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Mark Collier
Curriculum Vitae
Employment
| University of Minnesota, Morris |
Associate Professor (2011-) |
| University of Minnesota, Morris |
Assistant Professor (2005-2010) |
| Peking University |
Visiting Professor (Spring 2012) |
| Pomona College |
Visiting Assistant Professor (2004-2005) |
| University of Pittsburgh |
Visiting Lecturer (Fall 2003) |
| Stanford University |
Postdoctoral Fellow & Lecturer (1999-2004) |
Education
| University of California, San Diego |
Ph.D. Philosophy & Cognitive Science (1999) |
| Columbia University |
B.A. Philosophy & French Literature (1992) |
Area of Specialization
| History of Modern Philosophy |
Areas of Competence
| Ancient Philosophy, Philosophy of Mind/Cognitive Science, Moral Psychology |
Dissertation
| Newton of the Mind: an Examination of Hume’s Science of Human Nature |
| Committee: Patricia Kitcher (co-chair), Paul Churchland (co-chair), Nicholas Jolley, Jeffrey Elman, Jean Mandler |
Publications
| "Cognitive Science", in A. Coventry and A. Sager (Eds), The Humean Mind, Routledge (Forthcoming) |
| "The Natural Foundations of Religion", Philosophical Psychology, 27, 2014, 665-680. |
| "Toward a Science of Criticism: Aesthetic Values, Human Nature, and the Standard of Taste", in M. Bruhn and D. Wehrs (Eds.) Cognition, Literature, and History, 2014, 229-242. |
| "The Humean Approach to Moral Diversity", Journal of Scottish Philosophy, 11, 2013, 41-52. |
| "Hume's Science of Emotions: Feeling Theory without Tears", Hume Studies, 37, 2011, 3-18. |
| "Hume's Natural History of Justice", in C. Taylor and S. Buckle (Eds.) Hume and the Enlightenment, 2011, 131-142. |
| "Hume's Theory of Moral Imagination", History of Philosophy Quarterly, 27, 2010, 253-273. |
| "Two Puzzles in Hume's Epistemology", History of Philosophy Quarterly, 25, 2008, 301-314. |
| "Why History Matters: Associations and Causal Judgment in Hume and Cognitive Science", Journal of Mind and Behavior, 28, 2007, 175-188. |
| “Hume and Cognitive Science: The Current Status of the Controversy over Abstract Ideas”, Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences, 4, 2005, 197-207. |
| “A New Look at Hume’s Theory of Probabilistic Inference”, Hume Studies, 31, 2005, 21-36. |
| “Filling the Gaps: Hume and Connectionism on the Continued Existence of Unperceived Objects”, Hume Studies, 25, 1999, 155-170. |
| “On the Compatibility of Connectionism and Cognitive Linguistics”, Center for Research in Language Newsletter, 11, 1998, 3-11. |
Book Reviews
| Review of Genevieve Lloyd's 'Enlightenment Shadows', Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews, March 2014. |
| Review of Annette Baier's 'Death and Character', Journal of the History of Philosophy, 48, 2010, 247-248. |
| "Reid's Philosophy of Logic", History and Philosophy of Logic, 27, 2006, 80-81. |
| “A Bayesian Solution to the Problem of Induction?", History and Philosophy of Logic, 22, 2001, 237-238. |
Conference Papers and Invited Talks
| “Hume and Moral Disgust”, Center for the Study of Scottish Philosophy, Princeton Theological Seminary, March 10, 2018. |
| "Hume's Experimental Philosophy", Institute for Advanced Studies, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, December 2, 2014. |
| "The Humean Approach to Aesthetic and Moral Diversity", Eastern Division Meeting of the American Philosophical Association, Baltimore, December 29, 2013. |
| "Hume's Ethics: A Cognitive Science Perspective", Center for Cognitive Sciences, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, November 10, 2011. |
| "Ghosts, Goblins, and Gods", University of Minnesota - Duluth, October 31, 2011. |
| "The Natural Foundations of Religion", 66th Iowa Philosophical Society Conference, University of Iowa, November 14, 2009. |
| "Humean Sympathy", University of Sydney, October 30, 2009. |
| "Hume's Ethics: A Cognitive Science Perspective", Australia National University, October 28, 2009. |
"Hume's Theory of Moral Imagination: Sympathy, Compassion, and the General Point of View", 36th Annual International Hume Conference, Halifax, Nova Scotia, August 3, 2009. |
| "Hume's Theory of Moral Imagination: Sympathy, Benevolence, and the General Point of View", Hume and the Enlightenment Conference, Adelaide, Australia, July 14, 2009. |
| "Hume's Natural History of Justice", New York University, Colloquium on Market Institutions and Economic Processes, February 23, 2009. |
| "Hume's Natural History of Justice: Social Exchange and Self-Control", University of Minnesota - Duluth, October 21, 2008. |
| "Hume's Natural History of Justice: Social Exchange and Self-Control", 35th Annual International Hume Conference, University of Iceland - Reykjavik, August 10, 2008. |
| “Hume’s Causal Psychology and the Limits of Associationism”, Central Division Meeting of the American Philosophical Association, Chicago, April 18, 2008. |
| “Hume and the Limits of Associationism”, 34th Annual International Hume Conference, Boston University, August 11, 2007. |
| "Hume's Consequent Skepticism", First Annual Southwest Seminar in Early Modern Philosophy, University of New Mexico, February 26, 2006. |
| "Why History Matters: the Case of Hume and Cognitive Science", Pomona College, February 2, 2006. |
