Charles Carlson
Areas of Interest
Areas of philosophic interest include Ancient philosophy (Plato and Aristotle), German Idealism (Kant, Hegel, and Schopenhauer) and Classical American Philosophy (James, Dewey, and Royce). Along with the pursuit of a Ph.D. in philosophy I am currently working in Biology with the Rosenthal Lab.
AOS: Philosophy of Biology, Classical American Philosophy
AOC: Philosophy of Mind, Ethics, History of Philosophy
Education
- B.A. Augustana College (Sioux Falls, SD), 2003
- Majors: Philosophy, Religion, Government/International Affairs
- M.A. Philosophy, The University of Toledo, 2006
- Areas of concentration: Philosophy of Mind, Ancient Philosophy, Ethics
- Thesis: Emotion: Survival and Society – A discussion of the inherent components of emotion and the modifications made by culture
- M.S. Biology, Texas A&M University, 2011
- Areas of concentration: Evolutionary Theory, Epigenetics, Hybridization
- Thesis: Hybridization and the Typological Paradigm
- Ph.D. Philosophy, Spring 2012 expected graduation date
- Areas of concentration: Classical American Philosophy, Philosophy of Biology
Thesis: Growth and Constraint: Goethe, Schopenhauer, and Dewey’s Concepts of a Unified Evolving Nature
