William "Skip" Larkin
Associate Professor
Peck Hall, Room 2207
[email protected] / 618-650-2643
PhD University of California Santa Barbara, 1998
Courses Taught
- Philosophy 309: Twentieth Century Analytic Philosophy
- Philosophy 310: Theories of Knowledge
- Philosophy 323: Engineering, Ethics, and Professionalism
Research Interests
Dr. Larkin’s primary research interests are in engineering ethics and related issues in business ethics and the philosophy of technology. He is also interested in Quine’s philosophy and overlapping areas of mind, language, and epistemology.
Representative Presentations
“The Roundabout Way of Engineering Ethics,” 17th Annual Transportation Engineering Association of Metropolitan St. Louis Transportation Fair, October 2019
“Bridges, Barns, and Blowing the Whistle,” 11th Annual Illinois Society of Professional Engineers Metro East Conference, May 2019.
“Professional Loyalty and the Function of a Firm,” 12th Annual International Philosophy of Management Conference July 2017.
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