Faculty Profile for Dr. Jonathan Reid Surovell

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Dr. Jonathan Reid Surovell
Lecturer — Philosophy
Derrick DERR 201
phone: (512) 245-2285

Biography Section

Biography and Education

Ph.D. Department of Philosophy, University of Pittsburgh
B.A. McGill University

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • Surovell, J. R. (2020). The More We Get Together on Social Media the Worse Off We’ll Be (And the Worse Off We’ll Make Our Friends). New York, USA: Oxford University Press.
  • Surovell, J. (n.d.). Language, Ontology, and the Carnap-Quine Debate. Philosophia.
  • Surovell, J. R. (n.d.). Empirical Significance, Predictive Power, and Explication. Synthese.
  • Surovell, J. R. (n.d.). Stance Empiricism and Epistemic Reason. Synthese.
  • Surovell, J. (2016). But for the Grace of God: Abortion and Cognitive Disability, Luck and Moral Status. Ethical Theory and Moral Practice.

Selected Awards

  • Award / Honor Nominee: Elizabeth Baranger Excellence in Teaching Award, University of Pittsburgh. 2013

Selected Grants

  • Surovell, Jonathan Reid. Nontenure Line Course Release, Texas State University. (Submitted: 2019, Funded: 2020). Grant.

Selected Service Activities

Other
Online Teaching Planning Committee
2017-2017
Member
Graduate Program Planning Committee
2017-2017
Presentation
Continuing Graduate Studies After Your Texas State Philosophy Degree
2015-2017
Member
Instructional Assistant Selection Committee
2015-2017
Organizer
Continuing Graduate Studies After Your Texas State Philosophy Degree -- A Workshop
April 1, 2015-April 1, 2015