Pierre Le Morvan
Curriculum Vitae

Department of Philosophy and Religion
The College of New Jersey
Bliss Hall 104
Ewing, New Jersey 08628
(609) 771-2391
E-mail: lemorvan@tcnj.edu
Website: http://www.tcnj.edu/~lemorvan/

Areas of
Specialization:
Epistemology, Philosophy of Perception
Areas of
Competence:
Ethics, Aesthetics, Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Religion, Early Modern Philosophy
Languages: Fluently bilingual in English and French
Education:
May 2000 Syracuse University, Ph.D. in Philosophy
Dissertation: A Defense of the Theory of Appearing
Dissertation supervisor: William P. Alston
August 1993University of Manitoba, Master of Arts in Philosophy
May 1992University of Manitoba, Bachelor of Arts (First Class Honors)
May 1990University of Manitoba, Bachelor of Commerce (With Distinction)
Awards:

April 2007

May 2000

Induction into the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society

Syracuse University Outstanding Dissertation Prize of the College of Arts and Sciences

1998-1999 Syracuse University Dissertation Fellow (ranked first in the Humanities in a University-wide competition)
April 1998 Syracuse University Outstanding Teaching Associate Award (for excellence in undergraduate teaching)
March 1997 Induction into the Phi Beta Delta Honor Society for International Scholars
1995-1996 Syracuse University Doctoral Fellow
1993-1995 Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Doctoral Fellow
1993-1994 Syracuse University Doctoral Fellow
1992-1993 University of Manitoba Duff Roblin Graduate Fellow
1992-1993 Senator Thomas Alexander Crerar Scholarship
1992 Philosophy Gold Medal (University of Manitoba)
Academic Employment:
September 2006
to present
Associate Professor of Philosophy,
The College of New Jersey
September 2000
to September 2006
Assistant Professor of Philosophy,
The College of New Jersey (with tenure as of June 2004)
Spring 2000 Instructor, Philosophy of Religion, Syracuse University
Summer 1999 Instructor, Introduction to Ethics and Value Theory, Syracuse University
Fall 1996
to Spring 1998
Instructor, Theories of Knowledge and Reality (two sections per semester),
Syracuse University
Summer 1996 Instructor, Ethics and Society, University of Manitoba
Spring 1996 Instructor, Theories of Knowledge and Reality (two sections), Syracuse University
Summer 1995 Instructor, Ethics and Society, University of Manitoba (as above)
Fall 1994
to Spring 1995
Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Ethics and Value Theory,
Syracuse University
Fall 1991
to Spring 1992
Grader/Marker, Introductory Symbolic Logic,
University of Manitoba
Published Papers:

"On Ignorance: A Vindication of the Standard View" (forthcoming) Philosophia: Philosophical Quarterly of Israel.

"Skepticism and Practical Wisdom" (2011) Logos & Episteme II, 1: 87-102.

"On Ignorance: A Reply to Peels" (2011) Philosophia: Philosophical Quarterly of Israel 39(2): 335-344.

"Knowledge, Ignorance, and True Belief" (2010) Theoria: Swedish Journal of Philosophy 76: 309-318.

"Selfishness, Altruism, and our Future Selves" (2009) The Australasian Journal of Philosophy 87(3): 409-424.

"Sensory Experience and Intentionalism" (2008) Philosophy Compass 3: 1-18.

"Epistemic Means and Ends: A Reply to Hofmann" (online 2007, print 2008) Synthese: An International Journal for Epistemology, Methodology and Philosophy of Science 162: 252-264.

“Is Clouser’s Definition of Religious Belief Itself Religiously Neutral?” (2006) Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith 58(1): 16-17.

“A Metaphilosophical Dilemma for Epistemic Externalism” (2005), Metaphilosophy 36(5): 688-707.

“Medical Learning Curves and the Kantian Ideal,” co-authored with Barbara Stock, (2005), The Journal of Medical Ethics 31: 513-518.

“Intentionality: Transparent, Translucent, and Opaque” (2005), The Journal of Philosophical Research 30: 283-302.

“Goldman on Knowledge as True Belief” (2005), Erkenntnis: An International Journal of Analytic Philosophy 62(2): 145-155.

“Ramsey on Truth and Truth on Ramsey” (2004), The British Journal for the History of Philosophy 12(4): 705-718.

“Arguments Against Direct Realism and How to Counter Them” (2004), The American Philosophical Quarterly 41(3), 221-234.

