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Rouse, Joseph T.


Chair, Science in Society
Science in Society Program
860.685.3655

Hedding Professor of Moral Science
Philosophy Department
860.685.3655

Professor of Philosophy
Philosophy Department
860.685.3655

Professor, Science in Society
Science in Society Program
860.685.3655

BA Oberlin College
MA Northwestern University
PHD Northwestern University
MAA Wesleyan University

EMAIL:

jrouse@wesleyan.edu

PERSONAL HOME PAGE:

 http://jrouse.blogs.wesleyan.edu/

COURSES TAUGHT:

SISP202 - 01
PHIL262 - 01

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

Philosophy of Science
20th Century Philosophy
Social and Historical Studies of Science

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

Professor Rouse specializes in the philosophy of science, the history of 20th C. philosophy, and interdisciplinary science studies. His primary foci within these areas include the philosophy of scientific practice; naturalism and anti-naturalism in 20th Century philosophy; connections between "analytic" and "continental" philosophy; relations between philosophy of science and philosophy of mind/language and metaphysics; cultural studies of science and feminist science studies. He is currently working on a book on conceptual understanding in science and in discursive practice generally.

ACADEMIC ASSOCIATIONS:

American Philosophical Association
Philosophy of Science Association
History of Science Society
Society for Social Studies of Science
International Society for Phenomenological Studies
Society for Literature and Science

AWARDS WON:

Binswanger Prize for Excellence in Teaching, Wesleyan University, 2003

Co-Director, National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Institute, "Science as Cultural Practice," Wesleyan University, 1991

OFFICE HOURS:

Spring 2010: M 10-11 Russell House 202 W 3-4 Allbritton 209 F 1:30-2:30 Allbritton 209 other meetings by appointment, usually in Russell House 202.

PUBLICATIONS:

http://jrouse.blogs.wesleyan.edu/publication-list/