Curriculum Vitae Chris Haufe Visiting Assistant Professor Philosophy Department 229 Major Williams Hall (0126) Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA 24061 haufe@vt.edu Phone: 917.627.1782 Education  Columbia University PhD, Philosophy (2006) Dissertation: Evolutionary Psychology and the Future of Evolutionary History (directed by Professor Philip Kitcher) University of Michigan BA, (Honors) Philosophy (2001) BA, Women's Studies (2001) Areas of Specialty:  Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Biology Academic Positions  Virginia Tech 2007 – present: Visiting Assistant Professor, Philosophy Department Duke University 2006 – 2007: Postdoctoral Fellow at the Center for Philosophy of Biology Research  Peer-Refereed Publications "Perverse Engineering" (forthcoming) Philosophy of Science "Sexual Selection and Mate Choice in Evolutionary Psychology" Biology and Philosophy (2007) Under Review Evolutionary Psychology and the Future of Evolutionary History (Report expected in late November) "Lange, Lewis, and One Lonely Proton" (with Matthew Slater) "Biological Lawhood: A Critique of Some Current Thought" Work in Progress Nature's Laws (book manuscript) "What Were Biological Laws?" "Evolutionary Theory: Out of this World" (w/ Robert Brandon) "From Scientific Possibility to Natural Necessity" "How Models Reveal Possibility" "The Deference Paradox" "The Circle of Life Science" Talks  † = peer refereed, * = invited "From Scientific Possibility to Natural Necessity" Department of Philosophy, Virginia Tech (2008)* Commentator: TBD Inland Northwest Philosophy Conference (2008)* "The Lessons of History: Reflections on Necessity and the Historical Sciences" National Evolutionary Synthesis Center, Duke University (2007)* "From Scientific Possibility to Biological Necessity" British Society for the Philosophy of Science Annual Conference (2007) (unable to attend)† "How Should Evolutionary Theory Constrain a Theory of Psychology?" Spanish Society for Analytic Philosophy, University of Barcelona (2007)† Conference on Philosophy of Psychology, Neuroscience and Biology, University of Bristol (2007)† International Society for Theoretical Psychology, York University (2007) (unable to attend)† "Lewis, Lange, and One Lonely Proton" Department of Philosophy, Duke University (2006)* Commentator: Prof. Al-Allaf, "The Islamic Theory of Science" APA Eastern Division Meeting (2006)* “Perverse Engineering” 2006 Philosophy of Science Association Biennial Meeting (2006)† "'Grace' Under Fire: On Being Consistent with Evolutionary Theory" University of Idaho/Washington State University Philosophy Colloquium (2006)* "Philosophical Themes in Islam" Series of lectures at the Department of Philosophy, University of Michigan –– Flint (2006)* "Evolutionary Psychology and Social Science" Rescogitans (online) (2006)* "The Study of Islam" Duke-UNC Islamic Studies Conference (2004)† Awards and Fellowships  National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Duke University Center for Philosophy of Biology Fall 2006-Fall 2007 Columbia University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Summer Research Fellowship Summer 2006 Columbia University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Dissertation Fellowship Fall 2005-Spring 2006 Columbia University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Teaching Fellowship Fall 2001-Spring 2005 Professional Service  Associate Editor, Journal of Islamic Philosophy Referee, Philosophy of Science; Philosophical Psychology, Columbia University Graduate Student Conference (2001) Organizer, 6th Annual Conference in Philosophy and Biology (2007) Center for the Philosophy of Biology –– Duke University Teaching Experience  Courses Taught "Philosophy of Biology" (advanced undergraduate/graduate) Spring 2008 Department of Philosophy, Virginia Tech "Philosophy of Mind" (advanced undergraduate/graduate) Fall 2007 Department of Philosophy, Virginia Tech "Language and Logic" (introductory undergraduate) Fall 2007 Department of Philosophy, Virginia Tech Spring 2008 "Laws of Nature" (graduate seminar) Fall 2006 Department of Philosophy, Duke University "Ideas of Human Nature" (introductory undergraduate) Spring 2003 Humanities Department, State University of New York –– Purchase Courses Assisted "Moral Philosophy" Department of Philosophy, Columbia University "Social and Political Philosophy" Department of Philosophy, Columbia University "Science and Religion" Department of Philosophy, Columbia University "Poverty and Income Distribution" Department of Economics, Barnard College Graduate Courses Taken  Metaphysics, Epistemology, and Value Theory / History Philosophy of Science Political Philosophy (Thomas Pogge) Probability and Induction (Isaac Levi) Moral Philosophy (Stephanie Beardman) Symbolic Logic (Achille Varzi) Equality and Justice†∞ (Jerry Cohen) Metaphysics (John Collins) Problems in Legal Philosophy (Joseph Raz) Formal Ontology (Achille Varzi) Aristotle's Metaphysics Λ (Wolfgang Mann) Truth and Objectivity† (Crispin Wright) Kant's Critique of Pure Reason (Patricia Kitcher) Causation and Counterfactuals† (John Collins) Authority and Interpretation† (Joseph Raz) Skepticism (John Collins) Contextualism† (John Collins) Other Philosophy of Science Seminar (Philip Kitcher) Dissertation Seminar (Christopher Peacocke) Feminist Epistemology and the Philosophy of Proseminar in Philosophy (Faculty) Science** (Elizabeth Anderson) Philosophy of Language and Mind † = "R-credit" (official audit) Consciousness* (Ned Block) * = NYU course Language and Mind (Akeel Bilgrami) ** = University of Michigan course Self-Knowledge† (Akeel Bilgrami) ∞ = CUNY course The Psychological Reality of Language†∞ (Michael Devitt) Naturalistic Theories of Meaning** (Eric Lormand) References  Philip Kitcher Department of Philosophy Columbia University 708 Philosophy Hall 1150 Amsterdam Ave MC: 4971 New York, NY 10027 Phone: 212-854-4887 Alison Wylie Department of Philosophy University of Washington 345 Savery Hall, Box 353350 Seattle, WA 98195 Phone: 206-543-5873 Robert Brandon Department of Philosophy, Center for Philosophy of Biology Duke University 201 West Duke Building Box 90743 Durham, NC 27708 Phone: 919-660-3067 Alex Rosenberg Department of Philosophy, Center for Philosophy of Biology 201 West Duke Building Duke University Durham, NC 27708 Phone: 919.660.3047 mailto:haufe@duke.edushapeimage_2_link_0