CURRICULUM VITAE

Hoyt L. Edge

 

                                                                                                                        May, 2008

Department of Philosophy and Religion                              

Rollins College                                                                       Phone: (407) 646-2178

1000 Holt Ave., Box 2659                                                      Fax (407) 646-2517

Winter Park, Florida 32789                                                   hedge@rollins.edu

 

Education

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·    Ph.D., Vanderbilt University, 1970                             (All degrees in Philosophy)

·    Ph.D., Vanderbilt University, 1970

·    B.A., Stetson University 1966

                   

Teaching Experience _______________________________________________________________________________

·    1970-Present, Rollins College, Winter Park, FL 32789

·    1974 (Summer Term) Padagogische Hochschule, Freiburg, Germany

·    1984-85, Psychology Dept., Royal University of Utrecht, Holland

·    1990-91, Associate of the Australian Centre, University of Melbourne, Australia  

 

Administrative Experience _______________________________________________________________________________

·    Fall term, 1989 Interim Director of International Programs

·    2002-6, Associate Dean of the Faculty

·    2006-07, Interim Dean of the Faculty

·    May, 2007-December 31, Acting Director of International Initiatives (under Provost)

 

Present Position

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·    Hugh F. and Jeannette G. McKean Professor of Philosophy

·    Director of Australian Studies

 

Books

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·    A Constructive Postmodern Perspective on Self and Community: From Atomism to Holism,

    (Lewiston, NY: The Edwin Mellen Press, 1994).

·    Foundations of Parapsychology, with Robert Morris, Joseph Rush and John Palmer (New

    York and London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1986).

·    Philosophical Dimensions of Parapsychology, co-edited with           James M. O. Wheatley

    (Springfield, Ill.: Charles Thomas, 1976).

 

 

 

Articles and Book Chapters

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·    “Investigating Types of Student Engagement Through Living-Learning Communities: The Perspective from Rollins College,” with Jim C. Eck and Katherine Stephenson, in Assessment Update: Progress, Trends, and Practices in Higher Education (Vol 19, No. 3, May-June, 2007), 6-8.

·    “Thinkways: The Impulse to Reductionism,” in Mind: Its Place in Nature: Non-reductive Approaches to the Ontology of Consciousness, (Alexander Batthyany & Avshalom Elitzur (eds.), 2005.  Frankfurt: Ontos Verlag, 23-40.

·    “Two Cognitive DMILS Studies in Bali,” with Luh Ketut Suryani, Niko Tiliopoulos, and Robert Morris, in Journal of Parapsychology (Vol 68, No. 2, Fall, 2002), 289-321.

·    “Rollins First-Year Programs,” with Jim Eck and Sharon Carrier, in Exploring the Evidence, Volume III: Reporting Outcomes of First-Year Seminars, Barbara F. Tobolowsky, Bradley E. Cox, and Mary T. Wagner (eds). Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina, National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition.  131-134.

·    “A Cross-Cultural Analysis of Volition,” with Luh Ketut Suryani, in Florida Philosophical Review (Vol 2, No. 2, December 2002), 56-72.

·    “Philosophy of Mind and Parapsychology” in Frontiers of Human Science, V. Gowari Rammohan, ed. Jefferson, NC:McFarland & Company, 2002, 30-45.

·    “Dualism and the Self: A Cross-cultural Perspective,” in Parapsychology, Philosophy, and the Mind, Fiona Steinkamp (ed), Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Publishers, 2002, 33-56.

·    “Extraordinary Claims in a Cross-Cultural Context,” in Proceedings of Aquem e Alem do Cerebro (Behind and Beyond the Brain). Porto, Portugal: Bial Foundation), 2000, 159-180.

·    “Should Ganzfeld Research Continue to be Crucial in the Search for a Replicable Psi Effect? Part II. Edited Ganzfeld Debate,” with Gertrude Schmeidler, in The Journal of Parapsychology (Vol. 63, December 1999), 335-388.

·    "Individuality in a Relational Culture: A Comparative Study," in Tribal Epistemologies, Helmut Wautisher (ed.) (London: Avebury Press), 1998, 31-39.

