Resume

• 2012

  Chinese martial arts

  Gold Horse Academy

• 2004

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

  Philosophy

  University of North Texas

  Certified Neurolinguistic Programming Practitioner

• 2001

  National Qigong Association

  Master of Arts (M.A.)

  Philosophy

  University of Colorado at Boulder

• Golden Mountain Tai Chi

  Golden Mountain Tai Chi is a martial arts academy in Taos

  New Mexico

  with class enrollment beginning in the summer of 2015. Golden Mountain Tai Chi will offer classes in Medical Qigong and Yang Style Taijiquan. Class schedules and offerings will be posted soon. Stay tuned!

  Public Speaking

  Editing

  Training

  Microsoft Office

  Curriculum Design

  Curriculum Development

  Research

  Strategic Planning

  English

  Nonprofits

  PowerPoint

  Outlook

  Teaching

  Microsoft Word

  Writing

  Higher Education

  University Teaching

  Windows

  Leadership Development

  Microsoft Excel

  Metaphors and Metaphysics in Ecology

  Ecological science has at one time or another deemed nature a machine

  an organism

  a community

  or a system. These metaphors do not refer to any metaphysical entity

  but are useful fictions in terms of how they reflect the beliefs and values held by members of a scientific and cultural community. First I trace the history of ecological metaphors from the metaphysical and cultural perspectives. Then I document a gradual transition from a belief in structural natural order to a belief in conceptual natural order. Finally

  I conclude by arguing that the metaphysical allegiances of ecological theories have largely been shaped by aesthetic considerations.

  Metaphors and Metaphysics in Ecology

  I first provide an introduction to a neglected topic in contemporary aesthetics: intellectual beauty. I then review James McAllister’s critique of autonomism and reductionism regarding the relation between empirical and aesthetic criteria in scientific theory evaluation. Finally

  I critique McAllister’s “aesthetic induction” and defend an alternative model that emphasizes the holistic coherence of aesthetic and other theoretical virtues in scientific theorizing.

  Aesthetic and Other Theoretical Virtues in Science

  Environmental artworks are not an aesthetic affront against nature because the aesthetic qualities of artworks are to some extent a function of other sorts of qualities

  such as moral

  social

  or ecological qualities. By appealing to a new ecological paradigm

  we can characterize \nenvironmental artworks as anthropogenic disturbances and evaluate them accordingly. Andrew Light’s model of ecological citizenship emphasizes public participation in ecological restoration projects

  which are very similar to environmental artworks. Participation in the creation

  appreciation

  and criticism of environmental art can count as a form of ecological citizenship when these practices provoke public deliberation about environmental and other community-regarding values.

  Environmental Art and Ecological Citizenship

  I am an Instructor at Golden Mountain Tai Chi

  where I teach classes in Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan and Qigong. Classes are held at TaoSatva (formerly Taos Academy of Dance Arts) #2 Upper Colonias in El Prado. I also study and practice Daoist Philosophy and Meditation

  Southern Shaolin Tiger and Crane Kung Fu

  Transcendental Meditation

  and NLP (neuro-linguistic programming)

  all of which I incorporate into my teaching practice. I have a Ph.D in philosophy and taught and published in philosophy at the university level for 9 years

  which always informs my martial arts training and teaching. Go to www.goldenmountaintaichi.com for more information

  or email goldenmountaintaichi@gmail.com to schedule your complimentary first class.

  Jason

  Department of Literature and Languages

  Texas A&M University-Commerce

  Gold Horse Academy

  Golden Mountain Tai Chi

  University of North Texas

  teaching philosophy

  University of North Texas

  Adjunct faculty

  I teach introductory courses in philosophy online. I teach Introduction to Philosophy

  History of Philosophy (Ancient to Modern

  Modern to Contemporary)

  and Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art.

  Department of Literature and Languages

  Texas A&M University-Commerce

  Gold Horse Academy

  Denton

  Texas

  I am a Training Instructor at Gold Horse Academy in Denton

  Texas

  working toward certification as a Qigong and Tai Chi Chuan Instructor. I practice and lead classes in Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan and Daoist Qigong. I also study and practice Daoist Philosophy and Meditation

  Southern Shaolin Tiger and Crane Kung Fu

  Transcendental Meditation

  and NLP (neuro-linguistic programming)

  all of which I intend to incorporate into my own teaching practice (Golden Mountain Tai Chi) when I relocate to Taos

  New Mexico in summer 2015. I have a Ph.D in philosophy and taught and published in philosophy at the university level for 9 years

  which always informs my martial arts training and teaching.

  Training Instructor

  Taos

  New Mexico

  I am an Instructor at Golden Mountain Tai Chi

  where I teach classes in Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan and Qigong. Classes are held at TaoSatva (formerly Taos Academy of Dance Arts) #2 Upper Colonias in El Prado. I also study and practice Daoist Philosophy and Meditation

  Southern Shaolin Tiger and Crane Kung Fu

  Transcendental Meditation

  and NLP (neuro-linguistic programming)

  all of which I incorporate into my teaching practice. I have a Ph.D in philosophy and taught and published in philosophy at the university level for 9 years

  which always informs my martial arts training and teaching. Go to www.goldenmountaintaichi.com for more information

  or email goldenmountaintaichi@gmail.com to schedule your complimentary first class.

  Owner-Instructor

  Golden Mountain Tai Chi