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1 DAN FLORES Department of Philosophy Houston Community College 1010 W. Sam Houston Parkway N. Suite 900N, Houston, TX , EDUCATION M.A., Philosophy Thesis: Causation and Circularity in Dispositionalism Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Juan Ferret University of Texas at El Paso, May 2010 M.A., Interdisciplinary Studies (Biology, Philosophy, Psychology) Thesis: Memes Thesis Supervisor: Dr. John Symons University of Texas at El Paso, December 2006 B.A., Philosophy Minor: Humanities (Comparative Mythology, Ancient & Modern Culture, Music) University of Texas at El Paso, December 2002 AREAS OF INTEREST Metaphysics (causation, dispositionalism, laws of nature), Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Religion, Logic & Normativity TEACHING Professor Houston Community College, Spring Present Adjunct Instructor, Philosophy El Paso Community College, Summer Fall 2011 Lecturer, Humanities University of Texas at El Paso, Fall 2011 Adjunct Faculty, Liberal Education Park University - Ft. Bliss Campus, Spring & Fall 2011 College Instructor, Philosophy New Mexico State University, Spring 2006 & Spring

2 COURSES TAUGHT Houston Community College Introduction to Philosophy (PHIL 1301); Introduction to Ethics (PHIL 2306); Introduction to Ethics: Bioethics (PHIL 2306); Symbolic Logic (PHIL 2303); Philosophy of Religion (PHIL 2321) El Paso Community College Introduction to Philosophy (PHIL 1301); Ethics (PHIL 2306) University of Texas at El Paso Challenges of Modern Culture (HUMN 3303) Park University, Ft. Bliss Campus Liberal Education (LE 100); Business Ethics (PH 308) New Mexico State University The Art of Wondering (PHIL 101); Business Ethics (PHIL 302); Existentialism (PHIL 397); Independent Study (PHIL 463) PUBLICATIONS [1] Plato s Euthyphro, Philosophers, and Uncertainty" Southwest Philosophical Studies. (Forthcoming.) PROFESSIONAL PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS [1] The Golden Rule Succumbs To A Fatal Conceptual Flaw" New Mexico Texas Philosophical Society. 1 Houston, TX. March 27-29, [2] The (Not So) Golden Rule" Texas State University - San Marcos, Department of Philosophy. Invited Guest Speaker, Dialogue series. San Marcos, TX. October 30, [3] Is God Necessary?" Debate with Eric Hernandez. First Evangelical Lutheran Church. Houston, TX. April 26, [4] A Plausible Defense for Morality Without God" San Antonio College, Department of Philosophy. Visiting Scholar Program. San Antonio, TX. March 20, [5] Philosopher s Roundtable: Varieties of Theism and Atheism" Special joint presentation of the HCC Philosophy Club and the Secular Student Initiative, HCC - Northwest. Houston, TX. March 3, [6] Same-Sex Marriage, The Church, and Human Dignity: a plea for justice" Special joint presentation of the HCC Philosophy Club and The Secular Student Initiative, HCC - Northwest. Houston, TX. March 20, Formerly New Mexico West Texas Philosophical Society 2

3 [7] Neurocognitivist Data Show That Belief In God Is Unwarranted" Texas Community College Teachers Association. San Antonio, TX. February 21-23, [8] Is The Belief In The Existence Of God Warrented?" Special session of HCC Philosophy Club. Houston, TX. November 7, 2013 [9] Plato s Euthyphro, Philosophers, and Uncertainty" Presidential Address. New Mexico West Texas Philosophical Society. El Paso, TX. April 15-17, [10 11] Accounting for Circularity in Dispositionalism" New Mexico West Texas Philosophical Society. Abilene, TX. March 26-28, Philosophy and Physics Research Group. El Paso, TX. February 26, 2010 [12] Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium Demonstrates the Limiting Power of Natural Selection" New Mexico West Texas Philosophical Society. Houston, TX. March 27-29, [13] Ellen Kappy Suckiel On Pragmatic Authoritativeness and the In Addition Principle in William James Pragmatic Method" William James Conference: Pragmatism Revisited. Boston College. Chestnut Hill, MA. April 13, [14] Emergence and Individuation" New Mexico West Texas Philosophical Society. Austin, TX. March 31 - April 1, [15] Are Beliefs Memes? On the Relevance of Information and the Repetition of Patterns" New Mexico West Texas Philosophical Society. Las Cruces, NM. April 9, 2006 [16] Memetics and Functionalism" Tri-City Philosophical Society. El Paso, TX. October PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS ON EDUCATION [1] Arguments, Chapter Structure, And Meaning" HCC Faculty Conference. Houston, TX - Doubletree Hotel (Downtown). March 7, [2] Moral Judgment, Logic, and Houston Community College" HCC Faculty Conference. Houston, TX - Doubletree Hotel (Downtown). February 22, [3] From Plato to Pedagogy: Philosophical Perspectives in the Classroom" Faculty Development Workshop. El Paso Community College. January 12, [4] What is Philosophy?" Faculty Development Workshop. El Paso Community College. August 19, [5] A Technological Approach to Mass Education" International SUN Conference on Teaching and Learning. El Paso, TX. November 18,

4 WORKS IN PROGRESS Books Papers From An Ethical Point Of View: introducing philosophy through ethics. Correlations and Conclusions: neuroscience and the belief in god Dispositionalism, Gunk, and the Possibility of Metaphysics LANGUAGES English - native language Spanish - speak, read, and write MEMBERSHIP AND SERVICE Member, Texas Community College Teachers Association, Secretary, New Mexico Texas Philosophical Society, President, New Mexico Texas Philosophical Society, Vice-President, New Mexico Texas Philosophical Society, Webmaster, New Mexico Texas Philosophical Society, EDITORSHIP Editor-In-Chief, Southwest Philosophical Studies, Managing Editor, Southwest Philosophical Studies, AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS Nominee, Adjunct Faculty Award, El Paso Community College, Spring INSTITUTIONAL SERVICE Program Coordinator, Department of Philosophy, HCC, Present Faculty Advisor, HCC Philosophy Club, Fall Present Delegate, Faculty Association, HCC, Fall Present Delegation Chair, HCC - Northwest College, Fall Member, Educational Affairs Committee, HCC, Fall External Member, Instructional Materials Committee, HCC, Fall Salary Committee, EPCC, June 2009 Presenter, Faculty Development Workshop, EPCC, Fall 2008 & Spring 2011 Honors Program, EPCC, Summer Spring 2011 REFERENCES John Symons Professor and Chair, Department of Philosophy, Kansas University, Wescoe Hall 1445 Jayhawk Blvd Wescoe. Lawrence, Kansas johnsymons@ku.edu

5 Nathan Smith Professor and Chair, Department of Philosophy, Houston Community College W. Sam Houston Pkwy. North. Houston, TX Tim Cleveland Professor, Department of Philosophy, New Mexico State University. Breland Hall 328. P.O. Box Las Cruces, NM Jean-Paul Vessel Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, New Mexico State University. Breland Hall 324. P.O. Box Las Cruces, NM