Faculty Profile

David Kaplan

Title
Chair
Department
Philosophy and Religion
College
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

    

    

      


                          

            
Curriculum Vitae

            

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Education

            



  

  


  
PhD, Fordham University, 1998. 
Major: Philosophy
MA, Fordham University, 1993. 
Major: Philosophy
BA, Tulane University, 1988. 
Major: Philosophy





          

        
                

          
Current Scheduled Teaching*


          
PHIL 6950.717, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2024 
PHIL 4970.002, Philosophy Capstone, Spring 2024 Syllabus


          
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Previous Scheduled Teaching*


            
                    

                    PHIL 6950.709, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2023 
                    

                    PHIL 3900.001, Philosophy of Food, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PHIL 6900.709, Special Problems, Fall 2023 
                    

                    PHIL 6950.717, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2023 
                    

                    PHIL 4970.002, Philosophy Capstone, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PHIL 5900.003, Special Problems, Spring 2023 
                    

                    PHIL 6900.002, Special Problems, Spring 2023 
                    

                    PHIL 5900.003, Special Problems, Fall 2022 
                    

                    PHIL 6900.709, Special Problems, Fall 2022 
                    

                    PHIL 5250.001, Topics in the History of Philosophy, Fall 2022  SPOT
                    

                    PHIL 4300.001, Philosophy of Food, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PHIL 4900.002, Special Problems, Spring 2022 
                    

                    PHIL 6900.002, Special Problems, Spring 2022 
                    

                    PHIL 4300.001, Philosophy of Food, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PHIL 6950.004, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2021 
                    

                    PHIL 5950.001, Master's Thesis, Spring 2021 
                    

                    PHIL 4970.001, Philosophy Capstone, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PHIL 5900.008, Special Problems, Spring 2021 
                    

                    PHIL 5900.11, Special Problems, Spring 2021 
                    

                    PHIL 5250.001, Topics in the History of Philosophy, Spring 2021  SPOT
                    

                    PHIL 3310.001, Ancient Philosophy, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PHIL 6950.003, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2020 
                    

                    PHIL 3400.001, Ethical Theory, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PHIL 6950.709, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2020 
                    

                    PHIL 4970.001, Philosophy Capstone, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    PHIL 4300.001, Philosophy of Food, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    PHIL 5900.709, Special Problems, Spring 2020 
                    

                    PHIL 5900.711, Special Problems, Spring 2020 
                    

                    PHIL 3310.001, Ancient Philosophy, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PHIL 5100.001, Ancient Philosophy, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PHIL 6950.709, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2019 
                    

                    PHIL 6950.709, Doctoral Dissertation, Summer 5W2 2019 
                    

                    PHIL 6950.709, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2019 
                    

                    PHIL 3400.001, Ethical Theory, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PHIL 2500.001, Introduction to Contemporary Environmental Issues, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PHIL 3100.001, Aesthetics, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PHIL 6950.709, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2018 
                    

                    PHIL 4300.001, Philosophy of Food, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PHIL 6950.709, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2018 
                    

                    PHIL 3400.001, Ethical Theory, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PHIL 4300.001, Philosophy of Food, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PHIL 5900.709, Special Problems, Spring 2018 
                    

                    PHIL 6900.709, Special Problems, Spring 2018 
                    

                    PHIL 6950.709, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2017 
                    

                    PHIL 4400.001, Metaphysics, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PHIL 6760.001, Topics in Environmental Philosophy, Fall 2017  SPOT
                    

                    PHIL 6950.709, Doctoral Dissertation, Summer 5W1 2017 
                    

                    PHIL 6950.709, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2017 
                    

                    PHIL 3400.001, Ethical Theory, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PHIL 6250.001, Aesthetics, Fall 2016  SPOT
                    

                    PHIL 6950.709, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2016 
                    

                    PHIL 4300.001, Philosophy of Food, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PHIL 6950.709, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2016 
                    

