Bowling Green Studies in Applied Philosophy
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Bowling Green Studies in Applied Philosophy is a series of conference proceedings produced by the philosophy department at Bowling Green State University
on the subject of applied philosophy. Each volume consists of selected papers presented at the annual conference on applied philosophy held at Bowling Green from 1979 to 1986. These conferences were sponsored by the university's Applied Philosophy Program with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities
. The eight volumes in this series explore the philosophical implications of social problems whose solutions require rational planning and decision making. The series was produce in cooperation with the Philosophy Documentation Center
. Contributors to the series include Frithjof Bergmann
, Myles Brand
, David Hoekema, Jaegwon Kim
, Joseph Margolis
, Jan Narveson
, Douglas Rasmussen, Nicholas Rescher
, Robert C. Solomon
, James Sterba and Iris Young.
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green State University, often referred to as Bowling Green or BGSU, is a public, coeducational research university located in Bowling Green, Ohio, United States. The institution was granted a charter in 1910 by the State of Ohio as part of the Lowry Bill, which also established Kent State...
on the subject of applied philosophy. Each volume consists of selected papers presented at the annual conference on applied philosophy held at Bowling Green from 1979 to 1986. These conferences were sponsored by the university's Applied Philosophy Program with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities
National Endowment for the Humanities
The National Endowment for the Humanities is an independent federal agency of the United States established by the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 dedicated to supporting research, education, preservation, and public programs in the humanities. The NEH is located at...
. The eight volumes in this series explore the philosophical implications of social problems whose solutions require rational planning and decision making. The series was produce in cooperation with the Philosophy Documentation Center
Philosophy Documentation Center
The Philosophy Documentation Center is a non-profit publisher and resource center dedicated to providing affordable access to a wide range of materials in applied ethics, classics, philosophy, religious studies, and related disciplines...
. Contributors to the series include Frithjof Bergmann
Frithjof Bergmann
Frithjof Bergmann is a Professor Emeritus of philosophy at the University of Michigan, where he regularly taught classes on existentialism and continental philosophy.-Background:...
, Myles Brand
Myles Brand
Myles Neil Brand, Ph. D. was the 14th president of the University of Oregon, president of the United States' National Collegiate Athletic Association , and 16th president of Indiana University.-Personal life:...
, David Hoekema, Jaegwon Kim
Jaegwon Kim
Jaegwon Kim is a Korean American philosopher currently working at Brown University. He is best known for his work on mental causation and the mind-body problem. Key themes in his work include: a rejection of Cartesian metaphysics, the limitations of strict psychophysical identity, supervenience,...
, Joseph Margolis
Joseph Margolis
Joseph Zalman Margolis is an American philosopher. A radical historicist, he has published many books critical of the central assumptions of Western philosophy, and has elaborated a robust form of relativism....
, Jan Narveson
Jan Narveson
Jan Narveson, OC is professor of philosophy emeritus at the University of Waterloo, in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. An anarcho-capitalist and contractarian, Narveson's form of libertarian anarchism is deeply influenced by the thought of Robert Nozick and David Gauthier.Narveson was born in Erskine,...
, Douglas Rasmussen, Nicholas Rescher
Nicholas Rescher
Nicholas Rescher is an American philosopher at the University of Pittsburgh. In a productive research career extending over six decades, Rescher has established himself as a systematic philosopher of the old style and author of a system of pragmatic idealism which weaves together threads of...
, Robert C. Solomon
Robert C. Solomon
Robert C. Solomon was a professor of continental philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin in the USA.-Early life:...
, James Sterba and Iris Young.
Volumes in the series
- Values and Moral Standing - Volume 8, 1986
- The Restraint of Liberty - Volume 7, 1985
- Social Policy and Conflict Resolution - Volume 6, 1984
- The Applied Turn in Contemporary Philosophy - Volume 5, 1983
- Social Justice - Volume 4, 1982
- Reason and Decision - Volume 3, 1981
- Actions and Responsibility - Volume 2, 1980
- Understanding Human Emotions - Volume 1, 1979