“Plantinga on Warranted Christian Belief,” co-authored with Dana Radcliffe (2003), The Heythrop Journal: A Quarterly Review of Philosophy and Theology 44(3), 345-351.

“Is Mere True Belief Knowledge?” (2002), Erkenntnis: An International Journal of Analytic Philosophy 56(2), 151-168.

“The Converse Consequence Condition and Hempelian Qualitative Confirmation” (1999), Philosophy of Science 66(3), 448-455.

Citations:

Howard-Snyder, D. (forthcoming 2011) "Foundationalism" in The Continuum Companion to Epistemology. Howard-Snyder cites my article "Sensory Experience and Intentionalism."

Garasic, M. (2011) Freedom, Consent and Autonomy in Bioethics. Doctoral Dissertation defended at Libera Universita Internazionale Degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli. Garasic cites my article (with Barbara Stock) "Medical Learning Curves and the Kantian Ideal".

Clark, R.W. (2011) "Perspectival Reference for Proper Names" in Philosophia 39(2): 251-265. Clark cites my article "Arguments Against Direct Realism and How to Counter Them."

Peels, R. (2011) "Ignorance is Lack of True Belief: A rejoinder to Le Morvan" in Philosophia 39: 344-355. Peels responds to my article "On Ignorance: A Reply to Peels."

Bayer, B. (2011) "A Role for Abstractionism in Direct Realist Foundationalism" in Synthese 180(3): 357-389. Bayer cites my article "Arguments Against Direct Realism and How to Counter Them."

Horn, W. (2010) "Reid and Hall on Perceptual Relativity and Error" in Journal of Scottish History 9: 115-145. Horn discusses my article "Arguments Against Direct Realism and How to Counter Them."

King, P.R. (2010) What is the Nature and Function of Spatio-Temporal Imagination? Doctoral Dissertation defended at the University of Nottingham (UK). King cites my article "Arguments Against Direct Realism and How to Counter Them."

Worgan, S.F. (2010) Modelling the Emergence of a Basis for Vocal Communication between Artificial Agents. Doctoral Dissertation defended at the University of Southhampton (UK). Worgan cites my article "Arguments Against Direct Realism and How to Counter Them."

Feil, S. & Atmanspacher, H. (2010) "Acategorial States in a Representional Theory of Mental Processes" in The Journal of Consciousness Studies 17(5-6): 72-101. Feil and Atmanspacher cite my article "Arguments Against Direct Realism and How to Counter Them."

Garrido-Sanjuán, JA. (2010) "Entrenamiento basada en la simulación como medio de prevenir conflictos eticos en el proceso enseñanza-aprendizaje" ("Simulation-based traning as a way to prevent ethics conflicts in the teaching-learning process") Educación Medica 13(1): 5-6. Garrido-Sanjuan  cites my article (with Barbara Stock) "Medical Learning Curves and the Kantian Ideal".

Bish, T. (2010) Jesus: The Way, the Truth and the Life. Bish cites my article "Ramsey on Truth and Truth on Ramsey".

Hoevelmann, G. (2009) "Editorial: Bilanz und Ausblick," Zeitschrift fur Anomalistik Band (9): 6-32. Hoevelmann cites my article "Is Mere True Belief Knowledge?".

Escarrabill, J. (2009) "Organisation and Delivery of Home Mechanical Ventilation," Breathe 6(1): 31-42. Escarrabill cites my article (with Barbara Stock) "Medical Learning Curves and the Kantian Ideal".

Thiel, H. (2009) "Konditionale Argumentation in Plantingas Religionsphilosophie," Neue Zeitschrift fur Systematische Theologie und Religionsphilosophie 51(2): 167-185. Thiel cites my article (with Dana Radcliffe) “Plantinga on Warranted Christian Belief.”

Brendel, E. (2009) "Truth and Weak Knowledge in Goldman's Veritistic Social Epistemology," Grazer Philosophische Studien 79:3-17. Brendel cites my article "Goldman on Knowledge as True Belief".

ger, C. (2009) Why to Believe Weakly in Weak Knowledge," Grazer Philosophische Studien 79:19-40. ger cites my article "Goldman on Knowledge as True Belief".

Goldman, A. & Ollsson, E. (2009) "Reliabilism and the Value of Knowledge" in Epistemic Value (OUP) edited by D. Pritchard et al. Goldman and Ollsson cite my article "Goldman on Knowledge as True Belief".