                    PHIL 4300.001, Philosophy of Food, Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PHIL 3450.001, Philosophy of Technology, Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PHIL 6900.709, Special Problems, Spring 2016 
                    

                    PHIL 6950.709, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2015 
                    

                    PHIL 4300.001, Philosophy of Food, Fall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PHIL 3120.001, Social and Political Philosophy, Fall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PHIL 6900.709, Special Problems, Fall 2015 
                    

                    PHIL 6950.709, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2015 
                    

                    PHIL 3330.001, Modern Philosophy, Spring 2015 Syllabus
                    

                    PHIL 5400.001, Seminar in Ethical Theory, Spring 2015 
                    

                    PHIL 6950.709, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2014 
                    

                    PHIL 3400.001, Ethical Theory, Fall 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    PHIL 4300.001, Philosophy of Food, Fall 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    PHIL 6950.709, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2014 
                    

                    PHIL 5500.001, Philosophy of Science and Technology, Spring 2014 
                    

                    PHIL 3450.001, Philosophy of Technology, Spring 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    PHIL 6900.709, Special Problems, Spring 2014 
                    

                    PHIL 6950.709, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2013 
                    

                    PHIL 4600.001, Phenomenology, Fall 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    PHIL 3900.001, Philosophy of Food, Fall 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    PHIL 6900.709, Special Problems, Fall 2013 
                    

                    PHIL 6250.001, Aesthetics, Spring 2013 
                    

                    PHIL 6950.709, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2013 
                    

                    PHIL 3900.001, Philosophy of Food, Spring 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    PHIL 4900.709, Special Problems, Spring 2013 
                    

