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Essentials
I
am a graduate student in philosophy at the University of Notre Dame in
glamorous South Bend, Indiana. I also regularly teach for John
Hopkins' CTY Summer program -- I've taught Chaos and Fractals and various
logic courses at various sites on both coasts for several summers
now -- and occasionally at IU's South Bend campus. 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, Washington. 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 combines philosophy of science and political philosophy. Drawing directly on the work of Alasdair MacIntyre and inspired by John Dewey, I develop two rival conceptions of scientific practice. I show that these rivals are closely linked to the two basic sides in the science and values debate -- the debate over the extent to which ethical and political values may legitimately influence scientific inquiry. Finally, I start to develop an account of justice that is sensitive to these legitimate and illegitimate influences. A longer abstract and a statement of my developing research interests are both available by email. For more information, please see my writing page.
The slideshow at the top of this page is of my Flickr photostream. Photographs taken prior to 2010 can be found on my Picasa Web Album. All of the images and written work hosted here, on my Flickr photostream, or my Picasa Web Album and created by me are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License unless otherwise noted.
Affiliation
University of Notre Dame,Department of Philosophy
Current projects (Fall-Winter 2011)
- Finishing my dissertation; defense expect February or March 2012
- Fall '11 teaching: Intro to Philosophy (A and B)
- Job market applications (I currently plan to attend the Eastern APA in Washington, DC)
- Preparing to teach Are We Eating Good Food? in Spring '12
Areas of interest
Philosophy of science, political philosophy, logic, philosophy of mathematics, feminist philosophy, pragmatism, philosophy of foodCV
Dissertation draft (currently unavailable while I prepare final revisions)
Non-professional interests
Biking, backpacking, politics, photography, fractal art, cooking and bakingContact information
Email: hicks.daniel.j@gmail.comAcademia.edu
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