Difference between revisions of "Martin Roth"
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| − | + | Martin Roth was an assistant professor of [[philosophy]] at Knox from 2003 to 2007. | |
| − | + | Martin Roth was the arch-nemesis of [[Dan Wack]] due to incompatible philosophical outlooks. His passionate teaching style, intelligence, and off-the-cuff wit brought [[students]] from all walks of [[major]] to his philosophy classes. Unfortunately, that meant if you sign up for a Martin class, it may be big and full of people who aren't really into the material. | |
| + | On 3 July 2007 Roth announced through a [[Facebook]] note that he was leaving Knox to take a position at the [[University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign]]. He had been at Knox since 2003. | ||
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| + | He seems to be particularly interested in whether computer [[chess]] programs have minds. | ||
==Education== | ==Education== | ||
| − | Roth earned his Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of California-Davis in 2003. He received his B.S. in Philosophy from Willamette University in 1995. | + | Roth earned his Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of California-Davis in 2003. He received his B.S. in Philosophy from Willamette University in 1995. Prior to that, he attended [[Sacramento, California|Sacramento]] High School. He was most likely miserable in his time in secondary education. |
| + | ==Courses Taught by Martin Roth== | ||
| + | * [[PREC 100]] (First-Year Preceptorial; he, along with [[David Amor]], ran the FP program) | ||
| + | * [[PHIL 115]] (Introduction to Philosophy) | ||
| + | * [[PHIL 202]] (Symbolic Logic) | ||
| + | * [[PHIL 218]] (Philosophy of Mind) | ||
| + | * [[PHIL 317]] (Philosophy of Science) | ||
| − | [[Category:Faculty]] | + | [[Category:Former Faculty]] |
Latest revision as of 23:22, 9 November 2008
Martin Roth was an assistant professor of philosophy at Knox from 2003 to 2007.
Martin Roth was the arch-nemesis of Dan Wack due to incompatible philosophical outlooks. His passionate teaching style, intelligence, and off-the-cuff wit brought students from all walks of major to his philosophy classes. Unfortunately, that meant if you sign up for a Martin class, it may be big and full of people who aren't really into the material.
On 3 July 2007 Roth announced through a Facebook note that he was leaving Knox to take a position at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He had been at Knox since 2003.
He seems to be particularly interested in whether computer chess programs have minds.
Education[edit]
Roth earned his Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of California-Davis in 2003. He received his B.S. in Philosophy from Willamette University in 1995. Prior to that, he attended Sacramento High School. He was most likely miserable in his time in secondary education.
