BRADLEY EVANS WILSON
Department of Philosophy Slippery Rock
University Slippery Rock, PA 16057
E-mail: bradley.wilson@sru.edu

EDUCATION: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Ph.D., Philosophy 1991
                                                                                        M.A., Philosophy 1984
                          Purdue University B.A., Philosophy 1982

PUBLICATIONS:

"A Philosopher Looks at the Ethics of Political Campaigning," National Communication Association, Miami, FL, November 20-22, 2003.

 "Justice with Compassion:  A Case Against Capital Punishment":
(1)  Twenty-ninth Annual Conference on Value Inquiry, Tulsa, Oklahoma, April 25-28, 2001.
(2)  Tri-State Philosophical Association, State University of New York at Fredonia, October 16, 1999.
(3) 12th Annual SSHE Interdisciplinary Association for Philosophy and Religious Studies Conference, Lock Haven University, April 17, 1999.

"Formal Models or Formal Muddles?" Tri-State Philosophical Association, Mercyhurst College, Erie, Pa, April 18, 1998.

"What?s Wrong With Me, Doc?  The Many Concepts of Disease," 11th Annual SSHE Interdisciplinary Association for Philosophy and Religious Studies Conference, Slippery Rock University, PA, April 4, 1998.

"Ethical Implications in Communication Professions," Third Annual Conference in Applied Communications, Edinboro University, PA, October 1997.

"A Comment on Ruth Millikan, 'Externalism in an Evolutionary Frame," Pittsburgh-Konstanz Colloquium in the Sciences of the Mind, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany, May 1995.

"The Tree Metaphor in Biological Classification:  A Response to Michael Bradie," Center for Philosophy of Science Conference, University of Pittsburgh, September 1994.

"The Units of Evolution:  A Response to Michael Ruse," Pittsburgh-Konstanz Colloquium in the Philosophy of Science, University of Pittsburgh, October 1993.

"A (Not-So-Radical) Solution to the Species Problem," International Society for the History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Biology, Northwestern University, July 1991.

"Thinking Logically About Species," Conference on the History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Biology, Virginia Tech, June 1987.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

Department of Philosophy, Slippery Rock University, 1997-present

Undergraduate courses:
Introduction to Philosophy
Medical/Healthcare Ethics
Analytic Philosophy
Symbolic Logic
Philosophy of Natural Science

Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Pittsburgh, 1991-96

Undergraduate courses:                                   
Morality and Medicine (Biomedical Ethics)
Mind and Medicine (History and Philosophy Medicine and Psychology)        

Graduate courses:                                                
Philosophy of Medicine
Philosophical Problems in Evolutionary Biology  
Theoretical Foundations of Medical Ethics
Models of Scientific Change

Department of Philosophy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1987-91

Undergraduate courses: 
Main Problems in Philosophy
Symbolic Logic
Biomedical Ethics

Department of Philosophy, North Carolina State University, 1990-1991

Undergraduate courses:
Contemporary Moral Issues
Business Ethics
Problems and Types of Philosophy

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS:

“A Philosopher Looks at the Ethics of Political Campaigning,” National Communication Association, Miami, FL, November 20-22, 2003.

“Justice with Compassion:  A Case Against Capital Punishment”:
(1)  Twenty-ninth Annual Conference on Value Inquiry, Tulsa, Oklahoma, April 25-28, 2001.
(2)  Tri-State Philosophical Association, State University of New York at Fredonia, October 16, 1999.
(3) 12th Annual SSHE Interdisciplinary Association for Philosophy and Religious Studies Conference, Lock Haven University, April 17, 1999.

 “Formal Models or Formal Muddles?” Tri-State Philosophical Association, Mercyhurst College, Erie, Pa, April 18, 1998.

 “What’s Wrong With Me, Doc?  The Many Concepts of Disease,” 11th Annual SSHE Interdisciplinary Association for Philosophy and Religious Studies Conference, Slippery Rock University, PA, April 4, 1998.

 “Ethical Implications in Communication Professions,” Third Annual Conference in Applied Communications, Edinboro University, PA, October 1997.

 "A Comment on Ruth Millikan, 'Externalism in an Evolutionary Frame," Pittsburgh-Konstanz Colloquium in the Sciences of the Mind, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany, May 1995.

 "The Tree Metaphor in Biological Classification:  A Response to Michael Bradie," Center for Philosophy of Science Conference, University of Pittsburgh, September 1994.

