Bio
David Kaplan has research interests in aesthetics, critical theory, hermeneutics, phenomenology, philosophy of food and food ethics, philosophy of technology and social and political philosophy.
Education
Ph.D., Philosophy, Fordham University, 1998
M.A., Philosophy, Fordham University, 1992
B.A., Philosophy, Tulane University, 1988
Courses
PHIL 1800: Philosophy of Self
PHIL 3100: Aesthetics
PHIL 3900: Philosophy of Food
PHIL 4600: Phenomenology
PHIL 4970: Capstone Seminar
PHIL 6120: Social and Political Philosophy
Articles
Kaplan, D. M. (2009). What things still don’t do. Journal for Philosophy and the Social Science , 32(1).
Kaplan, D. M. (2007). Paul Ricoeur and the nazis. Research in Phenomenology , 37(2).
Kaplan, D. M. (2007). Paul Ricoeur and the philosophy of technology. Journal of French Philosophy, 16(2).
Books and Books Edited
Kaplan, D. M. (2003). Ricoeur's critical theory. SUNY Press.
Kaplan, D. M. (2012). Philosophy of food. (1st ed. ed.). University of California Press.
Kaplan, D. M. (2011). Thing hermeneutics. In G. Taylor & F. Mootz III (Eds.), Gadamer and Ricoeur: Critical Horizons for Contemporary Hermeneutics Continuum Press
More Books
Kaplan, D. M. (2011). What's wrong with processed food?. In P. Brey, A. Briggle & E. Spence (Eds.), The Good Life in a Technological Age Blackwell Publishers.
Kaplan, D. M., & Erfani, F. (2011). Paul Ricoeur and the philosophy of technology. In Paul Ricoeur (1913-2005): Remembering a Life, Continuing the Work Lexington Press.
Kaplan, D. M. (2010). Paul Ricoeur and development ethics. In B. Treanor & H. Venema (Eds.), A Passion for the Possible: Thinking With Paul Ricoeur. New York: Fordham University Press.
Kaplan, D. M., Olsen, J., Selinger, E., & Riis, S. (2008). How to read technology critically. In New Waves in Philosophy of Technology Blackwell Publishers.
Posters/Presentations
Kaplan, D. M. (2010, March). Real food, fake food. Presented at Greater Philadelphia Philosophy Consortium, Philadelphia, PA.
Kaplan, D. M. (2010, April). Commentary on “Paul Ricoeur and bell hooks on the development of self-esteem. A paper by Scott Davidson North Texas Philosophical Association, University of North Texas.
Kaplan, D. M. (2010, May). What’s wrong with processed food?. Workshop Technology and the Environment, University of North Texas.
More Presentations
Kaplan, D. M. (2009, July). The ‘who?’ and the ‘what?’ of technology. Society for Philosophy and Technology, Twente University.
Kaplan, D. M. (2009, April). The story of food. North Texas Philosophical Association, University of North Texas.
Kaplan, D. M. (2009, October). Narrative-deliberative democracy. Society for Ricoeur Studies/Spep, Arlington, VA.
Kaplan, D. M. (2009, April). The story of the foodworld. Workshop Technology and the Environment, Colorado School of Mines.
Kaplan, D. M. (2008, November). Technology and society. University of North Texas Chapter of the Texas Academy for Math and Science.
Kaplan, D. M. (2008, October). Paul Ricoeur and development ethics. Society for Ricoeur Studies, Duquesne University.
Kaplan, D. M. (2008, October). Workshop. Technology and the good life, University of Twente, Netherlands.
