Karen Warren

 Karen Warren

Karen J. Warren

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Biography

University of Minnesota Twin Cities - Philosophy


Resume

  • 2013

    University of Minnesota

    Macalester College

    I teach an entirely online course entitled \"Environmental Ethics.\"

    The University of Minnesota (Twin Cities)

    Professor of Philosophy

    I was a teacher

    author

    public speaker and public philosopher. I taught courses in Environmental Philosophy (including Ecofeminist Ethics and Philosophy)

    Feminist Philosophy

    Women in the History of Philosophy

    Ethics

    and Critical Thinking. In addition

    I wrote eight (8) books

    including my signature book Ecofeminist Philosophy: A Western Perspective on What It Is and Why It Matters (2000) and the anthology An Unconventional History of Western Philosophy: Conversations Between Men and Women Philosophers--the first book in any language to include women philosophers alongside their historical male philosopher contemporaries. I won several teaching awards for my teaching of philosophy in both college classes and to students in grades 1-12. I gave keynote public presentations in such diverse places as Moscow

    Helsinki

    Stockholm

    Oslo

    Rio de Janeiro

    Buenos Aires

    San Jose (Costa Rica)

    Perth (Western Australia)

    London (as an Oxford Fellow)

    Manitoba and throughout the United States. And I gave workshops on critical thinking to such organizations as the Leopold Education Project

    The Wilderness Society

    Pheasants Forever

    Northern States Power (MN)

    General Mills

    many Nature Centers and school districts. I was what is called \"a public philosopher

    \" one who conceives and practices philosophy \"on every street corner

    \" believing that philosophical thinking is appropriate for all age groups

    in all cultural contexts

    and on both theoretical and applied issues.

    Macalester College

    University of Minnesota

    Professor of Philosophy

    Macalester College

    Teaching Excellence Honor

    APA (American Philosophical Association)

    Educator of the Year Award

    Macalester College

    Essay in \"Singing in the Fire: Stories of Women in Philosophy\"

    Twelve women philosophers were asked to write an essay on their gendered experiences as graduate students and professional philosophers. My essay was titled

    \"Getting Here From There.\" This anthology was the first book of its kind in philosophy--one that highlights the experiences of well-known women philosophers

    primarily on issues of gender

    race

    class

    and affectional orientation

    as philosophy students and professional philosophers.

    Linda Alcoff

    ed. (Rowman & Littlefield

    2003)

    Ecofeminist Scholar-in-Residence

    Murdoch University in Perth

    Western Australia

    Biography Included in \"Feminists Who Changed America

    1963-1975\"

    University of Illinois Press

    Gold Hugo Award

    The Gold Hugo Award is the top prize in General Education: Adult Division. It was awarded for my video \"Thinking Out Loud: Teaching Critical Thinking Skills\" (to 1st and 4th Graders and their teachers).

    INTERCOME (International Communications Film & VIdeo Festival. Chicago

    American Education Studies Association (AESA) Critic's Choice Award

    This award was given for the anthology I edited

    \"Ecofeminism: Women. Culture

    Nature\" (Indiana University Press

    1997)

    Macalester College

    Occupant of Women's Chair in Humanistic Studies

    Marquette University

    Excellence in Teaching Award

    Macalester College

    \"Feminist Teacher Award\"

    This award was given for my publication

    \"Rewriting the Future: Challenging the Malestream Curriculum

    \" selected as one of the best essays in the first 10 years of the journal

    Feminist Teacher.

    The journal

    Feminist Teacher

    Oxford Fellow at the Oxford Roundtable

    Oxford University

  • 1970

    Ph.D.

    Philosophy

    I was a graduate student

    engaged in typical graduate student activities!

    University of Massachusetts

    Amherst

  • 1967

    BA

    Philosophy

    University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

  • 1965

    Ridgefield High School in Ridgefield

    CT

    Philosophy and Religion

    University of Denver

    Environmental Ethics

  • Karen Warren - Philosophy - Macalester College

    Karen Warren entered the MSFEO program fall of 2009. She will continue to write and attend speaking engagements

    and she'll also be working on some personal projects.

    teacher

    history of women philosophers

    book and article editor

    Ethics

    award-winning educator

    public speaker

    ecofeminist philosophy

    Creator and Director of College-Bound Programs

    Award-winning writer

    needlepoint

    author

    Professional Mentoring

    make and sell original artwork and greeting cards

    environmental philosopher

    Philosophy

    ethics

    drawing and painting

    author of encyclopedia entries

    Critical Thinking

    critical thinking

    Bringing Peace Home: Feminism

    Violence and Nature

    Duane Cady

    Bringing Peace Home: Feminism

    Violence and Nature

    An Unconventional History of Western Philosophy: Conversations Between Men and Women Philosophers

    Ecological Feminist Philosophies

    Ecological Feminism

    Irene Klaver

    John Clark

    J Baird Callicott

    Michael Zimmerman

    Environmental Philosophy: From Animal Rights to Radical Ecology

    Ecofeminist Philosophy: A Western Perspective on What It Is and Why It Matters

    Ecofeminism: Women

    Culture

    Nature

    Contemporary Authors: Biography of Karen J. Warren

    My official web site is currently \"down.\" But my company

    watercolors and greeting cards can be found if one does a search for \"Karen's Artwork Plus\" and at such sties as Etsy and Facebook.

    Books I Have Written

    The best way to look at books I have written is to go to an online source

    such as amazon.com

    and enter my name

    Karen J. Warren

    under the category \"Books.\"

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    Karen

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    The University of Minnesota (Twin Cities)

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