 "The Units of Evolution:  A Response to Michael Ruse," Pittsburgh-Konstanz Colloquium in the Philosophy of Science, University of Pittsburgh, October 1993.

 "A (Not-So-Radical) Solution to the Species Problem," International Society for the History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Biology, Northwestern University, July 1991.

 "Thinking Logically About Species," Conference on the History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Biology, Virginia Tech, June 1987.

INVITED PAPERS:

"The Use of Models in Philosophy and Science," Center for Philosophy of Science, University of Pittsburgh, February 27, 2001.

"Finches and Fruitflies:  A Review of Modes of Speciation":
(1)  Department of Biology, Slippery Rock University, November 5, 1999.
(2)  Department of Biology, Edinboro University of PA, Edinboro, PA, November 1996.

"Mixing Metaphors and Science"
(1) Department of Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece, May 1995.
(2) Department of Philosophy, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, May 1995.

 "Changing Conceptions of Species:  A Lamarckian View."
(1) Center for Philosophy of Science, University of Pittsburgh, March 1993.
(2) Department of Philosophy and Religion, Colgate University, January 1993.

 "Why Worry About Species?", Department of Philosophy, Washington and Lee University, January 1992.

 "A (Not-So-Radical) Solution to the Species Problem?, Center for Philosophy of Science, University of Pittsburgh, December 1991.

 "Are Species Individuals?", Department of Philosophy, Wellesley College, January 1991.

MEDICAL EDUCATION PRESENTATIONS:

 "Medical Futility and Clinical Decision-Making," West Penn Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA, October 1995.

 "Medical Ethics:  Theory and Practice," Jameson Memorial Hospital, Newcastle, PA, September 1995.

 “Medical Ethics and Medical Education,” Pitt Pre-Med Club, U. of Pittsburgh, February 1995.

 "The Ethical Basis of Informed Consent," Jeannette Hospital, Jeannette, PA, December 1994.

 "Age-based Rationing of Health Care Resources," Shadyside Hospital Consultation Subcommittee, Pittsburgh, November 1994.

 "Advance Directives in the Acute Care Setting," Forbes Regional Hospital, Monroeville, PA, September 1994.

 "Ethical Issues in Physical Therapy," Physical Therapy Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, December 1993.

 "The Goals of Ethics Consultation," Shadyside Hospital Ethics Committee, Pittsburgh, December 1993.

 "The Right to Health Care:  Making Hard Choices," Panel discussion on Health Care in the U.S.,  University of Pittsburgh, April 1992.

COLLABORATIVE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH

 Craig Steele, Philip Alberstadt, Kiran Misra, Carol Skinner, Raj Misra, John Antonelli, Brad Wilson, and Sharon Robaskiewicz, “Effects of sublethal exposure to cadmium on shelter-seeking behavior of juvenile crayfishes:  A comparision between Procambrus clarkii and Orconectes rusticus,” presented at the Pennsylvania Aquarium Consortium Environmental Conference III, Clarion University, October 1997.

 Philip Alberstadt, Craig Steele, Kiran Misra, Carol Skinner, Brad Wilson, and Sharon Robaskiewicz, “Effects of sublethal exposure to cadmium on shelter-seeking behavior of juvenile Orconectes rusticus crayfish,” presented at the Eighth Symposium on Environmental Toxicology and Risk Assessment, American Society for Testing and Materials, Atlanta, GA, April 1998.

DISSERTATION:

 "Species Problems":  William G. Lycan (director)

 The focus of the dissertation is a critical evaluation of conceptions of species in contemporary biology.  I argue that species can be conceived of in terms of "lineages" and that so conceiving of them provides a framework within which to resolve problems of two sorts:  problems arising from the role of species in biological classification and problems arising from the alleged role of species in evolutionary processes.

REFEREE/REVIEWER FOR:

McGraw-Hill Publishing
Cambridge University Press
Wadsworth Publishing Company
Philosophy of Science
Biology and Philosophy
Perspectives on Science
The Pittsburgh Undergraduate Review

EDITORIAL BOARD

Values Newsletter

MEMBERSHIP, PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:

American Philosophical Association
Philosophy of Science Association
SSHE Interdisciplinary Association for Philosophy and Religious Studies (President, 2002-2003)
Center for Philosophy of Science, University of Pittsburgh (Associate)