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| JOHN G. MESSERLY,PH.D. |
| Austin Community College |
| Department of Philosphy |
| Email - jmesserl@austincc.edu |
| Website -http://www.austincc.edu/jmesserl/ |
| EDUCATION |
| Ph.D. Philosophy, Saint Louis University |
| M.A.(R) Philosophy, Saint Louis University |
| B.A. Philosophy, University of Missouri-St. Louis |
| AREA OF SPECIALIZATION |
| Ethics; History of Philosophy; Philosophy of Jean Piaget |
| AREAS OF COMPETENCE |
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Asian Philosophy; Bioethics; Environmental Ethics; Existentialism; Feminism; History of Philosophy; Logic; Meaning of Life; Philosophy of Human Nature; Philosophy of Religion; Philosophy of Science; Philosophy of Women; Social and Political Philosophy; World Religions
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TEACHING EXPERIENCE Austin Community College, Department of Philosophy, 2002 -present
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The University of Texas-Austin, Lecturer, Department
of Computer Science, 2002-2006.
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The University of Texas-Austin, Lecturer, Department
of Philosophy, 2000-2002.
Lakeland Community College, Department of Philosophy, 1997-2000
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Ursuline College, Chair, Department of Philosophy 1996-1999;
Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, 1992-1996.
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St. Louis University, Instructor, Department of
Philosophy, 1987-1992
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| PUBLICATIONS |
| Books: |
| Contemporary Philosophers Seek Meaning in Life (in progress) |
| Piaget's Conception of Evolution: Beyond Darwin and Lamarck. (Lanham, Md.: Rowman & Littlefield, 1996). |
| An Introduction to Ethical Theories (Lanham,
Md.: University Press of America, 1995) |
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Articles: "Piaget's Evolutionary Theory" Cambridge Companion to Piaget, Cambridge University Press, forthcoming. "Disclosive Computer Ethics?" ACM SIGCAS Computers and Society Volume 37, Issue 1 (June 2007) |
| "The Impact of Video Games on College (Particularly Computer Science) Students," Communications of the ACM, March 2004. |
| "I'm glad the future doesn't need us: a critique of Joy's pessimistic futurism," ACM SIGCAS Computers and Society, Volume 32: Issue 6, June 2003. |
| "Psychogenesis and the History of Science: Piaget and the Problem of Scientific Change," The Modern Schoolman LXXIII, 1996, 295-307. |
| "Worse Off Alive: Reply to Garcia" in the American Philosophical Association's Newsletter On Philosophy and Medicine, 1994,121-22. |
| "Constrained Maximizers in Iterated Contexts," Southwest Philosophy Review,1994, 107-111. |
| "The Essence of Gauthier's Moral Philosophy," Kinesis 18.2, 1992, 39-55. |
| "The Omission of Unconditional Cooperators: A Critique
of Gauthier's Argument for Constrained Maximization," Philosophical Studies 6, 1992, 19-39. |
| Reviews/Encyclopedia Articles: |
| Review of William Lad Sessions' The Concept of Faith: A Philosophical Investigation, in The Review of Metaphysics 49, 1995, 164-5. |
| "Theology and Theologians," in The Encyclopedia of Multiculturalism, (New York: 1994) 1616-1620. |
| Review of Glenn Hughes' Mystery and Myth in the Philosophy of Eric Voegelin, in The Review of Metaphysics 48, 1994, 822-23. |
| Review of Peter Carruther's The Animals Issue: Moral Theory in Practice, in International Philosophical Quarterly 133, 123-5. |
| Review of William Bradford's A Thinker's Guide to Living Well, in The Modern Schoolman LXX, 1993, 159-60. |
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Invited Lectures: "Is Morality Based on Religion?" presented to honors students in freshman seminar at the University of Texas at Austin, September 20, 2007. "Ethics, Robotics, and Artificial Intelligence," presented to honors students in freshman seminar at the University of Texas at Austin, September 11, 2007. "Aristotle: What is a Good Life?" presented to the philosophy and history faculty of The University of North Alabama - April 30, 2007 "The Impact of 21st Century Technologies," presented to the faculty
of the Department of Computer Science at the University of Texas
at Austin, October 2004 |
| "Philosophy and Evolution," presented to the undergraduate philosophy majors at The University of Texas Austin - October 2000 |
| "The Essence of Gambling," presented at the Hilton Hotel in Independence, Oh - October1998 |
| "The Ethics of Gambling," presented at the Marriot Hotel in Cleveland, Oh - August 1998 |
| "The Prisoner's Dilemma as Simulation Game," presented to the faculty of Ursuline College, - March 1996 |
| "Kuhn's and Scientific Revolutions: A Critique," presented to the faculty of Ursuline College, - November 1994 |
| "Contractarian Ethics," presented to the undergraduate philosophy majors at Lindenwood College - March 1992 |
