I received my Ph.D. from Boston University and joined the department in 2005.
Additionally, I am an active member of the History and Philosophy of Science and
Technology research group. Research Interests 

Recently, I’ve been concentrating in three areas: 

o Early Modern Natural Philosophy, specifically the debates concerning the relative
merits of the Cartesian and Newtonian worldviews 

o History of the Philosophy of Science, specifically the process by which philosophy of
science formed as a sub-discipline of philosophy 

o Axiology, specifically exploring the viability of a value calculus compatible with the
formal axiology of Robert S. Hartman

Edited Books

It's a Simple Game, Really, Soccer and Philosophy: Beautiful Thoughts on the Beautiful Game (2010)
 

Peer-Reviewed Papers

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The Difficulties of a Hartmanesque Value Calculus, Journal of Formal Axiology (2010)
 

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Using Kinesthetic Activities to Teach Ptolemaic and Copernican Retrograde Motion, Science and Education (2010)

This paper describes a method for teaching planetary retrograde motion, and the Ptolemaic and Copernican...

 

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Empty Philosophy of Science, Metascience (2009)
 

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Killing One to Save Five: A Test of Two Hartman-Style Value Calculuses, Journal of Formal Axiology (2008)
 

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The Origins of Mass Warfare: A System Dynamics Approach, Computer-based Management of Complex Systems: Proceedings of the 1989 International Conference of the System Dynamics Society (1989)

People of different nations often meet with the intent of destroying each other with technology...