                    PHIL 6950.709, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2012 
                    

                    PHIL 5910.709, Special Problems, Summer 5W2 2012 
                    

                    PHIL 4970.001, Capstone Seminar, Spring 2012 Syllabus
                    

                    PHIL 6950.709, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2012 
                    

                    PHIL 1800.001, Philosophy of Self, Spring 2012 Syllabus
                    

                    PHIL 5900.709, Special Problems, Spring 2012 
                    

                    PHIL 6900.709, Special Problems, Spring 2012 
                    

                    PHIL 3100.001, Aesthetics, Fall 2011 Syllabus
                    

                    PHIL 6950.709, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2011 
                    

                    PHIL 5950.709, Master's Thesis, Fall 2011 
                    

                    PHIL 6910.709, Special Problems, Fall 2011 
                    

                    PHIL 6900.709, Special Problems, Summer 5W1 2011 
                    

                    PHIL 6910.709, Special Problems, Summer 5W1 2011 
                    

                    PHIL 4970.001, Capstone Seminar, Spring 2011 Syllabus
                    

                    PHIL 5950.709, Master's Thesis, Spring 2011 
                    

                    PHIL 6960.001, Semester in Problems of Philosophy, Spring 2011 
                    

                    PHIL 4900.709, Special Problems, Spring 2011 
                    

                    PHIL 4910.709, Special Problems, Spring 2011 
                    

                    PHIL 5950.709, Master's Thesis, Fall 2010 
                    

                    PHIL 3900.001, Philosophy of Food, Fall 2010 Syllabus
                    

                    PHIL 5950.709, Master's Thesis, Summer 5W1 2010 
                    

                    PHIL 4900.702, Special Problems, Summer 10W 2010 
                    

                    PHIL 5900.709, Special Problems, Summer 10W 2010 
                    

                    PHIL 5910.709, Special Problems, Summer 5W1 2010 
                    

                    PHIL 6900.709, Special Problems, Summer 5W1 2010 
                    

                    PHIL 5950.709, Master's Thesis, Spring 2010 
                    

                    PHIL 4600.001, Phenomenology, Spring 2010 Syllabus
                    

                    PHIL 5900.709, Special Problems, Spring 2010 
                    

                    PHIL 4970.001, Capstone Seminar, Fall 2009 Syllabus
                    

                    PHIL 5950.709, Master's Thesis, Fall 2009 
                    

                    PHIL 6120.001, Social and Political Philosophy, Fall 2009 
                    

                    PHIL 4900.709, Special Problems, Fall 2009 
                    

                    PHIL 5900.709, Special Problems, Fall 2009 
                    

                    PHIL 5950.709, Master's Thesis, Summer 5W1 2009 
                    

                    PHIL 5950.709, Master's Thesis, Summer 5W2 2009 
                    

                    PHIL 4900.709, Special Problems, Summer 5W1 2009 
                    

                    PHIL 4910.709, Special Problems, Summer 5W1 2009 
                    

                    PHIL 5900.709, Special Problems, Summer 5W1 2009 
                    

                    PHIL 5910.709, Special Problems, Summer 5W1 2009 
                    

                    PHIL 4970.001, Capstone Seminar, Spring 2009 
                    

                    PHIL 6950.709, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2009 
                    

                    PHIL 5950.709, Master's Thesis, Spring 2009 
                    

                    PHIL 5960.002, Seminar in Problems of Philosophy, Spring 2009 
                    

                    PHIL 4900.709, Special Problems, Spring 2009 
                    

                    PHIL 4910.709, Special Problems, Spring 2009 
                    

                    PHIL 5900.709, Special Problems, Spring 2009 
                    

                    PHIL 4970.001, Capstone Seminar, Fall 2008 
                    

                    PHIL 4600.001, Phenomenology, Fall 2008 
                    

                    PHIL 5900.709, Special Problems, Fall 2008 
                    

                    PHIL 5900.709, Special Problems, Summer 5W1 2008 
                    

                    PHIL 5910.709, Special Problems, Summer 5W1 2008 
                    

                    PHIL 2600.001, Ethics in Science, Spring 2008 
                    

                    PHIL 4900.709, Special Problems, Spring 2008 
                    

                    PHIL 5900.709, Special Problems, Spring 2008 
                    

                    PHIL 6100.001, Aesthetics, Fall 2007 
                    

                    PHIL 4960.002, Proseminar in Philosophy, Fall 2007 
                    

                    PHIL 4900.709, Special Problems, Fall 2007 
                    

                    PHIL 5900.709, Special Problems, Fall 2007 
                    

                    PHIL 5900.709, Special Problems, Summer 5W1 2007 
                    

                    PHIL 2600.001, Ethics in Science, Spring 2007 
                    

                    PHIL 5960.001, Seminar in Problems of Philosophy, Spring 2007 
                    

                    PHIL 4900.709, Special Problems, Spring 2007 
                    

                    PHIL 3330.001, Modern Philosophy, Fall 2006 
                    

                    PHIL 4960.003, Proseminar in Philosophy, Fall 2006 
                    

                    PHIL 4900.709, Special Problems, Fall 2006 
                    

                    PHIL 3310.001, Ancient Philosophy, Spring 2006 
                    

                    PHIL 5960.002, Seminar in Problems of Philosophy, Spring 2006 
                    

                    PHIL 4900.709, Special Problems, Spring 2006 
                    

                    PHIL 5910.709, Special Problems, Spring 2006 
                    

                    PHIL 3100.001, Aesthetics, Fall 2005 
                    

                    PHIL 3120.001, Introduction to Social and Political Philosophy, Fall 2005 

          


          
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  Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of
  higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for
  undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
  

        

      

    

  

  
  	

	

	  

		

		   
Published Publications



  

