家乡: Apple Valley, Minnesota
主要: 哲学 and Biology
When I started my education at 西雅图 Pacific University, the idea of doing a philosophy major was not on my radar. It was not until I happened to sign up for a class with Dr. 门外汉 during my sophomore year that I had considered the option. Quickly I decided to add philosophy as a 第二个主要 — a complimentary discipline to my other major, biology.
哲学 is a perfect 第二个主要 or 小. 哲学 classes tend to be very skill based — you practice communication skills and evaluating arguments from different viewpoints.
I particularly enjoyed attending 干部 meetings — an informal philosophy discussion group. It was a great opportunity to hear perspectives about current issues that might not have come up in class, to practice philosophical discussion. If 干部 meetings are available, I strongly recommend students who are interested in philosophy to attend.
I benefited greatly from the philosophy classes I took from Dr. 外行, Dr. 大米, Dr. 麦当劳, Dr. 桑德斯. These professors invested in their students and often stayed after class to continue discussions.
Dr. 麦当劳 advised my senior thesis, he spent time talking with me as I tried to make sense of emergent properties. The willingness he had to take extra time and work through my half-baked ideas is something that I try to emulate and encourage in my students.
I am currently a doctoral candidate in history and philosophy of science at the University of Pittsburgh, where I have taught classes in medical and environmental ethics.
In my research, I do historically informed philosophy of science. I mainly investigate philosophical questions that arise in the sciences (e.g., questions about scientific concepts and their development, scientific reasoning methods, 和伦理). My current work is on the concepts of ecological health and function, how human values influence how we study and manage ecosystems.