| "Hume's Two Theories of Causal Inference”, Minnesota Philosophical Society Meeting, University of St. Thomas , October 22, 2005. |
| “Hume's Two Theories of Causal Inference”, University of California – Irvine , April 20, 2005. |
“The Hobbesian Analogy: an Internal Critique of Political Realism”, West Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association, University of Nevada – Las Vegas, October 1, 2004. |
| “The Current Status of the Controversy Over Abstract Ideas”, 31st Annual International Hume Conference, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan, August 2, 2004. |
| "A New Look at Hume's Theory of Probabilistic Inference", 30th Annual International Hume Conference, University of Nevada – Las Vegas, July 30, 2003. |
| “Hume’s Consequent Skepticism”, Pacific Division Meeting of the American Philosophical Association, San Francisco, March 27, 2003. |
| “Hume’s Fall into Despair”, University of California – Irvine, November 30, 2001. |
| “The Nature of Abstract Ideas”, CUNY-Brooklyn, November 7, 2001. |
| “The Compatibility of Hume’s Inductive Skepticism and Naturalism”, Pacific Division Meeting of the American Philosophical Association, San Francisco, March 29, 2001. |
“Hume: Champion or Critic of Induction?”, 52nd Northwest Conference on Philosophy,
Pacific University, November 11, 2000. |
“A New Look at Hume’s Theory of Causal Inference”, Center for the Study of Language
and Information, Stanford University, March 2, 2000. |
“Coherence and the Continued Existence of Unperceived Objects”, Wake Forest
University, March 16, 1999. |
“Hume and Connectionism on the Continued Existence of Unperceived Objects”, 25th
Annual International Hume Conference, University of Stirling, Scotland, July 20, 1998. |
Fellowships and Awards
| Institute for Advanced Studies, University of Minnesota, Residential Fellow (Fall 2014) |
| University of Minnesota Imagine Fund Special Event Award (2017) |
| University of Minnesota Imagine Fund Award (2009-2013, 2015) |
| University of Minnesota Morris, Faculty Enrichment Project Grant (2008, 2011, 2014) |
| University of Minnnesota Faculty Research Enhancement Award (2008, 2009, 2011, 2013) |
| University of Minnesota McKnight Summer Fellowship (2006) |
| University of Minnesota Graduate School Faculty Summer Research Fellowship (2006) |
| UMM International Programs Committee, Enhancement Grant (2006, 2012, 2014) |
| Research Sabbatical, Stanford University (Winter 2001) |
| Dissertation Fellowship, UCSD Center for the Humanities (1997-1998) |
Professional Workshops
| “Contested Values and Moral Reasoning in International Affairs”, Faculty Development Workshop co-sponsored by the Carnegie Council and Vanderbilt University, June 5-10, 2004. |
| "Oxford Summer School on Connectionist Modelling", Department of Experimental Psychology, Oxford University, July 19-31, 1998. |
Professional Activities
| Department Chair, Philosophy (2010-14, 2016-2017) |
| Faculty Affiliate, University of Minnesota Center for Cognitive Sciences (2011-) |
| Organizer, Midwest Philosophy Colloquium, 2008-2010, 2015-2018 |
| Co-Organizer (with Alan Love), UMM/UMTC Joint Symposium on Philosophy of Biology (2016) |
| Referee, Hume Studies, Canadian Journal of Philosophy, Philosophy of Science, Philosopher's Imprint, Mind, Journal of the History of Philosophy, British Journal for the History of Philosophy, Routledge, Oxford University Press. |
| Referee, International Hume Conferences (2005-2011) |
| Panelist, AskPhilosophers.org (2009-2011) |
| Official Convenor, Pacific APA Hume Society Meetings (2001-2004) |
| Organizer, UCSD Graduate Student Conference (1997-1999) |
| Representative, UCSD Graduate Student Association (1995-1997) |
| Member, Hume Society (1998-) |
| Member, American Philosophical Association (1998-) |
Teaching Experience
Graduate Seminars (Stanford, Peking University) |
| Hume Seminar (Spring 2012) - Peking |
| Hume (Winter 2003) - Stanford |
Passion, Freedom, and Morality in Hume’s Treatise [with Patrick Suppes] (Winter 2001) - Stanford
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Undergraduate Courses (UCSD, Stanford, Pittsburgh, Pomona, Minnesota)
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| Marx, Nietzsche, Freud - Minnesota |
| Moral Sentimentalism - Minnesota |
| International and Biomedical Ethics - Minnesota |
| The Scottish Enlightenment - Minnesota |
| Philosophy of Mind - Minnesota |
| Ancient Philosophy - Minnesota |
| Problems from Hume - Minnesota |
| Modern Philosophy - Minnesota |
| Introduction to Philosophy - Minnesota |
| Introduction to Philosophy - Pomona College |
| History of Ethics - Pomona College |
| Biomedical Ethics - Stanford University |
| International Ethics - University of Pittsburgh |
| World Philosophies - University of Pittsburgh |
| Philosophy of Religion - University of Pittsburgh |
| Philosophy of Mind - Stanford Univeristy |
| Philosophy of Law - Stanford University |
| Descartes - Stanford University |
| Reason, Passion, and Reality: Ancient Philosophy - Stanford |
| Reason, Passion, and Reality: Modern Philosophy - Stanford |
| Philosophy in the Age of Enlightenment - UCSD |
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