Randall L. Ridenour

 

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CURRICULUM VITAE

Department of Philosophy
University of Oklahoma
455 W. Lindsey, Rm. 605
Norman, Oklahoma 73019-0535

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Norman, Oklahoma 73071-2401

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ridenour@ou.edu

www.uoknor.edu/cas/ouphil/students/randy/index.html

AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION:

Metaphysics, History of Ancient Philosophy

AREAS OF COMPETENCE:

Ethics, Logic, History of Modern Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion

EDUCATION:

  • Ph.D., Philosophy, University of Oklahoma, expected May, 1998
  • MA, Philosophy, University of Oklahoma, 1993
  • BA, Philosophy, University of Oklahoma, 1991
  • Graduate Study, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

The University of Oklahoma

Instructor with full responsibility:

  • Introduction to Philosophy: Fall 1994, Spring 1995, Fall 1995, Spring 1996, Fall 1996, Fall 1997, Spring 1998
  • Introduction to Ethics: Summer 1995
  • Introduction to Logic: Fall 1993

Assistant:

  • Introduction to Ethics (N. Badhwar)
  • Introduction to Logic (K. Kim)
  • Medieval Philosophy of Religion (T. Boyd)
  • Logic and the Scientific Method (J. Hawthorne)

The University of Central Oklahoma

Instructor with full responsibility:

  • Introduction to Philosophy: Fall 1997 (Two Sections)
  • Logic and Critical Reasoning: Fall 1998 (Two Sections)

PRESENTED PAPERS:

"An Example of Technology Use in Humanities Instruction: Bringing Medieval Philosophy out of the Middle Ages" at the Symposium on Technology for Learning Improvement, Spring 1997

"Minds, Machines, and Gödel" at the Mid-South Philosophy Conference, Spring 1997

"A Response to Jim Shelton's 'Truth and the JTB Account of Knowledge'" at the Mid-South Philosophy Conference, Spring 1997

"Psychological Realism, Moral Objectivity, and Christian Ethics" at the Midwestern Regional Meeting of the Society of Christian Philosophers, Spring 1996

"Fisk on the Ontological Status of Relations" at the Mid-South Philosophy Conference, Spring 1996

"A Response to Mylan Engel's 'The Presumption of Atheism'" at the Mid-South Philosophy Conference, Spring 1996

"A Response to Michael White's 'The Metaphysical Location of Aristotle's Mathematika'" at the Sixteenth Annual Workshop in Ancient Philosophy, University of Oklahoma, Fall 1993

DISSERTATION:

  • Title: "An Essentialist Theory of Modalities"
  • Director: Chris Swoyer
  • See abstract at the end of the curriculum vitae

ACADEMIC RECOGNITION AND AWARDS:

Inducted into Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society, April 1995

Graduate College Conference Travel Award, March 1996, March 1997

Graduate College Fee Waiver for Academic Excellence, 1993-1996

William D. Roberson, Sr. Memorial Scholarship, 1990-1991

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:

  • The American Philosophical Association
  • The Society of Christian Philosophers

SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY, DEPARTMENT, AND COMMUNITY:

Member, College of Arts and Sciences Computer Advisory Committee, 1995-1996, 1996-1997

University of Oklahoma Housing Faculty Advisor, 1995-1996, 1996-1997

Member, University of Oklahoma Housing Disciplinary Board, 1995-1996

Director, University of Oklahoma Undergraduate Philosophy Conference, Spring 1996

President, University of Oklahoma Philosophical Society, 1995-1996, 1996-1997

Developed Department World Wide Web Home Page, Summer 1995

Graduate Representative, Philosophy Department, University of Oklahoma, 1993-1994

GRADUATE LEVEL COURSE WORK:

History of Philosophy -

  • Phil. 6393 Plato's Early Dialogues / H. Benson
  • Phil. 5313 Survey of Aristotle / H. Benson
  • Phil. 5990 Directed Study: Aristotle's Metaphysics / H. Benson
  • Phil. 5333 Survey of the Rationalists / M. Cook
  • Phil. 5333 Survey of the Empiricists / K. Merrill

Metaphysics and Philosophy of Mind -

  • Phil. 5513 Topics in Metaphysics / L. Poncinie
  • Phil. 5513 Topics in Metaphysics / C. Swoyer
  • Phil. 6593 The Metaphysics of Relations / C. Swoyer
  • Phil. 5543 Philosophy of Mind / R. Elugardo

Religion and Theology -

  • Phil. 5473 Philosophy of Religion / S. Shalkowski
  • Phil. 5473 Philosophy of Religion / T. Boyd
  • New Testament 432 Basic New Testament I / C. M. Roark
  • New Testament 432 Basic New Testament II / C. M. Roark
  • Biblical Theology 432 The Theology of Paul / S. Harmon
  • Biblical Theology 432 The Theology of the Gospels / S. Harmon

Logic and Philosophy of Language -

  • Phil. 4143 Symbolic Logic I / C. Swoyer
  • Phil. 5143 Symbolic Logic II / C. Swoyer
  • Phil. 6173 Seminar in Logic / J. Hawthorne
  • Phil. 5533 Philosophy of Language / L. Poncinie

Epistemology and Philosophy of Science -

  • Phil. 4613 Philosophy of Science / J. Hawthorne
  • Phil. 5523 Topics in Epistemology / K. Kim

Ethics/Social Philosophy -

  • Phil. 4293 Ethical Theory / N. Badhwar
  • Phil. 6793 Social/Political Philosophy / Z. Trachtenberg
  • Phil. 6203 Applied Ethics / E. Sankowski
  • Phil. 6203 Immorality / N. Badhwar
  • Phil. 5333 Kant's Ethics / M. Gregor
  • Phil. 6203 Ethics / N. Badhwar
  • Phil. 6393 Aristotle's Ethics / J. Purinton

Greek Language Studies -

  • Greek 5990 Special Studies in the Greek Language / R. Doty
  • Greek 5990 Special Studies in the Greek Language / J. Catlin

RECOMMENDATIONS:

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Chris Swoyer, Professor of Philosophy

University of Oklahoma

455 West Lindsey Rm. 605

Norman, OK 73019-0535

 

Reinaldo Elugardo, Associate Professor of Philosophy

University of Oklahoma

455 West Lindsey Rm. 605

Norman, OK 73019-0535

 

Hugh Benson, Associate Professor and Chairperson of Philosophy

University of Oklahoma

455 W. Lindsey Rm. 605

Norman, OK 73019-0535

 

James Hawthorne, Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Philosophy

University of Oklahoma

455 West Lindsey Rm. 605

Norman, OK 73019-0535

 

Monte Cook, Professor of Philosophy

University of Oklahoma

455 W. Lindsey Rm. 605

Norman, OK 73019-0535