·    "Spirituality in the Natural and Social Worlds" in ReVision, (Vol. 18, No. 1, Summer 1995), 44-48; republished in Body, Mind and Spirit, Charles Tart, ed., (Char­lottes­ville, VA: Hampton Roads), 1997, 153-162.

·    "Possession in Two Balinese Trance Ceremonies," in Anthropology of Conscious­ness (Vol. 7, No. 4, December 1996), 1-8.

·    "Opening Remarks" and "Closing Remarks" in Parapsychology and Thanatolo­gy. Lisette Coly and Joanne McMahon, eds.  NY: Parapsychology Foundation, 1995, xiv-xv and 252-54.

·    "Opening Remarks" and "Closing Remarks" in Psi Research Methodology: A Re-Examination.  Lisette Coly and Joanne McMahon, eds.  NY: Para­psychology Foundation, 1993, xv-xvi and 336-42.

·    "Koori Personhood: A Report on Work in Progress" in Australian Parapsy­chological Review (No. 18, 2/1991 & 3/1991).

·    "The Medium as Healer and Clown:  An Interpretation of Mediumship in Bali," in The Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research (Vol 87, April 1993), 171-83.

·    "The Relentless Dualist:  John Beloff's Contribution to Parapsychology," in The Journal of Parapsychology (Vol. 55, June 1991), 209-19.

·    Presidential Address to the Parapsychological Association: "Psi, Self and the New Mentalism," in Research in Parapsychology 1989 (Metuchen, NJ: The Scarecrow Press. 1990), 125-59.

·    "Concluding Remarks at the 1988 PF Conference: Psi Research Methodolo­gy," Parapsychology Review (Vol 20, No 1, Jan.-Feb. 1989), 1-4.

·    "Mind-Body Dualism in Parapsychology," in Philosophers at Work: An Introduction to Issues and Practical Uses of Philosophy, Elliot Cohen, ed. (New York: Holt Rinehart, 1988), 372-84.

·    "Freedom and Individualism," in Rollins Alumni Record (Vol. 65, No. 1, Spring, 1987), 2-7.

·    "The Use of Physics in Answering Metaphysical Questions," in Journal of Near-Death Studies (Vol. 6, No. 2, Winter 1987).

·    "Parapsychology in the Land of the Canals," in Parapsychology Review (Vol. 17, No. 3, May-June, 1986), 11-14.

·    "The Dualist Tradition in Parapsychology" in European Journal of Parapsycholo­gy (Vol. 6, No. 1, November 1985), 81-93.

·    "Parapsychology and Atomism" in Journal of the Society for Psychical Research(Vol. 53, December 1985), 78-86.

·    "The Adequacy of Idealism for Model Building" in Psychoenergetic Systems (Vol. 6, December 1984).

·    "Some Suggestions for Methodology Derived from an Activity Metaphysics" in Parapsychology and the Experimental Method (New York: Parapsychology Founda­tion, 1982). 43-64.

·    "The Use of the Pendulum As an Automatism" in Research in Parapsychology 1981 (Metuchen, NJ: The Scarecrow Press 1982), 193-95.

·    "Plant PK: A Failure to Replicate" in Research in Parapsychology 1981 Metuch­en, NJ: The Scarecrow Press 1982), 143-44.

·    "Further Support for the Psi-Distributed Hypothesis" with Martin Farkash, in Research in Parapsychology 1981 (Metuchen, NJ: The Scarecrow Press 1981), 171-172.

·    "Die Mangel der Kritik der 'Rationalisten' an der Parapsychologie," in Der Wissenschaftler und das Irrational: (Zweiter Band), H. P. Duerr, ed. (Frankfurt am Main: Syndicat 1981), 307-333.

·    "A Test of Runner's Euphoria as a Psi-Conducive State," with Wendell Wright, in Research in Parapsychology 1979 (Metuchen, NJ: The Scarecrow Press 1981), 157-158.

·    "The Effect of Feedback and Awareness on a PK Task," with Kevin Burke, in Research in Parapsychology 1979 (Metuchen, NJ: The Scarecrow Press, 1981),        158-159.

