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By admin | 3:14 PM UTC, Sat August 08, 2026

As a field of inquiry that stands simultaneously as an ur-discipline--that is, the original discipline--and a meta-discipline--that is, a discipline that views other disciplines as topics of inquiry, philosophy takes up a bewildering variety of discussions. Here in the form of continually evolving or 'living' textbooks are some of my contributions. Access is restricted for the time being, but it is available by request.

Introduction to Philosophy

Introduction to Ethics

Introduction to Logic

Philosophy of Love and Sex

Ancient Philosophy

Contemporary Philosophy

Medical Ethics

The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence

Minds and Machines

Philosophy and History of Science and Technology

Elementary Formal Logic

In and Out of the Classroom

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Lecturing in Minds and Machines and relishing top-shelf philosophy.
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Lecturing in Minds and Machines and relishing top-shelf philosophy.
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Proving theorems of ZF-Set Theory in Elementary Formal Logic.
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Proving theorems of ZF-Set Theory in Elementary Formal Logic.
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A completed and correct proof in Elementary Formal Logic is a source of pride.
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Contemporary Philosophy students voted for an oral final examination.
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The oral final exam in Contemporary Philosophy did not go well.
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But we survived Contemporary Philosophy!
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Presenting a case analysis at the Texas Regional Ethics Bowl.
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Presenting a case analysis at the Texas Regional Ethics Bowl.
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Winning a trophy at the Texas Regional Ethics Bowl.
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The full Honors Ethics Bowl team, including alternates.
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A group in Philosophy and History of Science and Technology chose to recreate a medieval Trebuchet.
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The loaded and primed Trebuchet from Philosophy and History of Science and Technology.
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The Trebuchet from Philosophy and History of Science and Technology worked!
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Students competing in and winning the Texas Regional Ethics Bowl.
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Students competing in and winning the Texas Regional Ethics Bowl.

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