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| − | Powers began his career at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_College_of_William_%26_Mary The College of William and Mary] as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy. He then held the same position at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Michigan_University Central Michigan University] before becoming a Lecturer in Philosophy and an Adjunct Professor of Computer Engineering at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Clara_University Santa Clara University]. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Delaware University of Delaware], as well as a Faculty Research Fellow of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delaware_Biotechnology_Institute Delaware Biotechnology Institute]. | + | Powers began his career at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_College_of_William_%26_Mary The College of William and Mary] as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy. He then held the same position at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Michigan_University Central Michigan University] before becoming a Lecturer in Philosophy and an Adjunct Professor of Computer Engineering at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Clara_University Santa Clara University]. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Delaware University of Delaware], as well as a Faculty Research Fellow of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delaware_Biotechnology_Institute Delaware Biotechnology Institute]. His research focuses on ethics and technology, particularly information ethics. |
| − | Other important positions that Powers held include NSF Research Fellow at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_Of_Virginia University of Virginia] School of Engineering and Applied Science, Co-editor of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_Encyclopedia_of_Philosophy Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy] for "Ethics and Information Technology", and Director of the Science, Ethics, and Public Policy Program at the University of Delaware. | + | Other important positions that Powers held include NSF Research Fellow at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_Of_Virginia University of Virginia] School of Engineering and Applied Science, Co-editor of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_Encyclopedia_of_Philosophy Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy] for "Ethics and Information Technology", and Director of the Science, Ethics, and Public Policy Program at the University of Delaware. |
==Publications== | ==Publications== | ||
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Thomas M. Powers (born 1965 in Honolulu, Hawaii) is an American Philosophy Professor at the University of Delaware.
Education
- PhD, University of Texas, Austin, 1994, Philosophy
- DAAD-Fulbright dissertation-year fellow, 1993-1994, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich
- BA, College of William and Mary, 1987, Philosophy
Career
Powers began his career at The College of William and Mary as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy. He then held the same position at Central Michigan University before becoming a Lecturer in Philosophy and an Adjunct Professor of Computer Engineering at Santa Clara University. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Delaware, as well as a Faculty Research Fellow of the Delaware Biotechnology Institute. His research focuses on ethics and technology, particularly information ethics.
Other important positions that Powers held include NSF Research Fellow at the University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science, Co-editor of the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy for "Ethics and Information Technology", and Director of the Science, Ethics, and Public Policy Program at the University of Delaware.
Publications
- “Real Wrongs in Virtual Communities”, Ethics and Information Technology, Vol. 5, No. 4 (2004), pp.191-198.
