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The following are my published works along with a few interviews. My research and writing interests include philosophy in the areas of ethics, politics, technology and mind, as well as non-philosophical work on automotive technology and aviation.
Published Works & Interviews
The Ancient Virtue Antidote
In this February 2022 feature article for the Mensa Bulletin, I authored a non-partisan review of political divisiveness in America and presented a way to assuage it via the ancient virtue ethics of Aristotle.
Ethics of Self-Driving Cars
Radio Interview Regarding Self-Driving Cars
Radio Interview Regarding Self-Driving Cars
For this 2016 IEEE engineering magazine, I contributed a peer reviewed article, "Will My Next Car Be a Libertarian or a Utilitarian? Who Will Decide?"
Radio Interview Regarding Self-Driving Cars
Radio Interview Regarding Self-Driving Cars
Radio Interview Regarding Self-Driving Cars
Mandy Connell of iHeart News Radio interviewed me on air about my article on the ethics of self-driving cars published in IEEE Technology and Society Magazine.
Environmental Ethics
Radio Interview Regarding Self-Driving Cars
Environmental Ethics
For this Schmidtz & Willott college text, I contributed an article weighing libertarian vs. utilitarian ethics as authority to regulate pollution.
Political Fallacy
Radio Interview Regarding Political Fallacy
Environmental Ethics
In this January 2016 cover story of Mensa Bulletin, I contribute a non-partisan study of common fallacies used in political discourse.
Radio Interview Regarding Political Fallacy
Radio Interview Regarding Political Fallacy
Radio Interview Regarding Political Fallacy
Mandy Connell of KOA 850 iHeart News Radio interviewed me on air about my article on Philosophy and Political Fallacy published in the Mensa Bulletin.
Liberty and Debt
Radio Interview Regarding Political Fallacy
Radio Interview Regarding Political Fallacy
For this Brigham Young University student journal of philosophy, I contributed a peer reviewed article, "Liberty and Debt", extolling the libertarian conception of negative freedom while elucidating social debt as its missing piece.
AOPA - Jammed Control Article
AOPA - Jammed Control Article
AOPA - Jammed Control Article
In this January 2023 issue of AOPA PILOT magazine, I contributed a lessons learned article to their "Never Again" monthly series.
AOPA - No Airspeed Article
AOPA - Jammed Control Article
AOPA - Jammed Control Article
In this October 2014 issue of AOPA PILOT magazine, I contributed a lessons learned article to their "Never Again" monthly series.
Gun Fallacy
Interview with Arizona State University
Interview with Arizona State University
In this September 2018 Columbus Free Press op-ed, "Dishonest Talk of Killing People", I explore a subtle fallacy in the prominent pro gun rights argument.
Interview with Arizona State University
Interview with Arizona State University
Interview with Arizona State University
My alma mater, Arizona State University, interviewed me regarding the impact that a later in life graduate degree in philosophy had on my outlook and business career.
Vehicle Software Shapeshifters
Interview with Arizona State University
Vehicle Software Shapeshifters
For CIO REVIEW magazine, I contributed an article about detecting vehicle emissions design cheating titled, "Spotting Wayward Shapeshifters in the Data". VW-type cheating can be detected with the right monitoring technologies.
Autonomous Vehicle Safety
Autonomous Vehicle Safety
Vehicle Software Shapeshifters
For CIO Applications Magazine, I contributed an article about vehicle safe condition regarding driver assist and autonomous driving technology.
Biometric Authentication
Autonomous Vehicle Safety
Biometric Authentication
For Government Technology Magazine, I contributed an article on early applications of iris scanning biometric authentication as a means to ensure appropriate access to government mandated vehicle inspection systems and related data.
Vehicle On Board Diagnostics
Vehicle On Board Diagnostics
Vehicle On Board Diagnostics
For this international gathering of the world's largest association of automotive engineers, I presented a paper that was published as part of the proceedings. "On Board Diagnostics II (OBDII) Emissions Inspection Failures Compared to Traditional Tailpipe Emissions Inspection Failures."
Mental Causation
Vehicle On Board Diagnostics
Vehicle On Board Diagnostics
My Master's Thesis uses emergence and a distinction between 'meaning giving' and 'meaning aware' to provide an account of mental causation that avoids overdetermination.
More coming soon...
Vehicle On Board Diagnostics
More coming soon...
Works In Progress
These are unpublished works in progress. I welcome emails with your constructive criticism.
These are unpublished works in progress. I welcome emails with your constructive criticism.
These are unpublished works in progress. I welcome emails with your constructive criticism.
Ethical Theory Valuations
These are unpublished works in progress. I welcome emails with your constructive criticism.
These are unpublished works in progress. I welcome emails with your constructive criticism.
"Against Stochastic Independence of Ethical Theory Valuations" How shall we decide among competing moral theories when we must act but are uncertain as to which theory is correct?
Ancient Ethics vs. Modern Morality
These are unpublished works in progress. I welcome emails with your constructive criticism.
Ancient Ethics vs. Modern Morality
"Are Ancient Ethics and Modern Morality Part of the Same Endeavor?" The answer is not altogether obvious.