Lecturer in Philosophy
Resume:
Christopher R. Hammons, M.A.
Mobile: +1-513-***-****
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Education:
M.A. Philosophy of Religion and Ethics, Biola University, 1999. (3.25 GPA)
B.A. History, Miami University, 1995.
B.A. Political Science, Miami University, 1995.
Coursework for Ph.D. University of Cincinnati 2000-2002
Areas of Competence:
Ethics (Business, Medical), Philosophy of Religion, Metaphysics, Mind, Ancient
Presentations:
Commentary on “Aristotle on the Organ and Medium of Touch” by David Redmund, Midsouth Philosophy Conference (March, 2017).
Commentary on “The Hericlitean Flux and Modern Science” by Kenneth Arnette, Midsouth Philosophy Conference (February, 2014)
“Wallace’s Revitalization of Nagarjuna’s Attack on Substance and Direct Realism,” Midsouth Philosophy Conference (February, 2007)
Commentary on “Heidegger and Kuhn – A Synthesis” by Kenneth Noe, Midsouth Philosophy Conference (February, 2007)
“Aristotle and Natural Teleology: Reconsidering the ‘Immaterial Agency’ Interpretation of Physics II.8” Midsouth Philosophy Conference (February, 2006)
Commentary on “Elenchus as Soulcraft: The Case of Callicles” by Adam Kadlac, Midsouth Philosophy Conference (February, 2006).
“Wilson’s Attack on van Inwagen’s Account of Biological Individuals” Midsouth Philosophy Conference (February, 2005)
Commentary on “Creative Intentionality and the Art of Representing” by Natika Newton, Midsouth Philosophy Conference (February, 2005)
“Metaphysical Worries with a Buddhist Centrist View of Science,” American and Canadian Scientific Affiliation Meeting (July, 2004)
“Peter Achinstein’s Critique of Carnap’s Notion of ‘Observation Terms’” Intermountain West Student Philosophy Conference (February, 2004).
Commentary on “Rey and the Indubitability of Phenomenal Consciousness” by Thomas A. Garner, Midsouth Philosophy Conference (February 2004).
“Peter Achinstein’s Critique of Carnap’s Notion of ‘Observation Terms’” Midsouth Philosophy Conference (February, 2004).
“B. Alan Wallace’s Buddhist Centrist Solution to the Realism/Instrumentalism Debate in Science,” Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities (January, 2004).
“Hume’s Critique of Occasionalism and Inactive Matter Theory,” Midwestern American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies, (November, 2003).
Awards and Recognitions:
Nominated for Adjunct Instructor of Year at University of Cincinnati – Clermont College (Fall 2010)
Adjunct Instructor of the Year (2008-2009) at Ivy Tech Lawrenceburg (Voted by Students)
Graduate Student Scholarship for American and Canadian Scientific Affiliation Meeting at King’s College, Edinburgh (July, 2004)
Charles Phelps Taft Travel Grant, Winter 2004
Various Travel Awards from the University of Cincinnati Philosophy Department
“Theology and the New Physics Conference” Calvin College Scholarship $1000 Travel Award, Spring 1999
Professional, Departmental and Volunteer Service
Founded Peripatetic Philosophy, LLC 2018
Developed online Introduction to Philosophy (Great Books Course) for Houston Baptist University – Spring 2016; Online Intro to Philosophy for Mississippi University for Women in Canvas –Spring 2018.
Completed Saint Xavier University (Chicago, Illinois) Online Certification Course –Fall 2017
Developed online philosophy of religion courses for Lone Star College and Ivy Tech Community College (Bloomington, Indiana) in Canvas – Spring 2016
Co-teaching (with Dr. Greg Johnson) Maymester Abroad in Greece with Mississippi State University (May, 2016)
Completed Lone Star Community College’s online certification course (Spring 2015)
Developed online philosophy of religion course for Lone Star Community College (Spring 2015)
Currently developing study abroad Greece through Mississippi State University (Ancient Philosophy Course – Expecting to go during “Maymester” 2016)
Advisor for Philosophy Club – UC Clermont College – 2011-2012
Developed online PHIL 1010 (Critical Thinking) course for the University of Cincinnati
Developed online PHIL 182 (Moral Issues) course for the University of Cincinnati
Founded Ivy Tech Lawrenceburg’s Philosophy Club in 2008. This successful group of 35 students in Fall 2009 hosted multiple discussion events and fieldtrips over the year. Largest group in Region 11 for Ivy Tech.
Served on development team for Ivy Tech’s statewide (22 campuses) online PHIL 101course (2008 – 2009)
Completed Ivy Tech’s “Getting Results” Professional Development Course (Summer 2009) for Online Teaching Excellence.
