About Me
I was born. I live.
Education
Ph.D.
; Boston University
;
; 1983
M.A. ; Boston University ; ; 1977
B.A. ; Yale University ; ; 1974
M.A. ; Boston University ; ; 1977
B.A. ; Yale University ; ; 1974
Teaching Interests
Engineering Ethics; Holocaust studies; Philosophy of technology; Social impacts of technology; Environmental Ethics and Philosophy; Plato
Past Courses
ENG 352: TECHNICAL WRITING
HSS 405: PHIL SEM: PHILOSOPHY OF PLATO
HSS 405: PHIL SEM: THE PHIL OF PLATO - HONORS
HSS 405: PHIL SEM:HISTORY OF IDEAS
HSS 405: PHIL SEM:HISTORY OF MODERN PHILOSOPHY - HONORS
HSS 405: PHIL SEM:PHILOSOPHY OF PLATO - HONORS
HSS 405: PHIL SEM:PHILOSOPHY OF PLATO- HONORS
HSS 408: STS SEM:
HSS 408: STS SEM: NAZI SCIENCE & TECHNOL
HSS 408: STS SEM: WHAT IS A MACHINE? IDENTITY, EXPERTISE AND THE PROFESSION OF ENGINEERING
HSS 408: STS SEM:NAZI SCIENCE & TECHNOLO
HSS 408: STS SEM:NAZI SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
HSS 408: STS SEM:NAZI SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY - HONORS
HSS 491: HON SEM:PHILOSOPHY OF PLATO
HSS 491: HONORS SEM HUM: NAZI SCI & TECH
HSS 491: HONORS SEM IN HUMANITIES
HSS 491: HONORS SEM:NAZI SCIENCE & TECHN
HUM 211: THE PRE-MODERN WORLD
PHIL 334: ENGINEERING ETHICS
PHIL 334: ENGINEERING ETHICS - HONORS
PHIL 334: ENGINEERING ETHICS HONORS
PHIL 351: BIOMEDICAL ETHICS
STS 310: TECHNOLOGY & HUMAN VALUE -HONOR
STS 312: TECHNOLOGY AND POLICY
STS 312: TECHNOLOGY AND POLICY HONORS
STS 312: TECHNOLOGY AND POLICY-HONORS
STS 360: ETHICS & THE ENVIRONMENT-HONORS
HSS 405: PHIL SEM: PHILOSOPHY OF PLATO
HSS 405: PHIL SEM: THE PHIL OF PLATO - HONORS
HSS 405: PHIL SEM:HISTORY OF IDEAS
HSS 405: PHIL SEM:HISTORY OF MODERN PHILOSOPHY - HONORS
HSS 405: PHIL SEM:PHILOSOPHY OF PLATO - HONORS
HSS 405: PHIL SEM:PHILOSOPHY OF PLATO- HONORS
HSS 408: STS SEM:
HSS 408: STS SEM: NAZI SCIENCE & TECHNOL
HSS 408: STS SEM: WHAT IS A MACHINE? IDENTITY, EXPERTISE AND THE PROFESSION OF ENGINEERING
HSS 408: STS SEM:NAZI SCIENCE & TECHNOLO
HSS 408: STS SEM:NAZI SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
HSS 408: STS SEM:NAZI SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY - HONORS
HSS 491: HON SEM:PHILOSOPHY OF PLATO
HSS 491: HONORS SEM HUM: NAZI SCI & TECH
HSS 491: HONORS SEM IN HUMANITIES
HSS 491: HONORS SEM:NAZI SCIENCE & TECHN
HUM 211: THE PRE-MODERN WORLD
PHIL 334: ENGINEERING ETHICS
PHIL 334: ENGINEERING ETHICS - HONORS
PHIL 334: ENGINEERING ETHICS HONORS
PHIL 351: BIOMEDICAL ETHICS
STS 310: TECHNOLOGY & HUMAN VALUE -HONOR
STS 312: TECHNOLOGY AND POLICY
STS 312: TECHNOLOGY AND POLICY HONORS
STS 312: TECHNOLOGY AND POLICY-HONORS
STS 360: ETHICS & THE ENVIRONMENT-HONORS
Research Interests
The intersection of ethics, technology, nature, and genocide.