  
Published Intellectual Contributions


  
Book
Kaplan, D. M. (2020). Food Philosophy. Columbia University Press. 
Kaplan, D. M. (2019). Encyclopedia of Food and Agricultural Ethics, 2nd edition. 
Kaplan, D. M. (2017). Philosophy, Technology, and the Environment. 
Kaplan, D. M. (2014). Encyclopedia of Food and Agricultural Ethics. 
Kaplan, D. M. (2012). The Philosophy of Food. 
Kaplan, D. M. (2010). Readings in the Philosophy of Technology, 2nd edition. 
Kaplan, D. M. (2008). Reading Ricoeur. 
Kaplan, D. M. (2003). Ricoeur's Critical Theory. 
Book Chapter
Kaplan, D. M., Reijers, W., A. R., Coeckelbergh, M.  Ricoeur's Critical Theory of Technology. Interpreting Technology: Ricoeur on Questions Concerning Ethics and Technology. Rowman & Littlefield. 
Kaplan, D. M. (2016). "Food and Technology." In Routledge Handbook of Food Ethics. Routledge. 
Kaplan, D. M. (2015). "Narratives of Food, Agriculture, and the Environment." In Oxford Handbook of Environmental Ethics. Oxford University Press. 
Kaplan, D. M. (2015). "What Wrong with Artificial Ingredients?" In Philosophy Comes to Dinner. Routledge. 
Kaplan, D. M. (2014). "Introduction to Food Ethics." In Food Ethics. 
Kaplan, D. M. (2012). "What's Wrong with Processed Food?" In The Good Life in a Technological Age. 
Kaplan, D. M. (2011). "Paul Ricoeur and the Philosophy of Technology." In Paul Ricoeur (1913-2005): Remembering a Life, Continuing the Work. 
Kaplan, D. M. (2011). "Thing Hermeneutics." In Gadamer and Ricoeur: Critical Horizons for Contemporary Hermeneutics. 
Kaplan, D. M. (2010). "Paul Ricoeur and Development Ethics." In A Passion for the Possible: Thinking With Paul Ricoeur. 
Kaplan, D. M. (2009). "Agricultural Ethics." In A Companion to Philosophy of Technology. 
Kaplan, D. M. (2009). "Food Ethics." In A Companion to Philosophy of Technology. 
Kaplan, D. M. (2009). "Technology and Capitalism." In A Companion to Philosophy of Technology. 
Kaplan, D. M. (2009). "Technology and Globalization." In A Companion to Philosophy of Technology. 
Kaplan, D. M. (2008). "How to Read Technology Critically,". 
Kaplan, D. M. (2008). "How to Read Technology Critically." In New Waves in Philosophy of Technology. 
Kaplan, D. M. (2008). "Ricoeur's Critical Theory,". 
Kaplan, D. M. (2007). "What's Wrong With Functional Foods?". 
Kaplan, D. M. (2005). "Ricoeur's Theory of Truth: From Phenomenology to Communicative Action." In The Hermeneutic Turn in Phenomenology. 
Kaplan, D. M. (2004). "What's Wrong With Genetically Modified Food?". 
Book Review
Kaplan, D. M. (2004). Paul Ricoeur and Contemporary Moral Thought. 
Kaplan, D. M. (2004). What Makes Us Think ?. 
Encyclopedia Article
Kaplan, D. M. (2014). "Food Ethics," entry in Encyclopedia of Science, Technology, and Ethics, 2nd edition. MacMillan Publishers. 
Kaplan, D. M. (2008). "Food," entry in Encyclopedia of Environmental Ethics and Philosophy. 
Kaplan, D. M. (2006). "Paul Ricoeur," entry in Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Second Edition. 
Kaplan, D. M. (2005). "Herbert Marcuse," entry in Encyclopedia of Science, Technology, and Ethics. 
Kaplan, D. M. (2005). "The World Trade Organization," entry in Encyclopedia of Science, Technology, and Ethics. 
Journal Article
Kaplan, D. M. (2021). Hunger Hermeneutics. Topoi. 39(4), . 
Kaplan, D. M. (2009). "What Things Still Don't Do,". 
Kaplan, D. M. (2007). "Paul Ricoeur and the Nazis". Research in Phenomenology. 37(2), . 
Kaplan, D. M. (2007). "Paul Ricoeur and the Philosophy of Technology,". Journal of French Philosophy. 16(2), . 



	
		
		
	  

	

	

  
    
	

	

	  

		

		   	
		
		
	  

	

	

	
	

  
  
  

  	

		

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