Parsons, Keith M. 1952- (Keith McKendree Parsons)

PERSONAL:

Born August 31, 1952, in Macon, GA; son of Arthur W., Jr., and Charlotte Parsons; married Carol Molina. Education: Berry College, B.A. (magna cum laude), 1974; Emory University, M.T.S. (cum laude), 1981; Georgia State University, M.A., 1982; Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, Ph.D. (philosophy), 1986; University of Pittsburgh, Ph.D. (history and philosophy of science), 1996.

ADDRESSES:

Office—University of Houston Clear Lake, 2700 Bay Area Blvd., Box 296, Houston, TX 77058; fax: 281-283-3408. E-mail—[email protected].

CAREER:

Berry College, Rome, GA, assistant professor of philosophy, 1989-90; University of Houston Clear Lake, Houston, TX, began as associate professor, became professor of philosophy, 1996—. Adjunct faculty member at Georgia State University and St. Francis College, Joliet, IL, 1999; lecturer at other institutions, including University of Texas at Austin and Cameron University; conference participant. Carnegie Museum of Natural History, worked as research associate in vertebrate paleontology.

MEMBER:

American Philosophical Association, Philosophy of Science Association, Phi Kappa Phi (president, 2003-04).

WRITINGS:

God and the Burden of Proof, Prometheus Books (Buffalo, NY), 1989.

Why I Am Not a Christian, Freethought Press (Atlanta, GA), 2000.

Drawing Out Leviathan: Dinosaurs and the Science Wars, Indiana University Press (Bloomington, IN), 2001.

The Science Wars: Debating Scientific Knowledge and Technology (anthology of readings), Prometheus Books (Buffalo, NY), 2003.

The Great Dinosaur Controversy: A Guide to the Debates, American Bibliographical Center-Clio Press (Santa Barbara, CA), 2003.

Copernican Questions: A Concise Invitation to the Philosophy of Science, McGraw-Hill (New York, NY), 2006.

Contributor to books, including God Matters, edited by Raymond Martin and Christopher Bernard, Longman (New York, NY), 2002; Does God Exist? The Craig-Flew Debate, edited by Stan W. Wallace, Ashgate Publishing (Brookfield, VT), 2003; Jesus beyond the Grave, edited by Robert Price and Jeffrey Lowder, Prometheus Books (Buffalo, NY), 2005; and Scientific Values and Civic Virtues, edited by Noretta Koertge, Oxford University Press (New York, NY), 2005. Contributor of articles and reviews to periodicals, including Academic Questions, Journal of Scientific Exploration, Philosophia Christi, Philosophy of Science, and Philosophical Inquiry. Founding editor, Philo, 1997-2000.