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Essentials
I
am a graduate student in philosophy at the University of Notre Dame in
glamorous South Bend, IN. I also regularly teach the Chaos and
Fractals course at John Hopkins' CTY Summer program at the University
of California at Santa Cruz. Before coming to Notre Dame, I did
some
graduate work in the math and philosophy departments at the University
of Illinois, Chicago, and majored in math and political science at the
University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, WA. While at Puget Sound, I
was in the Honors Program and participated in various debate,
music, and undergraduate research activities. I was born and grew
up in Northern California.My dissertation, as it is currently planned, will have two major parts. The first will be an abstract account of scientific practice, drawing on the work of a wide array of philosophers, including Alasdair MacIntyre, John Dewey, Martin Carrier, and Heather Douglas. The second will consider institutions for public deliberation about scientific inquiry, bringing the account of scientific practice from the first part into contact with work on deliberative democracy. For more information, please see my dissertation proposal.
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Affiliation
University of Notre Dame,Department of Philosophy
Current projects
- Summer teaching for John Hopkins' Center for Talented Youth program
- Research/reading in preparation for starting my dissertation this Fall
- Preparing to teach Introduction to Philosophy this Fall
Areas of interest
Philosophy of science, political philosophy, philosophy of mathematics, feminist philosophy, pragmatismCV
Non-professional interests
Biking, backpacking, politics, photography, fractal art, cooking and bakingContact information
Email: dhicks1@nd.eduAIM: NoumenalCause
Office: Malloy 200
Office hours TTh 12:30-1:30