Isaac E. Choi 291 Edwards Street New Haven, CT 06511 isaac.choi@yale.edu Academic Positions Visiting Fellow, Rivendell Institute, Yale University, 2015 2017 Adjunct Instructor of Philosophy, Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, CT, 2016 2017 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Oxford, 2014 2015 New Insights and Directions for Religious Epistemology project, led by John Hawthorne Junior Research Fellow, Somerville College, University of Oxford, 2014 2015 Research and Technical Assistant for, Rutgers University, 2013 2014 Editorial Assistant, Episteme, A Journal of Social Epistemology, Rutgers University, 2007 2011 Editor: Education Ph.D. in Philosophy, 2013 University of Notre Dame Dissertation: Epistemic Expertise: Its Nature and Appraisal Directors:, Ted A. Warfield Additional Committee Members: Robert Audi, (Rutgers University), Leopold Stubenberg Visiting Graduate Student in Philosophy, 2007 2008 Rutgers University Th.M. in Philosophy and Theology, 2002, and M.Div., 2000 Princeton Theological Seminary A.B. in Chemistry, magna cum laude with highest honors in concentration, 1995 Harvard College Areas of Specialization Epistemology, Philosophy of Religion Areas of Competence Metaphysics, Philosophy of Science, Religion and Science, Logic, Ethics, Bioethics
2 Publications Infinite Cardinalities, Measuring Knowledge, and Probabilities in Fine Tuning Arguments, forthcoming in Knowledge, Belief, and God: New Insights in Religious Epistemology, edited by Matthew A. Benton, John Hawthorne, and Dani Rabinowitz. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Is Petitionary Prayer Superfluous? Oxford Studies in Philosophy of Religion 7 (2016): 32 62. Review of Pascal s Wager: Pragmatic Arguments and Belief in God, by Jeff Jordan, Religious Studies Review 35 (March 2009): 33. Chen, Guo-Qiang, Isaac Choi, Banurekha Ramachandran, and J. Eric Gouaux, Total Gene Synthesis: Novel Single-Step and Convergent Strategies Applied to the Construction of a 779 Base Pair Bacteriorhodopsin Gene, Journal of the American Chemical Society 116 (1994) 8799 8800. Presentations The Asymmetric Epistemic Impacts of Answered and Unanswered Prayers Society of Christian Philosophers Eastern Meeting, October 2016 Democracy of the Dead? The Relevance of Majority Opinion in Theology Society of Christian Philosophers Pacific Meeting, March 2015 More Reasons for Naturalists to Doubt Their Cognitive Faculties Society of Christian Philosophers Pacific Meeting, February 2004 Is Petitionary Prayer Superfluous? Society of Christian Philosophers Eastern Meeting, December 2003 Honors and Academic Awards Dissertation Year Fellowship, University of Notre Dame, 2008 Ranked first out of 27 philosophy teaching assistants on overall success, for assisting with Introduction to Philosophy, Gary Gutting, University of Notre Dame, Fall 2004 Passed department candidacy paper with honors, University of Notre Dame, 2004 Title: Hume, Earman, and Fogelin on Miracles University Fellowship, University of Notre Dame, 2002 2004 Th.M. Full Tuition Scholarship, Princeton Theological Seminary John Harvard Scholarship for Academic Achievement of the Highest Distinction, Harvard College, 1993 1994 Dean s List, Harvard College, 1991 1995
3 Teaching As Instructor: The Art of Thinking (introduction to logic and critical thinking), Sacred Heart University, Fall 2016 (2 sections of 30 students each) and Spring 2017 (2 sections) Philosophy of Religion tutorial, Somerville College, University of Oxford, Trinity term 2015: a distinctive of Oxford instruction is the small group tutorial, where weekly papers by students on readings chosen by the tutor are evaluated and discussed As Teaching Assistant: Introduction to Moral Philosophy, Princeton University, with Michael Smith, Spring 2007 Introduction to Philosophy, University of Notre Dame, with Gary Gutting, Fall 2004 Medical Ethics, University of Notre Dame, with David Solomon, Fall 2003 Introductory Physics, Harvard College, Fall 1993 (Laboratory Teaching Assistant) Principles of Economics, Harvard College, Fall 1992 (Unit Test Grader and Teaching Assistant) Striving for Excellence in College and University Teaching certificate, Notre Dame Kaneb Center for Teaching and Learning, 2003 Professional Service Referee for American Philosophical Quarterly, Faith and Philosophy, Oxford University Press, Philosophical Studies, and Sophia Co-Manager for Epistemological Issues Arising from the Etiology of Religious Belief Workshop, New Insights and Directions for Religious Epistemology project, University of Oxford, Hilary term 2015 Relevant Coursework University of Notre Dame GPA: 3.939 Epistemology Epistemology Advanced Topics in Epistemology* Social Epistemology The Epistemology of Disagreement* Evidence* Common Sense and Philosophical Revisionism* Rationality and Objectivity* Propositions, Facts, Truth, & Reality* Marian David & Thomas Kelly Ernest Sosa Bas van Fraassen & Thomas Kelly Thomas Kelly Thomas Kelly Marian David
4 Philosophy of Religion Classical Philosophy of Religion Philosophy of Religion Christian Theism & Philosophy Religion and Science: Conflict or Concord? Divine Action in the World* Arguments for the Existence of God* Divine Providence Philosophical Reflection on Christian Belief Metaphysics Metaphysics Metaphysics Aristotle s Metaphysics Time and Persistence Freedom & Responsibility* Physicalism and the Mind* Philip Quinn Peter van Inwagen Robert Merrihew Adams Thomas Flint Michael Rea Peter van Inwagen David Lewis Michael Loux Michael Rea Ted A. Warfield Jaegwon Kim Philosophy of Science Philosophy of Science Don Howard Historical Foundations of the Quantum Theory* Don Howard Ethics Twentieth Century Ethics Justice* David Solomon Nicholas Wolterstorff * audited graduate seminar audited undergraduate course References John Hawthorne Professor of Philosophy, University of Southern California Mudd Hall of Philosophy 113, Los Angeles, CA 90089 jhawthor@usc.edu John A. O Brien Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, University of Notre Dame plantinga.1@nd.edu Board of Governors Professor of Philosophy, Rutgers University 106 Somerset St. - 526, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 goldman@philosophy.rutgers.edu Robert Audi John A. O Brien Professor of Philosophy, University of Notre Dame audi.1@nd.edu
5 Ted A. Warfield Professor of Philosophy, University of Notre Dame warfield.3@nd.edu Dani Rabinowitz Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Oxford New Insights and Directions for Religious Epistemology project director Faculty of Philosophy, Radcliffe Humanities, Oxford, OX2 6GG daniwrabinowitz@outlook.com Brian Stiltner (teaching reference) Professor of Philosophy, Theology, and Religious Studies, Sacred Heart University Academic Building HC 123, 5151 Park Ave., Fairfield, CT 06825 stiltnerb@sacredheart.edu Gary Gutting (teaching reference) Notre Dame Endowed Chair in Philosophy, University of Notre Dame ggutting@nd.edu