Jesson, G. (2009) The Ontology of the Epistemic Act. Doctoral Dissertation defended at the University of Iowa. Jesson cites my article "Arguments Against Direct Realism and How to Counter Them."

O'Neil, S. (2008) Interactive Media: The Semiotics of Embodied Interaction (Springer). O'Neil discusses my article "Arguments Against Direct Realism and How to Counter Them."

Carter, Y. & Jackson, N. (2008) Medical Education and Training: From Theory to Delivery (OUP). Carter and Jackson discuss my article (with Barbara Stock) "Medical Learning Curves and the Kantian Ideal".  

Holt, G. et al. (2008) "Ethical Dilemmas in Orthopaedic Surgical Training" The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 90: 2798-2803. Hold et al. cite my article (with Barbara Stock) "Medical Learning Curves and the Kantian Ideal".  

Lowe, M. et al. (2008) "Do Patients Have an Obligation to Participate in Medical Education?" Medical Education 42(3): 237-241. Lowe et al. cite my article (with Barbara Stock) "Medical Learning Curves and the Kantian Ideal".

 

Dunn, J. (2008) "The Obscure Act of Perception" Philosophical Studies 139(3): 367-393. Dunn cites my article "Arguments Against Direct Realism and How to Counter Them."

Draper, H. et al. (2008) "Medical Education and Patients' Responsibilities: Back to the Future?" The Journal of Medical Ethics 34: 116-119. Draper et al. cite my article (with Barbara Stock) "Medical Learning Curves and the Kantian Ideal."

Diller, K. (2008) The Theology of Revelation and the Epistemology of Christian Belief. Doctoral dissertation defended at the University of Saint Andrews. Diller cites my article (with Dana Radcliffe) “Plantinga on Warranted Christian Belief.”

Khawaja, I. (2008) Foundationalism and the Foundations of Ethics. Doctoral Dissertation defended at the University of Notre Dame. Khawaja cites my article "Arguments Against Direct Realism and How to Counter Them."

Bayer, B. (2007) Varieties of Naturalized Epistemology: Criticisms and Alternatives. Doctoral Dissertaion defended at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Bayer cites my article "Arguments Against Direct Realism and How to Counter Them."

Ives, J. (2007) "Kant, Curves, and Medical Learning Practice: A Reply to Le Morvan and Stock" The Journal of Medical Ethics 33: 119-122. Ives responds to my article (with Barbara Stock) "Medical Learning Curves and the Kantian Ideal."

Sites, B. et al. (2007) "Characterizing Novice Behavior Associated With Learning Ultrasound-Guided Peripheral REgional Anesthesia," Regional Anesthesai and Pain Medicine 32(2): 107-115. Sites et al, cite my article (with Barbara Stock) "Medical Learning Curves and the Kantian Ideal."

Pinheiro, M.M.S (2006) “Experiência Religiosa e Creça em Deus: avaliação comparativa das aborgagens de Alston e Plantinga. Doctoral Dissertation defended at the Univsersity of Brasilia. Pinheiro cites my article (with Dana Radcliffe) “Plantinga on Warranted Christian Belief.”

Porter, S. (2006) Restoring the Foundations of Epistemic Justification (Lexington Books). Porter discusses my article "Arguments Against Direct Realism and How to Counter Them."

Oliphint, K.S. (2006) Reasons for Faith: Philosophy in the Service of Theology (Rowman & Littlefield). Oliphint references my article (with Dana Radcliffe) “Plantinga on Warranted Christian Belief.”

Beilby, J. K. (2006) Epistemology as Theology: An Evaluation of Alvin Plantinga's Religious Epistemology (Ashgate). Beilby references my article (with Dana Radcliffe) “Plantinga on Warranted Christian Belief.”

Martens, D. (2006) "Confidence in Unwarranted Knowledge" Erkenntnis: An International Journal of Analytic Philosophy 65(2): 143-164. Martens cites my article “Is Mere True Belief Knowledge?” concerning why knowledge is more than true belief.

Stoeger, H. (2006) "First Steps Towards an Epistemic Learner Model" High Ability Studies 17(1): 17-41. Stoeger cites my article "Arguments Against Direct Realism and How to Counter Them" which discusses Direct Realism in the Philosophy of Perception.

