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J. Theodore Klein, PhD

  • Lecturer II (Ethics, Social & Political)
  • Telephone: 617-287-6530
  • Office Location: Wheatley, 05, 00048

Areas of Expertise

Ethics of caring

Degrees

PhD, Boston University, 1969

Professional Publications & Contributions

  • "When Is Caring Good?", PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION 2000, ed. Lynda Stone (Urbana, IL: Philosophy of Education Society, 2000), pp. 335-342.
  • THE POWER OF SERVICE (San Francisco: J. Appleseed, 1998)
  • "Transforming Ethical Theory," AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER ON FEMINISM AND PHILOSOPHY, 90 (Winter 1991), pp. 92-96.
  • "Teaching and Mother Love," EDUCATIONAL THEORY, 39 (Fall 1989), pp. 373-383.
  • Should There Be Separate School Athletic Teams for Females and Males?", JOURNAL OF SOCIAL PHILOSOPHY, 19 (Fall 1988), pp. 42-51.
  • "Philosophy of Education, Physical Education, and the Sexes," in Betsy C. Postow (ed.), WOMEN, PHILOSOPHY, AND SPORT (Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1983), pp. 207-230.
  • "A Model for a Pluralistic Democracy," CONTEMPORARY PHILOSOPHY: PHILOSOPHICAL RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS, VIII (Early Spring 1980), pp.16-18.
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  • RECENT PRESENTATIONS (UMass/Boston)
  • CO-FEELING AND ITS IMPORTANCE FOR CARING Philosophy Club; Philosophy Department Lunch, forthcoming 2013
  • TWO FORMS OF KNOWING HOW OTHERS FEEL Philosophy Club; Philosophy Department Lunch, 2011
  • ROLES OF IMAGINATION IN UNDERSTANDING AND CARING Philosophy Club; Philosophy Department Lunch, 2010
  • ROLES OF IMAGINATION IN PERSONAL AND POLITICAL CARING Philosophy Club; Philosophy Department Lunch, 2009
  • UNDERSTANDING ACROSS DIFFERENCES Philosophy Club; Philosophy Department Lunch, 2008
  • COMMUNICATIVE DEMOCRACY AND AN ETHICS OF CARING Philosophy Club: Philosophy Department Lunch, 2007

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