Book Review
"Review of Carolyn Merchant AUTONOMOUS NATURE (Routledge 2016)"
Environmental Ethics, October (4th Quarter/Autumn), 2018.
"Review of Svein Anders Noer Lie, Philosophy of Nature: Rethinking Naturalness"
ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES, February, 2017.
"Review of Dieter Birnbacher "Naturalness: Is the 'Natural" Preferable to the 'Artificial'""
ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS, July (3rd Quarter/Summer), 2016.
"Review of Dale Jamieson, REASON IN A DARK TIME"
ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS, July (3rd Quarter/Summer), 2015.
"Review of Holmes Rolston, Three Big Bangs: Matter-Energy, Life, Mind (Columbia Univ. Press, 2010)"
Environmental Ethics, October (4th Quarter/Autumn), 2012.
Environmental Ethics, October (4th Quarter/Autumn), 2018.
"Review of Svein Anders Noer Lie, Philosophy of Nature: Rethinking Naturalness"
ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES, February, 2017.
"Review of Dieter Birnbacher "Naturalness: Is the 'Natural" Preferable to the 'Artificial'""
ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS, July (3rd Quarter/Summer), 2016.
"Review of Dale Jamieson, REASON IN A DARK TIME"
ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS, July (3rd Quarter/Summer), 2015.
"Review of Holmes Rolston, Three Big Bangs: Matter-Energy, Life, Mind (Columbia Univ. Press, 2010)"
Environmental Ethics, October (4th Quarter/Autumn), 2012.
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Journal Article
Eric M. Katz.
2018. ""Replacement and Responsibility: The Problem of Ecological Restoration as Moral Repair"."
ETHICS AND THE ENVIRONMENT , vol. 23 , no. 1 , pp. 17-28.
Eric M. Katz. 2015. ""Geoengineering, Restoration, and the Construction of Nature"." Environmental Ethics , vol. 37 , no. 4 , pp. 485-498.
Eric M. Katz. 2014. ""Anthropocentric Indirect Arguments: Return of the Plastic-tree Zombies"." Ethics, Policy, and Environment , vol. 17 , no. 3 , pp. pp. 264-266.
Eric M. Katz. 2014. ""Reconsidering the Turn to Policy Analysis"." Environmental Ethics , vol. 36 , no. 2 , pp. 131-132.
Eric M. Katz. 2014. ""The Nazi Comparison inn the Debate over Restoration: Nativism and Domination"." Environmental Values , vol. 23 , no. 4 , pp. 377-398.
Eric M. Katz. 2015. ""Geoengineering, Restoration, and the Construction of Nature"." Environmental Ethics , vol. 37 , no. 4 , pp. 485-498.
Eric M. Katz. 2014. ""Anthropocentric Indirect Arguments: Return of the Plastic-tree Zombies"." Ethics, Policy, and Environment , vol. 17 , no. 3 , pp. pp. 264-266.
Eric M. Katz. 2014. ""Reconsidering the Turn to Policy Analysis"." Environmental Ethics , vol. 36 , no. 2 , pp. 131-132.
Eric M. Katz. 2014. ""The Nazi Comparison inn the Debate over Restoration: Nativism and Domination"." Environmental Values , vol. 23 , no. 4 , pp. 377-398.
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Book
Eric M. Katz.
"Anne Frank's Tree: Nature's Confrontation with Technology, Domination, and the Holocaust."
199 pages pp. White Horse Press, 2015. ISBN 978-1-874267-85-0.
Chapter
Eric M. Katz.
""Preserving the Distinction between Nature and Artifact"."
In Gregory Kaebnick, eds.,
pp. 71-83. Johns Hopkins University Press, 2011.
Eric M. Katz. ""Convergence and Ecological Restoration: A Counterexample."." In Ben A. Minteer, eds., pp. 185-195. Temple University Press, 2009.
Eric M. Katz. ""Convergence and Ecological Restoration: A Counterexample."." In Ben A. Minteer, eds., pp. 185-195. Temple University Press, 2009.