Brecher, B. (2006) "Why the Kantian Ideal Survives Medical Learning Curves, and Why It Matters" The Journal of Medical Ethics 32: 511-512. Brecher responds to my article (with Barbara Stock) "Medical Learning Curves and the Kantian Ideal."

Clouser, R. (2006) "Replies to the Comments of Le Morvan, Halvorson, and Ratzsch on 'Prospects for Theistic Science" Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith 58(1): 23-27. Clouser responds to my ciritical comments.

Enskat, R. (2005) Authentisches Wissen (Vandenhoeck + Ruprecht Gm). Enskat discusses my article "Is Mere Ture Belief Knowledge?".

Dayton Xinguo (2005) “Qualitative Assessment and Hempelian Confirmation Theory," Journal of the Ocean University of China (SOCIAL SCIENCES) (1): 33-37. Dayton New Countries cites my article “The Converse Consequence Condition and Hempelian Qualitative Confirmation.”

Førde, R. (2005) "Bruk av pasienter i undervisningen" Tidsskr for Den Norske Lægeforening 23: 3326-3327. Førde cites my article "Medical Learning Curves and the Kantian Ideal."

Berends, H. (2005) “Exploring Knowledge Sharing: Moves, Problem Solving and Justification” Knowledge Management Research & Practice. 3(2):97-105. Berends cites my article “Is Mere True Belief Knowledge?” concerning why knowledge is more than true belief.

Hofmann, F. (2005) “Epistemic Means and Ends” Synthese: An International Journal for Epistemology, Methodology and Philosophy of Science.146(3):357-369. Hofmann tries to rebut some of the arguments in my article “Is Mere True Belief Knowledge?”.

Baker, D.P. (2005) “Plantinga’s Reformed Epistemology: What’s the Question?” International Journal for Philosophy of Religion 47: 77-103. Baker responds to objections raised in my article “Plantinga on Warranted Christian Belief.”

Palczewski, R. (2004) "Klasyczna definicja wieddzy a logika epistemiczna" Wokot filozofii logicznej (Uniwersytet Milokaja Kopernika). Palczewski cites my paper “Is Mere True Belief Knowledge?”.

Fahrbach, L. (2004) "Die Elimination des Wissensbegriffs" Facta Philosophica 6: 45-56. Fahrbach cites my paper “Is Mere True Belief Knowledge?”.

Enskat, R. (2003) “Ist Wissen der paradoxe epistemische Fall von Wahrheit ohne Wissen? Zeitschrift für philosophische Forschung 57(3): 431-445. Enskat cites my paper “Is Mere True Belief Knowledge?”.

Moretti, L. (2003) “Why the Converse Consequence Condition cannot be accepted” Analysis 63(280): 297-300. Moretti extends my arguments in “The Converse Consequence Condition and Hempelian Qualitative Confirmation” for rejecting the Converse Consequence Condition, a principle of qualitative confirmation.

Carrier, M. (2003) "Smooth Lines in Confirmation Theory" in Logical Empiricism: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives (Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press).

Howard-Snyder, D. (2002). "On an Unintelligible Idea: Donald Davidson's Case against Experiential Foundationalism," Southern Journal of Philsoophy 40(4): 523-557. Howard-Snyder cites my doctoral dissertation A Defense of the Theory of Appearing.

Xinguo, B. (2001). “On the Incompatibility of the Converse Consequence Condition and Hempelian Qualitative Confirmation,” Journal of Inner Mongolia Normal University (Philosophy and Social Science) 30(1). Xinguo discusses my paper “The Converse Consequence Condition and Hempelian Qualitative Confirmation.”

The entry "Intentionality" in Wikipedia discusses my article "Intentionality: Transparent, Translucent, and Opaque."

The entry “Direct Realism” in Wikipedia references my article “Arguments against Direct Realism and How to Counter Them.”

The entries "Truth" and “Redundancy Theory of Truth” in Wikipedia reference my article “Ramsey on Truth and Truth on Ramsey.”

Conference Papers:

"Knowledge, Russellian Propositions, and the Identity Theory of Truth," Fall 2010 meeting of the New Jersey Regional Philosophical Association at Bergen Community College on November 6, 2010.

"Skepticism, Cognitive Health, and Practical Wisdom," Fall 2009 meeting of the New Jersey Regional Philosophical Association at Montclair State University on November 14, 2009.

“Knowledge, True Belief, and Ignorance,” Fall 2008 meeting of the New Jersey Regional Philosophical Association at Bergen Community College on Saturday, November 8, 2008.

