Associate Professor of Philosophy, Wichita State University.
B.A. Mathematics--Applied Science, Specialization in Computing, summa cum laude, UCLA 1993.
Ph.D. Philosophy, UCLA 2006.
I began my career in bioinformatics, before it was called 'bioinformatics', as a programmer and SysAdmin for the Human Genome Project core facility at UCLA. Recognizing that my undergraduate degree didn't adequately prepare me for the philosophical problems of the work, I turned to philosophy for help understanding things like the nature of homology and function, and the ethics of gene patenting. Somehow I ended up studying Immanuel Kant, who rather predates …
Associate Professor of Philosophy, Wichita State University.
B.A. Mathematics--Applied Science, Specialization in Computing, summa cum laude, UCLA 1993.
Ph.D. Philosophy, UCLA 2006.
I began my career in bioinformatics, before it was called 'bioinformatics', as a programmer and SysAdmin for the Human Genome Project core facility at UCLA. Recognizing that my undergraduate degree didn't adequately prepare me for the philosophical problems of the work, I turned to philosophy for help understanding things like the nature of homology and function, and the ethics of gene patenting. Somehow I ended up studying Immanuel Kant, who rather predates the discovery of the double-helix. Today I can't claim to be an expert in bioinformatics or epigenetics or microbiomes, but I'm certainly interested. I like systems of all kinds. Mostly I'm interested in cognitive activities like ethical agency, scientific reasoning, and artistic performance.
