Douglas W. Shrader

Douglas W. Shrader is Distinguished Teaching Professor and Chair of the Philosophy Department at SUNY Oneonta. After earning a Ph.D. in Philosophy of Science from the University of Illinois at Chicago (1979), Professor Shrader has pursued an extensive program of post-doctoral study in Asian and Comparative Philosophy. He has traveled broadly, giving conference presentations and/or conducting field studies in ten different countries. Professor Shrader has been repeatedly profiled in publications like Who’s Who in American Education, Who’s Who in America, and Who’s Who in the World.

Honors include a Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching (1991) and an Alumni Commendation for Academic Excellence (1995). Publications include The Logic Beneath the Caution: An Analysis of the Buddha's Responses to Questions About the Self (1992), Near-Death Experiences: Scientific, Philosophical, and Religious Perspectives (1995), Pathways to Philosophy (with Ashok Malhotra, 1996), Ethics: Theory and Practice (1996), Children of Athena (1999), Philosophy and the Public Realm (2001), Thinking Outside the Box (2002), Philosophical Dreams (2003), Self and Society (2004), Once More With Feeling (2005), and Humanity: East and West (2007).

Professor Shrader is also the founder and faculty sponsor for the SUNY Oneonta Undergraduate Philosophy Conference as well as Editor-in-Chief of Oneonta Philosophy Studies.

Douglas W. Shrader, PhD Distinguished Teaching Professor & Chair of Philosophy 325 Fitzelle Hall State University of New York at Oneonta Oneonta, NY 13820–4015 USA	Phone: (607) 436–2456 Fax: (607) 436–2653 Email: Shradedw@Oneonta.edu or ProfessorShrader@Gmail.com	Curriculum Vitae Download PDF file
Recent Presentations and Publications Seven Characteristics of Mystical Experiences (January 2008) Intelligent Design and the Public School Curriculum: Edwards v. Aguillard (1987) and Kitzmiller v. Dover (2005) (November 2007) Between Self and No-Self: Lessons from the Majjhima Nikaya (June 2007) Religion in America: The Intelligent Design Controversy (January 2007) Morse, Yinger, and the Campaign for Fiscal Equality: School Finance Reform in New York (2007) From the Classroom to the Community (January 2007) Beyond Tolerance: Globalization, Freedom, and Religious Pluralism (2006) Thou Shalt Not: Supreme Court Rulings Concerning Public Displays of Religious Symbols (January 2006) Render Unto Caesar (January 2005)	Douglas W. Shrader Updated: May 1, 2008	Syllabi and Course Outlines PHIL 101: Introduction to Philosophy (Fall 2008) PHIL 206: Philosophy of Life and Death (Spring 2007) PHIL 214: Philosophy of Religion (Fall 2007) PHIL 380: Philosophy Conference (Spring 2008)