·    "The Effect of the Laying On of Hands on an Enzyme: An Attempted Replica­tion," in Research in Parapsychology 1979 (Metuchen, NJ: The Scarecrow Press, 1981), 137-139.

·    "Correlations of ESP Success and Biorhythms," in the Research Let­ter, Parapsychology Lab, University of Utrecht (No. 10, August 1980), 29-41.

·    "Activity Metaphysics and the Survival Problem," in Theta (Vol. 8, No. 3, Summer 1980), 5-8.

·    "Survival and the Meaning of Life," American Society for Psychical Research Newsletter, (Vol. IV, July 1978), 1-2.  Reprinted in Exploring Parapsycholo­gy, by The Education Department, American Society for Psychical Research.

·    "A Possible Case of the Displacement Effect in a Token Object Test," with Alan Wright in The New England Journal of Parapsychology (Vol 1, March 1978), 28-34.

·    "A Philosophical Justification for the Conformance Behavior Model" in the Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research (Vol. 72, July 1978), 215-231.

·    "Plant PK and the Experimenter Effect," in Research in Parapsychol­ogy,1977, Morris and Roll, eds. (Metuchen, NJ: The Scarecrow Press, 1978), 169-174.

·    "Psi and Materialism in Santayana" read at the Bicentennial Symposium of Philosophy in October 1976 and published in the Proceedings as Philosophy in the Life of a Nation.

·    "The Place of Paradigms in Parapsychology" read at the 28th Annual Interna­tional Conference of the Parapsychology Foundation, August 1976, in Parapsychology Review (Vol. 8, September-October 1977), 1-8, and in The Philosophy of Parapsychology, Shapin and Coly, eds. (New York: Parapsychology Founda­tion, 1977).

·    "Rejoinder to Dr. Wheatley's Note on 'Do Spirits Matter'": in The Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research (Vol. 70,October 1976), 293-301.

·    "Do Spirits Matter: Survival and Disembodied Spirits" in The Journal of the  American Society for Psychical Research (Vol. 70, July 1976), 293-301.

·    "Paradigmata und Parapsychologie" in Zeitschrift fur Parapsychologie (16, 1974).  Reprinted in Unter dem Pflaster Liegt der Strand (5), 93-110.

·    "Rorty on Identity" in The Journal of Value Inquiry (Vol. VIII, No. 3, Fall 1974), 196-203.

 

 

In Process

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·    Mediumship in the Balinese Context,” in Coly, L., Alvarado, C. S., & Zingrone, N. L. (in press). The Study of Mediumship: Interdisciplinary Perspectives. New York: Parapsychology Foundation, Inc.

·    “Selves in Bali,” with Luh Ketut Suryani, to be published in Ontology of Consciousness, Helmut Wautisher (ed.)   

 

Reviews

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·    Readings in the Philosophy of Science, by Theodore Schick, Jr., The Journal of Parapsychology, Vol. 65 (1), March 2001, 96-102.

·    Consciousness in Philosophy and Cognitive Neuroscience, by Antti Revonsuo and Matti Kamppinen.  The Journal of Parapsychology, Vol. 59, September 1995, 277-281.

·    A Psychiatrist in Paradise: Treating Mental Illness in Bali, by Denny Thong, with Bruce Carpenter and Stanley Krippner.  The Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research, Vol. 88, October 1994, 369-72.

·    Philosophical Foundations of Paranormal Phenomena, by Harry Settanni, in Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research, July, 1994.

·    The Future of the Body: Explorations Into the Further Evolution of Human Nature by Michael Murphy.  Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research, April, 1994, 167-70.

·    The Case For Dualism edited by Smythies and Beloff, in Theta.

·    Parapsychology and Human Na­ture edited by Betty Shapin and Lisette Coly, in Journal of Para­psychology, June, 1990, 169-74.

·    Transcendental Misconceptions by Paul Kuntz, in Parapsychology Review.

·    Habits of the Heart by Robert N. Bellah, Richard Madsen, William M. Sullivan, Ann Swidler, and Stephen M. Tipton, in Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science, March 1988, 102-5.

