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    Suárez and the Problem of External Sensation
    Journal of Nietzsche Studies 10 (2): 217-240. 2001.
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    Philosophy and Terry Pratchett (edited book)
    e-Publications@Marquette. 2014.
    It's time to pick up your fedora and embark on a philosophical journey through Discworld! Terry Pratchett is world-famous for the narrative verve and surreal humour of his novels. But now meet another Terry Pratchett – a man of serious metaphysical ideas and sophisticated philosophical insights. In Philosophy and Terry Pratchett thirteen professional philosophers survey such key philosophical issues as personal identity, the nature of destiny, the value of individuality, the meaning of existenti…Read more
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    Singular and Universal In Suárez’s Account of Cognition
    Review of Metaphysics 55 (4). 2002.
    FRANCISCO SUÁREZ, THE GREAT JESUIT PHILOSOPHER AND THEOLOGIAN, has long been recognized as a pivotal figure in the development of Western philosophy. His thought is heavily indebted to the medieval philosophical tradition but also bears striking intimations of key themes in modern thought. In this paper I address one of the most controversial questions related to the thought of Suárez, namely, his relationship to the nominalist tradition. However, I shall do so rather indirectly by focusing not …Read more
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    Uses philosophical concepts in metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, and political philosophy to analyze the television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer."
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    Editor’s Page
    Philosophy and Theology 17 (1-2): 229-231. 2005.
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    Veronica Mars—She's a Marshmallow
    In George Dunn & James South (eds.), Veronica Mars and Philosophy, Wiley-blackwell. 2014.
    This chapter talks about the first season of the TV series Veronica Mars. Additionally, the chapter explores the significance of Veronica Mars's photography. Veronica has found her life irrevocably altered in multiple ways. Her best friend, Lilly Kane, was murdered, her father, Keith Mars, lost his job as sheriff as the result of an apparently bungled investigation into Lilly's death, and Veronica lost her social status and former friends. Subsequently her mother, Lianne Mars, left home, apparen…Read more
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    Mad Men and Philosophy: Nothing is as It Seems (edited book)
    with Rod Karveth
    Wiley. 2010.
    _A look at the philosophical underpinnings of the hit TV show, _Mad Men__ With its swirling cigarette smoke, martini lunches, skinny ties, and tight pencil skirts, Mad Men is unquestionably one of the most stylish, sexy, and irresistible shows on television. But the series becomes even more absorbing once you dig deeper into its portrayal of the changing social and political mores of 1960s America and explore the philosophical complexities of its key characters and themes. From Socrates, Plato, …Read more
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    Zabarella, Prime Matter, and the Theory of Regressus
    Graduate Faculty Philosophy Journal 26 (2): 79-98. 2005.
    The sixteenth-century philosopher Jacopo Zabarella stands near the end of the long Aristotelian dominance of western academic philosophy. Yet, despite the fact that Aristotelianism was soon to be overwhelmed by other currents of thought, Zabarella’s influence on western thought would continue into at least the nineteenth century, and he still provides useful discussions relevant to today’s Aristotle scholars. In what follows, I discuss the existence and essence of matter, and show how Zabarella …Read more
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    Zabarella and the Intentionality of Sensation
    Rivista di Storia Della Filosofia 1. 2002.
    Zabarella and the Intentionality of Sensation - ABSTRACT: In this paper, I examine Zabarella’s account of the intentionality of sensation. By looking at both his account of the production of the sensible species as well as proper activity of the human soul in the process of sensation, I show that he has carefully reinterpreted standard medieval theories of sensation. Most notably, his account of intentionality as a kind of mental attention seems to point towards a type of Cartesian dualism, but …Read more
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    John of Jandun
    In Jorge J. E. Gracia & Timothy B. Noone (eds.), A Companion to Philosophy in the Middle Ages, Blackwell. 2005.
    This chapter contains sections titled: Faith and philosophy The issue of the “agent sense” The controversy over intelligible species The agent intellect and human happiness.
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    Buffy Goes Dark: Essays on the Final Two Seasons of Buffy the Vampire Slayer on Television (edited book)
    with Lynne Y. Edwards and Elizabeth L. Rambo
    e-Publications@Marquette. 2008.
    Buffy the Vampire Slayer earned critical acclaim for its use of metaphor to explore the conflicts of growth, power, and transgression. Its groundbreaking stylistic and thematic devices, boldness and wit earned it an intensely devoted fan base—and as it approached its zenith, attention from media watchdog groups and the Federal Communications Commission. The grim and provocative evolution of the show over its final two seasons polarized its audience, while also breaking new ground for critical an…Read more
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    Editor's Page
    Philosophy and Theology 25 (1): 163-164. 2013.
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    Editor's Page
    Philosophy and Theology 27 (2): 457-458. 2015.
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    The New Map of the World
    International Philosophical Quarterly 41 (1): 106-108. 2001.
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    Editor's Page
    Philosophy and Theology 30 (1): 269-271. 2018.
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    Editor’s Page
    Philosophy and Theology 15 (2): 421-422. 2003.