Religion, Ideology, and Heidegger's Concept of Falling, Scholars Press, 1987

"The I Ching and the Absolutely Poetic Reconstruction of Intentionality" (Analecta Husserliana XLVII [1995]; presented at XXXIst Annual International Phenomenology Conference, Boston, 1993)
"Proposal: Scalability in Multimedia Architecture," Technological Horizons in Education Journal, February 1994. (with Dennis Rothermel)
"Help for Therapy Victims," CT Fleamarket, Spring 1990
"Getting our Minds Dirty: Flirting with Strange New Texts," The University Journal, Number 36, Spring 1990 (with Dennis Rothermel)

"Text Review: A New Method of Computer-Assisted Learning to Promote Careful Reading and Logical Skills" (with Dennis Rothermel; Symposium on Applied Computing, Phoenix, 1994)
"More than the Sum of its Predicates: A Case Study in the Development of Computer Assisted Instruction Software in Logic and Critical Thinking" (Fourth Annual Conference on Computers and Philosophy, Pittsburgh, PA, 1989; Proceedings, 1991)

"Philosophers at Work in Computing," in E. Cohen, ed., Philosophers at Work, 2nd edition, Holt, Rinehart, & Winston, 1999
"Post-Colonial Thought," in B. Moore and K. Bruder, Philosophy: the Power of Ideas, 3rd edition, Mayfield Publishing Co., 1996

Extensions: Essays on Interpretation, Rationality, and the Closure of Modernism, by Stephen H. Watson in Journal of the American Academy of Religion (1995)
Heidegger and Asian Thought, ed. G. Parkes in Critical Reviews of Books in Religion (1989)
Epiphanies of Darkness, by Charles Winquist in AHP Perspectives (newsletter of the Association for Humanistic Psychology, 1988)
Questioning Back: The Overcoming of Metaphysics in Christian Tradition, by Joseph O'Leary in Journal of the American Academy of Religion (1987)
The Inner Structure of the I Ching, by Lama Anagarika Govinda in Philosophy East and West (1983)
Nietzsche (v. I), by Martin Heidegger in Journal of the American Academy of Religion (1981)

"A Possible Utopian Convergence: the Case of Deep Ecology and Commercial Quality" (Society for Utopian Studies annual meeting, Toronto, 1995)
"Crisis Management through the I Ching: A Negotiation of Metaphors," (International Society for Chinese Philosophy Seminar on Chinese Philosophy and its Contemporary Significance, 46th annual meeting of Assoc. for Asian Studies, Boston, 1994)
"Ontological Notes on Postindustrial Utopianism," (Society for Utopian Studies annual meeting, St. Louis, 1993)
"The I Ching and the Radicalization of Technology" (International Society for Chinese Philosophy seminar, 45th annual meeting of the Assoc. for Asian Studies, Los Angeles, 1993)
"The I Ching as the Bringing to Presence of the Logos of Chinese Civilization" (biennial meeting of The International Society for Chinese Philosophy, Hilo, Hawaii, 1989; conference theme: "Mind, Nature, and Reason in Chinese and Western Philosophy")
"The I Ching Teaches Reading Between the Lines" (biennial meeting of The International Society for Chinese Philosophy, San Diego, 1987; conference theme: "The Revitalization of Chinese Philosophy")

"Hypothetically Making Sense of Religion," (American Society for Philosophy, Counseling, and Psychotherapy at American Philosophical Association Pacific Division meeting, Portland, 2006)
"Deciding to Be Surprised: Looking for Existence in Philosophical Counseling" (Sartre Society at American Philosophical Association Pacific Division meeting, San Francisco, 2003)
"Truth, Justice, and Critical Thinking" (Tenth Annual Meeting of Concerned Philosophers for Peace, Chico, CA, 1998)
"Temperance: Origin of the Ironic Abjection of Consciousness in America," (joint California American Studies Association/Rocky Mountain American Studies Association conference, "Sin, Stigma, and Risk," Reno, Nevada, 1993)
"You Can't Get Here from Here: Toward a Heideggerian Prolegomenon to any Future Soteriology" (Heidegger Centennial program, American Academy of Religion annual meeting, Anaheim, CA, 1989)
"Imagining Hypertextualization" (with Dennis Rothermel; American Academy of Religion regional meeting, Claremont, CA, 1989)
"On the History of the Oblivion of Being in China" (American Academy of Religion regional meeting, Long Beach, CA, 1987)
"Presencing in Proverbs" (American Academy of Religion annual meeting, New Orleans, 1978)

"A Fall's Clarity: the Case of Martin Heidegger" (draft presented at German Brown Bag Lunch Series, "Vergangenheitsbewältigung, Dealing with the Nazi Past - Politics of Historical Memory: Cultural and Political Responses," CSU Chico, 1994)
"The Illusion of Being Lost" (Educational and Support Programs for Women, Chico, CA, 1990)

CT_Review, Macintosh and MS-DOS programs for review of Critical Thinking, by B. Moore and R. Parker, Mayfield Publishing Co. (1989,1991,1992, 1995)
Logic Review, Macintosh and MS-DOS programs for review of Introduction to Logic, by I. Copi and C. Cohen, Macmillan Publishing Company (1994)

Good Person of Szechuan, song translations, original music compositions (CSU Chico, 1995)
Three Musketeers, original music , performance (Shakespeare in the Park, Chico, CA, 1995)
Hamlet, original music, performance (Shakespeare in the Park, Chico, CA, 1995)
Dracula; original music, performance (Shakespeare in the Park, Chico, CA, 1994)
Plus lots of original songs for the enjoyment and edification of whomever is in the neighborhood when they're being played and contributions to productions of Humboldt Studios

Experience and Influences

Critical Thinking Coordinator, Dept. of Philosophy, California State University, Chico
Partner, Critical Difference Knowledge Services, Chico, CA
Visiting Assistant Professor and Lecturer, California State University, Chico (Philosophy, Religious Studies, Asian Studies)
Database application design and programming, Yen Associates, New York
Associate Professor, Foreign Languages and Linguistics, Chinese Culture University, Taipei
Freelance technical writer
Adjunct Instructor, Humanistic Studies, Syracuse University
Teaching Assistant, Linguistics and Religion, Syracuse University

Co-owner and assistant cook, Ko-Ko's Chinese Food in Syracuse, NY
If you've never cooked on a real mega-BTU Chinese stove, life is passing you by.
Substitute teacher at Henninger High School in Syracuse
A great staff can make even substitute teaching a joy.
Real estate agent
Automobile sales
Rental car runner
Well, somebody has to bring them back from one-way trips.
Theater lighting technician
Translator
Route salesman
Stockroom worker

PhD - Syracuse University in Religion/Cultural Symbol Systems
MA - Syracuse University in Linguistic Theory
MA - Syracuse University in Religion
BA - Moravian College in German
Matriculation at Philipps-Universität, Marburg/Lahn, West Germany
Study of t'ai chi ch'uan and I Ching with Master Jyh Jian Soong, Taipei, Taiwan
High School - Utica Free Academy (which no longer exists), Utica, NY (which does)

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