Ivy Tech Professional Development Seminars (3x a year – 2007 – Present)
Developed and Taught an eight-week “World Religions” course for Crossroads Community Church, Cincinnati, OH (2009)
Developed and Taught “Philosophy and Worldviews” course for Crossroads Community Church, Cincinnati, OH (2008)
Obtained certification for online teaching (Spring 2007) with Ivy Tech.
Guest Lecturer on “Philosophy & World Religions” for Crossroads Community Church, Cincinnati, OH (2005-2006)
Volunteer for International Conference on Science and Consciousness (April, 2004)
History of the Philosophy of Chemistry reading group with Dr. Arthur Morton and Dr. William Jensen at the University of Cincinnati (2004-2005)
Accompanied Ethicist on weekly ethics rounds in Cincinnati’s Christ Hospital’s Medical Intensive Care Unit (March – December 2003).
Volunteer for the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS) Conference. Emceed for B. Alan Wallace and Robert Thurman (July, 2001)
Observed Local Ethics Committees 2000-2003 (Christ Hospital, Bethesda North Hospital, etc.) and assisted the chief ethicist at Cincinnati’s Christ Hospital on weekly rounds of the MICU for 12 months.
Teaching:
Introduction to Philosophy (PHI 100) – Gateway Community College - Fall 2022
Online Medical Ethics (PHI 110) – Gateway Community College – Fall 2022
Online Introduction to Philosophy – (PHI 1103) Mississippi State University – Summer 2017, Summer 2018, Summer 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Summer 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Summer 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Summer 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023.
Synchronous (Zoom) Ethics & Introduction to Philosophy – (PHI 102 & 101) – Ivy Tech South Bend Campus. Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Summer 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023.
Online Philosophy and Sexuality – (PHIL2025) University of Cincinnati Blue Ash – Spring 2021.
Online Business Ethics – (PHIL 2028) University of Cincinnati Blue Ash – Spring 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2021.
Online Medical Ethics – (PHIL 2029) University of Cincinnati Blue Ash – Fall 2020.
Online Ethics (PHIL 102) – Ivy Tech Community College (Kokomo, Indiana) – Fall 2018, Fall 2019
Introduction to Philosophy – (PHI 1103) Mississippi State University – Fall 2018
Introduction to Philosophy – Mississippi University for Women – Spring 2018
Online Ethics – (PHI 1123) Mississippi State University – Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023.
Online Logic - (PHIL 1113) Mississippi State University – Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019
Logic – Mississippi State University - Spring 2017; Fall 2018
Ethics – Mississippi State University - Spring 2017; Fall 2018
Online Ethics – (PHI 2143) Itawamba Community College Mississippi – Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019
Introduction to Philosophy (PHIL 140) – Saint Xavier University (Chicago) – Fall 2016, May 2017, Fall 2017
Introduction to Philosophy online (PHIL 1313) – Houston Baptist University (Spring 2016, Fall 2016)
Introduction to Philosophy (PHIL1313) – Houston Baptist University – Fall 2014, Fall 2015.
Philosophy of Religion online (PHIL 2321) – Lone Star College (University Park) – Spring 2016
Introduction to Philosophy online (PHIL 1313) – Lone Star College (Tomball and University Park and North Harris) – Fall 2015, Spring 2018, Summer 2018, Fall 2018, Fall 2019
Ethics: Plato’s Republic (PHIL 100) Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio) – Spring 2015
Introduction to Philosophy: Great Books (PHIL 1313) Houston Baptist University – Fall 2014, Fall 2015.
World Religions (PHIL 1304) Lone Star College (University Park) Fall 2014
Medical Ethics (PHI 2123), Mississippi State University – Spring, 2014
Introduction to Ethics (PHI 1123), Mississippi State University – Spring 2014
Online Critical Thinking (PHIL 1010), University of Cincinnati – Clermont, Spring 2013-2014.
Critical Thinking (PHIL 1010), University of Cincinnati – Clermont, Autumn 2012
Philosophy of Religion (PHIL 300), University of Cincinnati – Clermont, Winter 2012
Philosophy of Sexuality (PHIL 272), University of Cincinnati – Clermont, Winter 2011, Summer 2011, Autumn 2012
Online Moral Issues (PHIL 182), University of Cincinnati – Clermont, Spring 2010.
Moral Issues (PHIL 182), University of Cincinnati – Clermont, Winter, Spring, Fall 2011- 2014.
Eastern Philosophy – World Religions (PHIL 211), University of Cincinnati – Clermont, Fall 2010, Autumn 2011
Introduction to Philosophy (PHL 205), Sinclair Community College, Summer 2010, Winter 2011
Introduction to Philosophy, Mount Vernon Nazarene University, 2010.
Philosophy of Religion (PHIL 220), Ivy Tech Community College, (Fall 2009 -Present).
