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Michael
Bowler
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Michigan Technological University
Education
Ph.D. in
Philosophy, University of Notre Dame, August 2004
M.A. in Philosophy, Indiana
University, Bloomington
B.S. in Computer
Science and Engineering, University of California, Davis
Research
Publications:
Michael Bowler, Heidegger
and Aristotle: Philosophy as Praxis (Continuum: New York
and London, 2008). [Information
here]
(Reviews:
Review of Metaphysics, 62.4,
June 2009; Choice,
January 2009)
Research Grants:
As Principle
Investigator:
2008 - 2011, National
Science Foundation, $344,683 ($299,614 from NSF and $45,069 from Michigan
Tech)
"Responsible Conduct of Research in Science and
Engineering Education: Moral Motivation and Ethical Sensitivity in
Multi-National Graduate Students"
Short Description: This is a 3-year, $344,683 ($299,614 from NSF and
$45,069 from Michigan Tech) grant to study important aspects of ethical
behavior that up until now have received little attention, namely,
moral motivation and ethical sensitivity. Under the former is
included the personal and professional values that motivate one to act
and the latter comprises one's ability to recognize and take account of
the ethically relevant elements of situations, e.g., the rights and
obligations of those involved, applicable principles and ethical
guidelines, and the consequences of particular courses of action, etc.
I head an interdisciplinary team of researchers from philosophy,
psychology, engineering, mathematics, and technical communication whose
task is to study the relation between moral motivation and ethical
sensitivity among multi-national science and engineering gradute
students. This projects represents the foundational research that
will be required to both understand and improve upon ethics education
in science and engineering. It also furthers our insight into the
factors that effect moral behavior and thus will further the study of
moral psychology.
[Project
Description]
Teaching
HU2700 - Introduction to Philosophy, HU2702
- Ethical Theory/Moral Problems, HU4701 - Political Philosophy, HU5004
- Communication in Cultural Contexts, HU6060 Special Topics in
Philosophy - Continental Philosophy.
Contact Information
Email: mjbowler@mtu.edu
Mail:
Michael Bowler
Department of Humanities
319 Walker Arts &
Humanities Center
1400 Townsend Drive
Houghton, MI 49931-1295
Phone: (906) 487 - 2447
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