Theodore Schick is an American author in the field of philosophy.
His articles have appeared in numerous publications and include topics such as
functionalism and its effect on
immortality
Immortality is the concept of eternal life. Some modern species may possess biological immortality.
Some scientists, futurists, and philosophers have theorized about the immortality of the human body, with some suggesting that human immortal ...
, the logic behind the
criteria of adequacy, and applying a scientific approach to the
paranormal
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. In 1994, Schick published ''How to Think About Weird Things: Critical Thinking for a New Age'', which is designed to teach the reader how to think critically about extraordinary claims.
Biography
He received a B.A. from
Harvard University
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and a Ph.D. in philosophy from
Brown University
Brown University is a private research university in Providence, Rhode Island. Brown is the seventh-oldest institution of higher education in the United States, founded in 1764 as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Provide ...
. Currently, he is a professor of philosophy at
Muhlenberg College
Muhlenberg College is a private liberal arts college in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1848, Muhlenberg College is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and is named for Henry Muhlenberg, the German patriarch of Luthe ...
and the director of the Muhlenberg Scholars program. His upper-level courses include the philosophy of mind, biomedical ethics, and the philosophy of science. He plays lead guitar in the band Doctors of Rock at Muhlenberg College.
Bibliography
* with Lewis Vaughn: ''Doing Philosophy: An Introduction Through Thought Experiments'', .
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See also
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American philosophy
American philosophy is the activity, corpus, and tradition of philosophers affiliated with the United States. The ''Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy'' notes that while it lacks a "core of defining features, American Philosophy can nevert ...
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List of American philosophers
This is a list of American philosophers; of philosophers who are either from, or spent many productive years of their lives in the United States.
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Theodore W. Schick, Jr., Department Chair
American skeptics
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
20th-century American philosophers
21st-century American philosophers
Critics of parapsychology
Harvard University alumni
Brown University alumni
Muhlenberg College faculty
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