·    Readings on the Philosophical Problems in Parapsychology by Antony Flew, in International Journal of Applied Philosophy, Fall 1987.

·    Advances in Parapsychology: Vol 4, edited by Stanley Krippner, in Journal of Parapsychology, June 1987, 170-76.

·    From Newton to ESP by Lawrence LeShan, in Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research, Jan 1987, 64-67.

·    The Philosophical Possibilities Beyond Death by Brooke Noel Moore, in Theta,Summer 1984 (Vol 12, No 2), 44-46.

·    "1982 Isthmus Lectures" Perkins Journal, in Journal of Parapsychology, Dec.1984 (Vol 48, No 4), 353-55.

·    Einstein's Space and Van Gogh's Sky by Lawrence LeShan and Henry Margenau in Parapsychology Review, March-April 1984, 10-12.

·    Concepts and Theories of Parapsychology, edited by Betty Shapin and Lisette Coly, in Journal of Parapsychology, June 1982 (Vol 46, No 2), 157-61.

·    The Aquarian Conspiracy: Personal and Social Transformation in the 1980s by Marilyn Ferguson, in Zygon, March 1982, 312.

·    Interpreting Religious Experience by Peter Donovan, in Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science, Sept. 1980, 345-46.

·    ESP and Psychokinesis: A Philosophical Examination by Stephen Braude, in Parapsychology Review, Jan/Feb 1981, 12-18.

·    Spectrum of Consciousness by Ken Wilber, in Theta, 1978, (Vol 6, No 4) 15-16.

·    Philosophy and Parapsychology edited by Jan Ludwig, in Parapsychology Review, Nov/Dec 1978, 13-15.

·    The Paranormal by Michael Persinger, in Theta, 1978.

·    Causing, Perceiving and Believing by Peter Hare and Edward Madden, in Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research, October 1976, 415-19.

·    The Medium, the Mystic and the Physicist by Lawrence LeShan, in Zeitschrift fur Parapsychologie, 1975.

 

 

Professional Activities

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·    Parapsychological Association: 

                    President, 1989

                    Vice-President, 1988

                    Board, 1986-89

·    American Society for Psychical Research

                    First Vice-President, 1989-90

                    Second Vice-President, 1988

                    Board of Trustees, 1986-1990, 1991-1998

·    Society for Psychical Research

·    Society for the Philosophical Study of the Paranormal - Founding Member

·    Florida Philosophical Association

·    Society for the Anthropology of Consciousness

·    American Anthropological Association

·    Australian Studies Association of North America – President 2001-3

·    American Association of Australian Literary Studies – Board Member, 2001

·    International Australian Studies Association – Board Member

 

 

 

Awards

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·    Rollins Decoration of Honor, May, 2007

·    National Humanities Center Summer Seminar, 1993, 2007

·    Nominated by Rollins for CASE teaching award, 1988, 1989, 1990

·    Most Recognized Professor (student-voted appreciation award; first given), 1998

·    Appointed Hugh and Jeanette McKean Professor of Philosophy, 1997

·    Walter Barden Distinguished Teaching Award, 1996

·    Arthur Vining Davis Award (Outstanding Faculty), 1973, 1993

·    Hugh McKean Award (Outstanding Teaching), 1982, 1989

·    ATO Teaching Award, 1989 (First Given)

·    Directory of American Scholars

·    Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers

·    Senior Teaching Fellow, Vanderbilt University, 1969-70

 

Grants

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  • Bial Foundation, 2005-6
  • Bial Foundation, 2003-4
  • Bial Foundation, 2001-2002
  • Bial Foundation, 2000-2001
  • Critchfield Research Award, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1994 (unable to accept), 1995, 1996, 1998, 2001

·      Florida Humanities Council Research Grant, 1997-8

  • Ashforth Grant, 1997

·    Parapsychology Foundation Research Grant, 1990

·    Hugh and Jeannette McKean Grant, 1989

·    Travel Awards at Rollins, 1972, 1981

·    NDEA Graduate Fellowship, 1966-69