NICHOLAS P. POWER
Curriculum Vitae
Address:
Department of Philosophy, Religious Studies and
Interdisciplinary Humanities
Voice: (850) 474-2677
Fax: (850) 474-2551
E-mail:
Web-site: http://www.uwf.edu/npower
Areas of Specialization:
Philosophy of Mind Philosophy of Science
Areas of Competence:
Social & Political Philosophy Philosophy of Sex & Love
Modern Philosophy Logic
Philosophy of Education Epistemology
Educational Record:
Degree: Ph.D Philosophy, 1996
M.A. Philosophy, 1993
Honors: University Fellowship, 1994-1995
Teaching Assistantship, 1990-1994
Graduate Student Representative, 1992-1993
West Chester University, 1985-1989
Degree: B.A. Philosophy, 1989 (magna cum laude)
Honors: Phi Sigma Tau, Philosophy Club President
Publications:
On Losing a Debate to a Creation
Scientist,
The Origins of
Self-Consciousness, Minds and Machines: Journal of Artificial
Intelligence, Philosophy, and Cognitive Science, 11,#1, pp.
133-137,(2001)
Meno Stottlemeier:
Linking Socratic Methods with Socratic Contents, Thinking, 14,#3, pp. 20-24, (1999)
Some Paradoxes of Reflective Thinking, Analytical Teaching, 19,#2, pp. 19-23, (1999)
The Varieties of Practical Selfhood, Contemporary Philosophy, XIX, pp. 29-36, (1997)
Fodor's
Vindication of Folk Psychology and the Charge of Epiphenomenalism, Journal
of Philosophical Research, XXI, pp. 183-196, (1996).
Forthcoming Publications:
Evolutionary
Psychology. In Alan Soble, ed., Sex from
Plato to Paglia:
A Philosophical Encyclopedia_, 2
vols.
The Freudian Left. In Alan
Soble, ed., Sex from
Plato to Paglia:
A Philosophical Encyclopedia_, 2
vols.
Book Reviews:
Sexual Outercourse:
a philosophy of lovemaking (Ann
van Sevenant,
The Philosophy of Mind: Classical Problems/Contemporary Issues (B. Beakley and P. Ludlow (Eds.), Bradford Books/MIT Press, 1992.) Minds and Machines: Journal of Artificial Intelligence, Philosophy, and Cognitive Science VII, (1998).
Professional Presentations & Addresses:
Robust Non-reductive
Materialism, Realistically,
Southern Society of Philosophy and Psychology’s 96th Annual Meeting,
Durham, NC, March 25, 2005
Sexual Liberation from the
Freudian Left to Foucault, Florida
Philosophical Association’s 50th Annual Meeting,
Homedepotopia:
The Freudian Left and the End of Reification, North American Society for Utopian Studies 29th Annual
Meeting, October 10, 2004
Reductionism in Evolutionary
Psychology, Florida Philosophical Association’s 48th Annual Meeting,
How to be a Reductionist
about Romantic Love, Alabama Philosophical Society’s Fall
2002 Conference,
Liberalism, Fundamentalism, and
School Choice, Conference on Religions and Environment,
On Losing a Debate to a Creation
Scientist, Alabama Philosophical Society’s
Fall 2000 Conference, Orange Beach, Alabama, October 27-28, 2000; and, at the
Florida Philosophical Association’s
46th Annual Meeting, New College, Sarasota, November 9-11, 2000
The Origins of
Self-Consciousness in Somatic Proprioception,
Florida Philosophical Association’s 45th Annual Meeting,
Philosophy for Children: A Plea
To Teach Socratic Subjects in Socratic Ways, Florida Philosophical
Association’s 44th Annual Meeting, Florida State University,
Tallahassee, FL, November 1998 [Dr. Maria Morales of FSU responded.]
Taking Beliefs Seriously, of
the Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology’s 90th Annual Meeting,
How To Be Practically Realistic About Folk Psychology,
Southern Society for Philosophy and
Psychology’s 89th Annual Meeting,
Pragmatism and Behaviorism in Philosophical Psychology,
Annual Meeting of the Florida Conference on Cognition, Perception, Sensation, and Action, University of West Florida, Pensacola, Fl, March 1997
Taking Beliefs Seriously,
Florida Philosophical Association’s 43rd Annual Meeting,
The Computational Theory of
Thought and Epiphenomenalism, Eastern Pennsylvania Philosophical
Association Spring Conference,
Current Research:
Applied Epistemology (a monograph) examines how abstract logical and epistemological principles concerning rationality and reason break down in specific contexts. This has been supported by a UWF Summer Research Award (2002).
