Doren Recker, Associate Professor
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Office: 266 Social Sciences & Humanities Telephone: 405-744-9230 Spring 2023 Office Hours: Tuesdays 3:00-3:30 pm; Thursdays 12:00-12:30 pm and by appointment.
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COWBOYS IN CAMBRIDGE ADVENTURES ON THE GALAPAGOS
EDUCATION
- BA and MA, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville
- Ph.D. and MA, University of Oklahoma
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- History
- Philosophy of Biology
- Philosophy of Science
AWARDS
- 2002 Regents Distinguished Teaching Award
- 2002 Phoenix Award
SELECTED PAPERS
- “What Science Cannot Replace: Evolution and the Meaning of Life.” (in preparation)
- “Finding God in the Fifth Meditation: Where is the Argument, and How is Descartes trying to Guide us in the Search for Metaphysical Truth?” (under review)
- “How to Confuse Organisms with Mousetraps: Machine Metaphors and Intelligent Design.” Zygon: 45(3), pp. 647-664.
- “From Darwin to Hitler: Evolutionary Ethics and Care for Human Life.” Southwest Philosophy Review: 24(1), pp. 29-41.
- “Mathematical Demonstrations and Deduction in Descartes’ Early Methodo- logical and Scientific Writings.” Journal of History of Philosophy: 31(2), pp. 223-244.
- “There’s More Than One Way to Recognize a Darwinian: Lyell’s Darwinism.” Philosophy of Science: 57(3), pp. 459-478
- “Causal Efficacy: The Structure of Darwin’s Argument Strategy In The Origin of Species.” Philosophy of Science: 54(2), pp. 147-175.
SPRING 2023 CLASS SCHEDULE
- HONR 2423.31401 The Middle Ages & Renaissance (H) MWF 11:30-12:20 pm OC 201
- HONR 2890.26820 Head & Heart in Relation to Human Religious Experience W 12:30-1:20 pm OC 201
- HONR 3053.21116 Biology Race Gender MWF 1:30-2:20 pm OC 201
- PHIL 3991.25073 Contemporary Philosophical Research T 4:30-5:20 pm SSH 239
- PHIL 4313.23665 Philosophy of Mind (H) TR 1:30-2:45 pm NRD 303