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Curriculum Vitae

I am interested in numerous areas of philosophy and teach a wide diversity of courses here at Grossmont. Mainly, I have specialized in the History of Philosophy within the Modern Period, but I am also interested in the Philosophy of Science and the connection between Philosophy and Human Happiness. Here is a bit about my academic and teaching background.

Areas of Specialization

Early Modern Philosophy: 17th Century, British Rationalism & Empiricism
Topics in the Philosophy of Science: Underdetermination, Naturalism (especially the work of WVO Quine)

Areas of Competence

Early Modern Philosophy: 18th Century, Proto-Feminism
Ancient Philosophy
Kant

Education

PhD 2005, University of California, Irvine
- Dissertation Title: “John Norris’ Theory of Ideas: A Re-evaluation of the English Malebranche”
MA 2002, University of California, Irvine.
- Topic: Underdetermination of Theories in the Works of WVO Quine
- Topic: Metaphysical Doubt and the Cartesian Circle
BA 1994, California State University, Los Angeles

Teaching Experience

I have taught hundreds of college students over many years. I enjoy assisting students succeed in their specialized goals, and enjoy learning from students as well. How students perceive the material always forces me to rethink Philosophy. I have had the pleasure of working with Grossmont students for seven semesters as of Spring 2008. I have also instructed students at California State University, Los Angeles and the University of California, Irvine.

Publications

“John Norris,” The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Edward N. Zalta (ed.), URL = < http://plato.stanford.edu/ >. Invited Entry.
“Norris’ Refutation of Locke’s Thinking Matter Hypothesis,” (under submission)

Languages

Korean
French (reading)

Grossmont College Committee Membership

Commencement Committee
Publications Committee

Philosophy Coursework

Modern Philosophy: 17th Century
- Modern Philosophy
- Spinoza
- Descartes
- Spinoza & Leibniz
- Leibniz & Malebranche
- Locke’s Essay
- The Rationalists
- Locke & Descartes
- Leibniz & Locke
Modern Philosophy: 18th Century
- Hume
- Idealism
- The Empiricists
- The History of Modern Philosophy
Kant
- Kant's Transcendental Analytic
- Kant’s Transcendental Dialectic
- Kant
Ancient Philosophy
- Dialectic and Reality
- Plato’s Republic
- History of Ancient Philosophy
- History of Ancient Science
Philosophy of Science, Logic and Philosophy of Language
- Set Theory
- Metalogic
- Challenge of Scientific Realism
- Kuhn, Feyerabend & Science
- The Philosophy of Science
- Relativity
- Scientific Rationalism
- Philosophy of Language
- Advanced Logic
- Predicate Logic
- Symbolic Logic
Metaphysics and Epistemology
- History of Analytic Philosophy
- Philosophy of Mind and Action
- Quine
- Epistemology
- Epistemology of Religion
- Philosophy of Mathematics
- Free Will vs. Determinism
Moral, Social and Political Philosophy
- Social Contract
- Machiavelli
- Moral Dilemmas
- Latin American Philosophy
- Ethics I
- Ethics II
- Feminist Philosophy

Last Updated: 06/16/2015

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