The Freudian Left explores the importance of Freud’s critique of culture to 20th century neo-marxist thinkers such as Marcuse, Brown, and Reich.
Professional Experience:
Recent Courses Taught:
Graduate Seminars:
Humanistic Understanding (Consciousness Studies)
Man, Nature & Value (The Philosophy of Thomas Nagel)
Philosophy of Sex and Love
Undergraduate Courses:
Philosophy of Sex and Love
Philosophy of Mind
Philosophy of Science
Social and Political Philosophy
Epistemology
Modern Philosophy
Modern Logic
Sexual Ethics
First Amendment Freedoms (Honors)
Ethics in Contemporary Society
Introduction to Philosophy
Introduction to Logic
Recent Master’s Thesis
Directed
Elizabeth Smith (Director) Ecofeminism, in progress
Susan Brown
(Director) Mary Wollstonecraft, completed Fall 2000;
currently UWF Adjunct Instructor and EdD Candidate
University Service:
President, UWF Chapter of United Faculty of
Invited Participant and Graduate, UWF’s LEAD Program, Class of 2002
Member, UWF Institutional Review Board, (2001 – 2003)
Member, Academic Review Committee of Faculty Senate, (1999 - 2001) (Chair, 1999-2000)
Member, Academic Standards Committee, College of Arts & Social Sciences (1998 - 2000)
Member, UWF Graduate Council (Office of Graduate & Research Studies) (2000 – 2001)
Member, UWF Provost and 4 Faculty Search Committees (culminating in hires in Psychology, Criminal Justice, Art History, and Philosophy & Religious Studies)
Departmental Service:
Faculty Advisor to the "Socratic Society" (Student Philosophy Club of UWF) (1996 - 2003)
Faculty Advisor to the UWF Chapter of NORML—the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Legislation (2002 - present)
Departmental Assessment Liaison
Developed new undergraduate course offerings in Philosophy of Science, Social & Political Philosophy, Philosophy of Sex and Love, Sexual Ethics, and First Amendment Freedoms
Library acquisitions overseer; purchasing card approver; trained SASS auditor; first webmaster (1999)
Revised departmental by-laws and T&P/Merit criteria (with Barry Arnold)
Representative at multiple enrollment services= open-houses, faculty phone-a-thons, area high-school visits, and the like.
Community Service, Invited Talks, etc.:
“Death as a Spectacle” (guest commentary) UWF Fountain, May 1st, 2005
“For or against Globalization and Outsourcing” (a debate with Dr. Rick Harper) UWF Economics Club, April 28th, 2005
“Mary Wollstonecraft” (presentation) 4th Annual Women’s History Program, March 17th, 2005
“The Free
Trade Area of the
“Summer Teachers Workshops in Philosophy for Children” (workshop organizer and leader), annually 1997-2002
“Issues in Politics” (guest commentator call-in radio show with Dr. John Witt), WEBY-AM, September, 2001
Ethical Theory & Medical Decision-Making (invited talk)
“President Bush’s Office of Faith-Based Initiatives” (invited panelist) WEAR-TV (ABC), September, 2000
“The Pensacola Squares” (organizer and leader, local philosophy discussion group), End o’ the Line Café, Summer 2000
“Critical
Thinking for Social Workers” (consultant) City of
Grants and Awards:
UWF Summer Research Award (Summer 2002) “Critically Thinking Cops” $7,500
CAS Summer Research Award (Summer 2000) “The Role of Values in Critical Thinking” $5,000
Office of Grants and Contracts Small Grant Award (Spring 2000) “Attend a
Office of Grants and Contracts Small Grant Award (Summer 1998) “Conduct Research at FSU” $300
CAS Grant Award (May 1997) “Philosophy for Children Teacher’s Workshop” $500
Presidential Dissertation Completion Grant,
Professional Affiliations:
American Philosophical Association
Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology
Society for Utopian Studies
Philosophy of Education Society
Co-Director,
References:
Aron Edidin, Professor,
Department of Philosophy, New College,
Michael Tye, Professor, Department of
Philosophy,
Tom Auxter, Professor, Department of Philosophy,
Alan Soble, Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA
Abraham Witonsky, Asst. Professor, Philosophy
Department,