Curriculum Vitae

Dr. James M. Grindeland

Philosophy Lecturer
University of North Georgia
james.grindeland@ung.edu
706-372-5899 (mobile)

RESEARCH INTERESTS: Business Ethics, Environmental Ethics, Epistemology, Ethics, History of

Philosophy, Logic, Metaphysics, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Science, Religion

EDUCATION

Ph.D., Philosophy, University of Georgia, 2013

Awards and Honors: Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award (top 10%), April 2010; Thank-
A-Teacher Award (unsolicited student feedback), Center for Teaching and Learning, Fall 2009;
Graduate Teaching Assistantship, Department of Philosophy, August 2005 – December 2010.

Dissertation: On the Hard Problem of Consciousness: An Evaluation and Defense of Chalmers’ Two-
Dimensional Argument Against Materialism. Committee: René Jagnow (chair), Yuri Balashov,
Charles B. Cross. Abstract: David Chalmers argues that materialism is true only if Russellian monism
is true. The gist is that, if everything including consciousness is entailed by our world’s microphysics,
then, since consciousness is not entailed by the math of our world’s microphysics, it must arise partly
from categorical bases of microphysical phenomena. His argument has three weaknesses: first, he gives
a Conceivability Premise which asserts that it’s conceivable for our world’s microphysical truths to
obtain without all of our world’s conscious truths obtaining; second, from this, he infers the
corresponding possibility; and third, there are problems related to his definition of “physicalism.” For
each weakness, I defend Chalmers’ argument against objections.

B.A., Philosophy (with minor in Sociology), Minnesota State University Moorhead, 2004

PUBLICATION

“Blockers: A Reply to Hawthorne,” Epistemology & Philosophy of Science, No. 2 (Vol. 44), 2015,
http://journal.iph.ras.ru/node/329

ANIMATIONS

My animations have 52,963+ views, 317 likes versus 22 dislikes (14.4:1 ratio), and can be found on
my YouTube channel, www.youtube.com/PhilosophyAnimation, which has 313+ subscribers.

“McTaggart’s, ‘The Unreality of Time’,” March 24, 2011, 13,638 views, 89 likes versus 7 dislikes,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXG0gi4rNEs
“Are memory theories of personal identity hollow?” April 10, 2011, 4,388 views, 16 likes versus 1
dislike, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKl1QNPeXJ4

“G. E. Moore’s, ‘Proof of an External World’,” June 13, 2011, 17,651 views, 82 likes versus 3 dislikes,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p90tDr6kk9A

“Validity of arguments with inconsistent premises,” June 17, 2011, 2,877 views, 20 likes versus 2
dislikes, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNdB2S2lTTI

“Symbolic Logic: ‘Nobody has conversations with everybody who murders somebody’,” July 2, 2011,
582 views, 5 likes versus 0 dislikes, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_VHGQnM0iQ

“Einstein’s Relativity Consistent with Absolute Simultaneity,” November 16, 2011, 2,384 views, 19
likes versus 0 dislikes, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUB7d8MnPvM

“Russell’s Paradox and Platonic Forms,” January 6, 2012, 4,919 views, 48 likes versus 2 dislikes,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtqecQIKzZU

“Frank Jackson’s Knowledge Argument Against Physicalism,” March 10, 2012, 5,120 views, 23 likes
versus 5 dislikes, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gea3XyQ3L5U

“Ontological Arguments for Greatest Conceivable or Greatest Possible Being,” February 19, 2013,
1,396 views, 15 likes versus 2 dislikes, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V06Gq2xFdvE

PRESENTATIONS

Commentary for Daniel S. Murphy, “Qualitativism, Haecceitism, and Time” Eastern APA Division
Meeting, Washington, D.C., January 10, 2016.

“Is Kant’s Groundwork Frankfurtian Bullshit?” South Carolina Society of Philosophy (SCSP)
conference, Wofford College, March 28, 2015

Commentary for Aaron Sullivan, “A Strong Mind: A Case for Enduring Emergent Persons,” Georgia
Philosophical Society, Spring Meeting, Oglethorpe University, March 29, 2014

“Avoiding the Liar Paradox,” Graduate Philosophy Society, University of Georgia, April 3, 2013

Commentary for Mirja Perez de Calleja, “A Response to the Luck Argument,” Georgia Philosophical
Society, Spring Meeting, Agnes Scott College, March 30, 2013

Commentary for Eric Mack’s, “Logic, Reliability, and Phenotypic Chauvinism,” Graduate Philosophy
Conference, University of Georgia, March 22, 2013

“Can Science Explain Consciousness?” History, Philosophy, and Anthropology Lecture Series,
Georgia Regents University Augusta, March 12, 2013
Commentary for Lucas Matthews, “Functional Reduction and the Unpalatable Alternative,” Graduate
Philosophy Conference, University of Georgia, February 11, 2011

“Note on Vaidya’s, ‘Modal Rationalism and Modal Monism’,” Graduate Philosophy Society,
University of Georgia, October 27, 2010

“4D Upgrade to David Chalmers' 2D Argument,” Department of Philosophy, Minnesota State