"How to be Selfish or Altruistic with Yourself," Fall 2007 Meeting of the New Jersey Regional Philosophy Association, November 3, Ramapo College.

“A Pyrrhic Victory for Brewer and McDowell,” Spring 2005 Meeting of the New Jersey Regional Philosophy Association, April 30, Rowan University.

“Goldman on Knowledge as True Belief,” Meeting of the Pacific Division of the American Philosophical Association, Pasadena, California on March 27, 2004.

“On a Substantive Mental-Psychological Identity Thesis,” Fall 2002 Meeting of the New Jersey Regional Philosophy Association, November 16, Felician College.

“Intentionality: Transparent, Translucent and Opaque” (June 25, 2002), Intentionality: Past and Future, an international conference on Intentionality at the University of Miskolc, Hungary, June 20-24, 2002.

“Epistemic Externalism and Intersubjective Agreement,” Fall 2001 Meeting of the New Jersey Regional Philosophy Association, November 17, Felician College.

“Vision, Hallucination and Perceptual Experience,” Graduate Student Conference at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on April 10, 1999.

“Modularity and Color Vision,” Conference of Canadian Graduate Students in Philosophy at the University of Manitoba on March 12, 1995.

Invited Presentations:

"Science and Faith" - a public lecture delivered at Camden County College on October 12, 2010 as part of the lecture series Science and Religion: The Debate Continues.

"Skepticism, Congitive Health, and Practical Wisdom," at Rowan University on December 3, 2009.

“When Do We Know That?” at Gallaudet University in Washington D.C on February 16, 2004.

“Perception in Early Modern Philosophy,” at the United States Military Academy at West Point on April 10, 2003.

“The Nature of Philosophy,” at Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic in Princeton on May 19, 2002.

Departmental Presentations:

“Selfishness, Altruism, and our Future Selves," TCNJ Department of Philosophy and Religion on October 26, 2005.

“Comments on Larry Temkin’s Illuminating Egalitariansism” on April 1, 2005 as part of the 2005 Egalitarianism Symposium.

“Arguments Against Direct Realism and How to Counter Them,” TCNJ Department of Philosophy and Religion on September 17, 2003.

“Is Mere True Belief Knowledge?” TCNJ Department of Philosophy and Religion on March 31, 2001.

Faculty Forum Presentation:

“Altruism, Selfishness, and our Future Selves" on November 30, 2005.

Service:

April 2007-present: Referee for Dialogue: Revue canadienne de philosophie/Canadian Philosophical Review.

November 2006-present: Referee for Theory & Psychology.

January 2006-present: Referee for The Journal of Medical Ethics.

September 2005-Feb 2006: TCNJ Department of Psychology search committee for a tenure-track position in Cognitive Psychology. Search led to the hiring of Tamra Bireta.

April 2005-August 2006 : Coordinator of the Liberal Learning Concentration in Religious Studies at TCNJ.

Fall 2004-June 2005: TCNJ Department of Philosophy and Religion search committee for a tenure track position in Ethics. Search led to the hiring of James Stacey Taylor.

August 2004-present: TCNJ Faculty sponsor of the Liberal Learning Concentration in Religious Studies.

September 2003-present: TCNJ Department of Philosophy and Religion Webmaster and IT Liaison.

June 2003-present: Charter member of TCNJ’s Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC).

March 2003-present: Referee for Synthese.

January 2003-present: Referee for Erkenntnis.

December 30, 2002: Chair, APA Eastern Colloquium on Russell and Quine. Fall 2002-Spring 2003.

TCNJ Department of Psychology search committee for a tenure-track position in Cognitive Psychology.

Fall 2002-Spring 2003: TCNJ Department of Philosophy and Religion search committee for a tenure track position in Ancient Philosophy. Search led to the hiring of John Sisko.

March 2002-present: TCNJ Department of Philosophy and Religion Recruitment Officer.

Spring 2001-present: TCNJ Academic Dismissals Committee.

Fall 2001-Feb 2006: TCNJ’s All-College Disciplinary Board.

Fall 2001-present: TCNJ’s Curriculum Committee.

Fall 2000-September 2003: Faculty Advisor to TCNJ’s Philosophical Society.

Fall 1995-Spring 1998: Syracuse University Philosophy Graduate Conference Committee.

Fall 1995-Spring 1998: Syracuse University Philosophy Department Liaison Committee.


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