| "Constrained Maximizers," presented at graduate conference, at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale - May 1991 |
| "The Task of Philosophy," presented at the graduate conference at Saint Louis University - April 1991 |
| AWARDS |
| Departmental Teaching Award, Department of Philosophy, The University of Texas at Austin, Spring 2001 |
| Merit Stipend for Faculty, Ursuline College 1997 |
| Merit Stipend for Faculty, Ursuline College 1996 |
| Who's Who Among American College Teachers 1995 |
| Graduate Fellowship, Saint Louis University, 1986-1991 |
| ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE |
| Department Chair, Ursuline College, 1996-99 |
| Faculty Awards Committee, Ursuline College 1998-99 |
| College Events Committee, Ursuline College, 1997 |
| Faculty Handbook Committee, Ursuline College, 1996 |
| New Faculty Constitution Committee, Ursuline College, 1994-5 |
| College Events Committee, Ursuline College, 1993 |
| Faculty By-Laws Committee, Ursuline College, 1993 |
| PLAN II HONORS THESIS SUPERVISION |
| "Systems of Health Care in the United States, Great Britian, and the Netherlands: A Comparative Analysis," Mr. David Ferring, The University of Texas at Austin, Spring 2001. |
| PLAN II HONORS THESIS READER |
| The Ethics of Human Experimentation in Children, Ms. Sara L. Heldt, The University of Texas at Austin, Spring 2002. |
| HUMANITIES HONORS PROGRAM THESIS SUPERVISION |
| Bioethics of Stem Cell Research: Scientific and Ethical Implications, Ms. Allis Cho, The University of Texas at Austin, Spring 2002. |
| Reproductive Technology is Outpacing the Law: Disposition of Frozen Embryos and the Right to Privacy for Infertile Women,” Ms Lauren Allison Brownfield, The University of Texas at Austin, Spring 2002 |
| HUMANITIES HONORS PROGRAM THESIS READER |
| "The Ethics of Placebo-Controlled Research on South African AIDS Patients: A Kantian and Mill's Utilitarianism Perspective," Ms. Miranda Lorraine Wright, The University of Texas at Austin, Spring 2001. |
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REFEREE Problems from Philosophy, James Rachels, 2nd edition, forthcoming. Surveying the Information Society: Computers and Ethics,
Michael Quinn, Addison-Wesley, forthcoming. |
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Why Be Good? Duncan Richter, Oxford University Press, Oxford University Press, 2007. Surveying the Information Society: Computers and Ethics, Michael Quinn, Addison-Wesley, forthcoming. You Decide! Current Debates in Contemporary Philosophy, 2007, Longman Publishers. The Philosopher's Way, John Chaffee, 1st edition, Prentice-Hall, 2005. Getting Started in the IT Business: Essays on the Critical Knowledge Needed for Succcess, Toby J. Teorey, Ed., Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, 2004 The Elements of Moral Philosophy, 4th edition, James Rachels, McGraw-Hill, 2004 Gift of Fire, Sara Baase, 2nd ed., 2003, Prentice-Hall. 4th edition of Biomedical Ethics, 1997,
Mappes and Zembaty, McGraw-Hill. |
| REFERENCES |
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Professor Elaine Rich, Department of Computer Science, The University
of Texas at Austin, Taylor Hall 2.124, Austin TX 78712, 512-471-9706. |
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Professor E. David Sosa, Department of Philosophy, The University
of Texas at Austin, Waggener Hall 311, Austin, TX, 512-471-4857.
david_sosa@mail.utexas.edu
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Professor Daniel Bonevac, Department of Philosophy, The University
of Texas at Austin, Waggener Hall 311, Austin, TX 78712, 512-471-4857.
dbonevac@mail.la.utexas.edu
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Associate Professor Cory Juhl, Department of Philosophy, The University of Texas at Austin, Waggener Hall 311, Austin, TX 78712, 512-471-4857. cjuhl@mail.utexas.edu Senior Lecturer Roger Priebe, Department of Computer Science, Texas
St. University, Nueces Hall 222 San Marcos, TX 78766, 512-245-3436.
rp44@txstate.edu |
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Professor Thomas Seung, Jesse Jones Regents Professor in Liberal
Arts and Professor of Philosophy , Department of Philosophy, The
University of Texas at Austin, Waggener Hall 311, Austin, TX 78712,
512-471-4857. |
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President Laurence Mazzeno, Alvernia College, Office of the President,
400 St. Bernadine St., Reading, PA 19607, 610-796-8200. |
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Professor William Charron, Saint Louis University, Department of
Philosophy, 3800 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis, MO. 63156, 314-977- 3696.
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Reverend Theodore Vitali, Chair, Saint Louis University, Department
of Philosophy, 3800 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis, MO. 63156, 314-977-3696. |
| Professor Emeritus Richard J. Blackwell, Saint Louis University, Department of Philosophy, 3800 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63156, 314-977-3696. |