University Moorhead, July 13, 2010

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

University of North Georgia, Spring 2011 – Present

PHIL 2010: Introduction to Philosophy
PHIL 2200: Ethics in a Global Society
PHIL 2500: Logic
PHIL 4220/ENST 4220: Environmental Ethics

Piedmont College, Fall 2014 – Summer 2016

PHIL 1101: Introduction to World Philosophy
PHIL 1102: Critical Thinking
RELG 1101: Religions of the World

Calhoun Community College, Spring 2015

PHIL 206: Ethics and Society: Sp. 2015

University of Georgia, Fall 2005 – Summer 2012

PHIL 1500: Logic and Critical Thinking
PHIL 2010: Introduction to Philosophy
PHIL 2500: Symbolic Logic
PHIL 3010: Modern Philosophy
PHIL 3610: Theory of Knowledge

Minnesota State University Moorhead, Fall 2000 – Spring 2001

Assisted as teaching assistant:
PHIL 120: World Religions
PHIL 310: Morals and Medicine

GRADUATE COURSES TAKEN (UGA)

Philosophy of Mind
PHIL 6310 : Philosophy of Mind (focus: Concepts), Dr. Beth Preston
PHIL 8310 : Philosophy of Mind (focus: Content of Perceptual Experience, Dr. René Jagnow
PHIL 8310: Philosophy of Mind (focus: Mental Representation), Dr. Beth Preston

Philosophy of Science and Metaphysics

PHIL 6400: History of Natural Science, Dr. Yuri Balashov and Dr. Scott Kleiner
PHIL 8600 : Metaphysics (focus: Identity of Indiscernibles), Dr. Charles Cross
PHIL 8400 : Philosophy of Science focus: Quantum Mechanics), Dr. Bradley Bassler
*PHIL 8400: Philosophy of Science (focus: Philosophy of Relativity), Dr. Yuri Balashov [*audit]
PHIL 6410 : Philosophy of Natural Science, Dr. Yuri Balashov and Dr. Scott Kleiner
PHIL 8700 : Topics (focus: Action Theory), Dr. Randolph Clarke

Epistemology
PHIL 8610: Epistemology (focus: Virtue Epistemology), Dr. Sarah Wright

Logic and Philosophy of Language

PHIL 6510 : Deductive Systems, Dr. Charles Cross
PHIL 6300 : Philosophy of Language, Dr. René Jagnow
PHIL 8300: Philosophy of Language (focus: Vagueness), Dr. Yuri Balashov
PHIL 8500: Logic (focus: Counterfactuals), Dr. Charles Cross

History of Philosophy
PHIL 8000 : Ancient & Medieval Philosophy (focus: Plato & Mathematics), Dr. Bradley Bassler
PHIL 8010 : Modern & Continental Philosophy (focus: Karl Marx), Dr. Beth Preston
PHIL 8010 : Modern & Continental Philosophy (focus: Hannah Arendt), Dr. Elizabeth Brient

Pedagogy
PHIL 7010 : Teaching Philosophy, Various Instructors

CLUBS AND GROUPS

Philosophy Club, advisor, UNG Gainesville, 2016 – Present

Reading group on Meta-Metaphysics, led by Dr. Yuri Balashov, 2008
Reading group on Jaegwon Kim, led by Dr. Chang-Seong Hong, 2005
Women’s Studies club, led by Dr. Christine Smith, MSUM, 2003 – 2004
The Alcove (philosophy club), led by Dr. Phil Mouch, MSUM, 2002 – 2004

SERVICE

Volunteer, American Philosophical Association Eastern Division meeting, Atlanta, December 2012
Philosophy major student representative, MSUM, Fall 2001 – Spring 2002

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

American Philosophical Association, 2005 – Present

Society for Exact Philosophy, 2014 – Present
South Carolina Society for Philosophy, 2015 – Present
Association for Asian Studies, 2009 – 2010
REFERENCES

Dr. René Jagnow (dissertation committee chair, teaching mentor, known since fall 2006), Associate
Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Georgia, rjagnow@uga.edu, 706-542-2824

Dr. Yuri Balashov (dissertation committee, teaching mentor, known since fall 2005), Professor,
Department of Philosophy, University of Georgia, yuri@uga.edu, 706-583-0529

Dr. Charles B. Cross (dissertation committee, teaching mentor, known since fall 2005), Professor
Emeritus, Department of Philosophy, University of Georgia, ccross@uga.edu, 706-542-2653

Dr. Beth Preston (professor, teaching mentor, known since fall 2005), Professor, Department of
Philosophy, University of Georgia, epreston@uga.edu, 706-542-2819

Dr. Chris Barnes (supervisor, known since spring 2011), Associate Dean of Academic Administration,
Assistant Dean of Arts and Letters, University of North Georgia, chris.barnes@ung.edu, 706-310-6299

Dr. Stephen Whited (supervisor, known since fall 2014), Chair of Humanities and Professor of English,
Piedmont College, swhited@piedmont.edu, 706-778-8500

Dr. David B. Myers (philosophy professor, known since fall 1999), Professor Emeritus, Department of
Philosophy, Minnesota State University Moorhead, dmyers@cableone.net, 701-388-7368