Ethics, Mount Vernon Nazarene University, Spring 2007.
Ethics, (PHIL 102) Ivy Tech Community College - Lawrenceburg, Fall, Spring, Summer (2006 – 2010).
Introduction to Philosophy (PHIL 101), Ivy Tech Community College - Lawrenceburg, Fall and Spring, 2005 – 2010).
Online Philosophy of Religion (PHIL 220), Ivy Tech Community College - Richmond, Fall, Spring, Summer (2006 – 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2018).
Online Ethics (PHIL 102), Ivy Tech Community College - Fall, Spring, and Summer (2006 – 2016); Spring 2018; Spring 2019
Online Introduction to Philosophy (PHL 101), Ivy Tech Community College – Lawrenceburg & Sellersburg, (Fall, Spring, Summer 2006 – Present)
Online Philosophy of Religion (PHL 220), Ivy Tech Community College (Richmond), Summer, 2006.
Online Introduction to Philosophy (PHL 101), Ivy Tech Community College (Richmond and Lawrenceburg), Summer, 2006 - 2012.
Online Ethics (PHL 102), Ivy Tech Community College (Richmond and Lawrenceburg and Sellersburg), Summer, 2006.
Business Ethics (BBA4023) Mount Vernon Nazarene University, Winter, 2006.
Personal Ethics (PHI 206), Sinclair Community College, Winter, 2006.
Introduction to Philosophy (PHL 101), Ivy Tech Community College, Lawrenceburg, Spring, 2006.
Online Ethics (PHL 102), Ivy Tech Community College - Richmond, Spring, 2006.
Online Ethics (PHL 102), Ivy Tech Community College - Lawrenceburg, Spring, 2006.
Ethics (PHL 102), Ivy Tech Community College - Lawrenceburg, Spring 2006. (TWO – WAY Distance Education Course)
Great Books: Philosophy (PHI 204), Sinclair Community College, Fall 2005.
Personal Ethics (PHI 206), Sinclair Community College, Fall 2005.
Online Introduction to Philosophy (PHL 101), Ivy Tech Community College, Fall 2005.
Ethics (PHL 102), Ivy Tech Community College - Lawrenceburg, Fall 2005. (Three-Way Distance Education Course with Batesville and Madison campuses).
Online Ethics (PHL 102), Ivy Tech (Richmond), Fall 2005.
Online Ethics (PHL 102), Ivy Tech (Lawrenceburg), Fall 2005.
Ethics (PHL 102), Ivy Tech (Lawrenceburg), Summer 2005. (Two-Way Course with Batesville campus).
Personal Ethics (PHI 206), Sinclair Community College, Spring 2005.
Ethics, Columbus State Community College (Dublin Campus), Spring 2005.
Introduction to Philosophy, (PHIL-150-***-*****), Columbus State Community College (Westerville Campus), Winter 2005.
Ethics (PHI 1625), Cincinnati State Community College, Winter 2005.
Introduction to Philosophy: Mind and Will (15 PHIL 105), University of Cincinnati, Summer 2004.
Introduction to Philosophy: Critical Thinking (15 PHIL 121), University of Cincinnati, Summer 2004.
Introduction to Philosophy: Ethics (15 PHIL 104), University of Cincinnati, Summer 2002.
Assistantships:
Magic, Science and the Occult (History of the Philosophy of Science), University of Cincinnati (Fall 2004) with Dr. John McEvoy.
Introduction to Philosophy: Ethics, (PHL 104), University of Cincinnati (Spring 2003) with Dr. Robert Richardson.
Philosophy and Medicine, University of Cincinnati (Winter 2003) with Dr. John Bickle.
Introduction to Logic, (PHL 123), University of Cincinnati (Winter 2002) with Dr. John Bickle.
Moral and Political Ideas III (Karl Marx, John Rawles, 20th Century Feminism, etc.), University of Cincinnati (Spring 2001, 2002) with Dr. Chris Cuomo and Dr. Ellen Cox.
Moral and Political Ideas II (Enlightenment Political Philosophy), University of Cincinnati (Winter 2001, 2002) with Dr. Robert Faaborg.
Moral and Political Ideas I (Ancient Philosophy), University of Cincinnati (Fall 2000, 2001, 2003) with Dr. Larry Jost and Dr. Robert Richardson.
References:
John McEvoy – University of Cincinnati – ****.******@**.***
John Martin – University of Cincinnati – ****.******@**.***
Michael Parker – University of Cincinnati – *******.******@**.***
Donna Marple – Ivy Tech Community College – *******@*******.***
Scott B. Rae – Biola University – *****.***@*****.***
Robert L. Saucy – Biola University – ******.*****@*****.***
Gregory Johnson – Mississippi State University – ***@*******.***
John Bickle – Mississippi State University - *******@*******.*******.***
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