Professor Emerita Retired 2020. Beth Preston works primarily in the areas of philosophy of mind, action theory, epistemology, and philosophy of technology. She received her MA from the New School and her PhD from Boston University. Her undergraduate degree is from Reed College. Research Research Interests: Philosophy of Mind Action Theory Philosophy of Technology Epistemology History of Philosophy (especially 19th and 20th century Continental philosophy) Selected Publications Selected Publications: Synthetic Biology as Red Herring, Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences 2013, A Philosophy of Material Culture: Action, Function and Mind (Routledge, 2013) Cognition and Tool Use, Mind & Language 1998 Why is a Wing Like a Spoon? A Pluralist Theory of Function, The Journal of Philosophy 1998 Merleau-Ponty and Feminine Embodied Existence, Continental Philosophy Review 1996 Heidegger and Artificial Intelligence, Philosophy and Phenomenological Research 1993 Courses Taught Courses Regularly Taught: PHIL 2010H PHIL 8700 PHIL 8310 PHIL/EETH 4250/6250 PHIL 4900 PHIL 8610
