Eric Katz
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. 2015. “Anne Frank's Tree: Nature's Confrontation with Technology, Domination, and the Holocaust.” 199 pages pp. Cambridge, United Kingdom: White Horse Press, 2015. ISBN 978-1-874267-85-0.
Chapter
Eric M. Katz. 2011. “"Preserving the Distinction between Nature and Artifact".” In Gregory Kaebnick (Eds.), pp. 71-83. Baltimore, Maryland, USA: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2011.
Eric M. Katz. 2009. “"Convergence and Ecological Restoration: A Counterexample.".” In Ben A. Minteer (Eds.), pp. 185-195. Philadelphia, PA, USA: Temple University Press, 2009.
Eric M. Katz. 2009. “"Convergence and Ecological Restoration: A Counterexample.".” In Ben A. Minteer (Eds.), pp. 185-195. Philadelphia, PA, USA: Temple University Press, 2009.