may leave one's head spinning, particularly if one…Read more
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202What is interdisciplinary communication? Reflections on the very idea of disciplinary integrationSynthese 190 (11): 1865-1879. 2013.In this paper I attempt to answer the question: What is interdisciplinary communication? I attempt to answer this question, rather than what some might consider the ontologically prior question—what is interdisciplinarity (ID)?—for two reasons: (1) there is no generally agreed-upon definition of ID; and (2) one’s views regarding interdisciplinary communication have a normative relationship with one’s other views of ID, including one’s views of its very essence. I support these claims with refere…Read more
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56Philosophy in the Age of NeoliberalismSocial Epistemology 26 (3-4): 311-330. 2012.This essay argues that political, economic, and cultural developments have made the twentieth century disciplinary approach to philosophy unsustainable. It (a) discusses the reasons behind this unsustainability, which also affect the academy at large, (b) describes applied philosophy as an inadequate theoretical reaction to contemporary societal pressures, and (c) proposes a dedisciplined and interstitial approach??field philosophy??as a better response to the challenges facing the twenty-first …Read more
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54Ethics, Science, Technology and Engineering: A Global Resource, 2nd Edition (edited book)Macmillan Reference USA. 2014.Described by Catholic World (2006) as "a treasure trove for beginning literacy" in the disciplines of science, technology, and ethics, the 2005 edition of Encyclopedia Of Science, Technology, and Ethics (ESTE) is being revised to include new analytical and interpretive essays on the events, scholarship, people, and legal decisions that have marked the period since the first edition was researched and published. In addition, to help make ESTE more global and interdisciplinary in scope and reach, …Read more
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46Research Ethics Education in the STEM Disciplines: The Promises and Challenges of a Gaming ApproachScience and Engineering Ethics 22 (1): 237-250. 2016.While education in ethics and the responsible conduct of research is widely acknowledged as an essential component of graduate education, particularly in the STEM disciplines, little consensus exists on how best to accomplish this goal. Recent years have witnessed a turn toward the use of games in this context. Drawing from two NSF-funded grants, this paper takes a critical look at the use of games in ethics and RCR education. It does so by: setting the development of research and engineering et…Read more
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42Introducing a Policy Turn in Environmental PhilosophyEnvironmental Philosophy 3 (1): 70-77. 2006.This essay inaugurates a commitment to devote a small part of Environmental Philosophy to reflection on how environmental philosophers can better engage scientists and decisionmakers already involved in their own conversation about the environment. Philosophers generally have not made the question of how to make philosophy a relevant or useful part of their philosophical research. By way of introduction, we begin to articulate a theoretical framework for how we might integrate the humanities, ph…Read more
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24A Cartography of Philosophy’s Engagement with SocietyMinerva 58 (1): 25-45. 2020.Should philosophy help address the problems of non-philosophers or should it be something isolated both from other disciplines and from the lay public? This question became more than academic for philosophers working in UK universities with the introduction of societal impact assessment in the national research evaluation exercise, the REF. Every university department put together a submission describing its broader impact in case narratives, and these were graded. Philosophers were required to …Read more
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23Assessing the Science-Society RelationTechnology in Society 27 (4): 437-51. 2005.The science–society relation exhibits a tension between scientific autonomy and societal control of the direction and scope of scientific research. With the 1997 formulation of two generic merit review criteria for the assessment of National Science Foundation proposals—one for intellectual merit, and a second for ‘broader impacts’—this tension between science and society took on a unique institutional expression that has yet to work itself out into a well-accepted balance of complementary inter…Read more
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13Lyotard and Greek Thought: Sophistry (review) (review)Journal of the History of Philosophy 44 (4): 676-677. 2006.In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content:Reviewed by:Lyotard and Greek Thought: SophistryJ. Britt HolbrookKeith Crome. Lyotard and Greek Thought: Sophistry. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2004. Pp. x + 186. Cloth, $68.00.Caveat lector: this deceptively short work presents an exercise in genre-bending (the sophistical retorsion of the philosophical determination of sophistry) that may leave one's head spinning, particularly if one's acquaintance with the thought of Jean-Franç…Read more
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11Editor's IntroductionSocial Epistemology 23 (3): 177-181. 2009.This Article does not have an abstract
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6Ethics, science, technology, and engineering: a global resource (edited book)Gale, Cengage Learning. 2015.v. 1. A-D -- v. 2. E-K -- v. 3. L-R -- v. 4. S-Z
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Usable Science: A Handbook for Science Policy Decision MakersScience Policy Assessment and Research on Climate Change (Sparc). 2010.
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Assessing the Science -- Society Relation: The Case of the U.S. National Science Foundation's Second Merit Review CriterionTechnology in Society 27 (4): 437--451. 2005.
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Congress and NSF's ”Broader Impacts' Merit Review CriterionIn Usable Science: A Handbook for Science Policy Decision Makers, Science Policy Assessment and Research On Climate Change (sparc). pp. 16. 2010.
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Selfing NietzscheDissertation, Emory University. 2004.In Three Rival Versions of Moral Enquiry Alasdair MacIntyre issues a direct challenge to anyone who purports to defend a Nietzschean view of moral enquiry. My dissertation answers that challenge. In chapter 1, I establish the terms of the debate: I lay out MacIntyre's account of the Nietzschean and post-Nietzschean genealogical project of moral enquiry and his critique of that project. I argue that Maclntyre's critique of the genealogical project rests on an illegitimate connection between Nietz…Read more
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Answering NSF's Question: What Are the Broader Impacts of the Proposed Activity?Professional Ethics Report 20 (3). 2007.
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