{"id":2,"date":"2022-09-06T19:33:53","date_gmt":"2022-09-06T19:33:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faculty.tarleton.edu\/aho\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-03-22T19:15:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T19:15:38","slug":"sample-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/faculty.tarleton.edu\/aho\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Karl Aho"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I serve as associate professor of philosophy in the College of Liberal and Fine Arts and associate dean of the Honors College.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Courses Taught<\/h4><\/div>
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  • Philosophy 1301: Intro to Philosophy<\/li>\n\n\n
  • Philosophy 2303: Intro to Logic<\/li>\n\n\n
  • Philosophy 3301: Ethics in the Professions<\/li>\n\n\n
  • Philosophy 4305\/5305: Environmental Ethics<\/li>\n\n\n
  • Honors 1185: Freshman Honors Seminar<\/li>\n\n\n
  • Honors 2185: Honors Seminar<\/li>\n\n\n
  • Honors 3385: Honors Thesis Seminar<\/li>\n\n\n
  • Environmental Science 5185: Graduate Seminar (Summer only)<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    Publications<\/h4><\/div>
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    Selected Peer Reviewed Publications<\/h3>\n\n\n
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    • \u201cGreening Main Street USA: Adapting Sustainability Indicators to Rural Areas,\u201d with A\u2019Dayr Shewmaker and Anne Egelston, in An Agenda for Sustainable<\/em> Development Research<\/em>, ed.  Walter Leal Filho et al, Springer Nature, 2024  <\/em><\/li>\n\n\n
    • \u201cWhat can\u2019t you do with a degree in philosophy?\u201d American Association of Philosophy<\/em> Teachers Studies in Pedagogy<\/em> 8:106-108, 2023<\/li>\n\n\n
    • \u201cFideism,\u201d with C. Stephen Evans, in Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Philosophy of<\/em> Religion, <\/em>ed. Steward Goetz and Charles Taliaferro, Wiley-Blackwell, 2021<\/li>\n\n\n
    • \u201cKierkegaard and Moral Particularism,\u201d in The Kierkegaardian Mind, <\/em>ed. Patrick Stokes, Eleanor Helms, and Adam Buben, Routledge, 2019<\/li>\n\n\n
    • \u201cThe Single Individual is Higher than the Universal: Kierkegaard,\u201d with C. Stephen Evans, in Blackwell Companion to 19th<\/sup> Century Philosophy<\/em>, ed. JohnShand, Wiley-Blackwell, 2019<\/li>\n\n\n
    • \u201cAugustine and Kierkegaard on Time,\u201d in Augustine and Kierkegaard, <\/em>ed. Kim  Paffenroth, Helene Russell, and John Doody, Lexington Books, 2017<\/li>\n\n\n
    • \u201cWilliam James\u2019s Pragmatic Pluralism and the American University\u2019s Loss of Soul,\u201d in Stewards of the Academy,  <\/em>Palgrave Macmillan, 2017<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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      Scholarly Activities<\/h4><\/div>
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      Selected Professional Development<\/h3>\n\n\n
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      • Philosophy Learning and Teaching Organization (PLATO) Introductory Professional Development Course (25 hours), Spring 2025<\/li>\n\n\n
      • American Association of Philosophy Teachers Facilitator Training Workshop, Summer 2024        <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n
      • Certificate in Effective College Instruction, Association of College and University Educators (ACUE), Summer 2020<\/li>\n\n\n
      • Summer Seminar on Teaching Dante\u2019s Divine Comedy, Samford University, Summer 2015<\/li>\n\n\n
      • Teaching Capstone in Higher Education, Baylor University, awarded Spring 2014<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n

        Selected Fellowships and Awards<\/h3>\n\n\n
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        • Faculty Excellence in Student Success, Tarleton State University, 2024<\/li>\n\n\n
        • Outstanding Junior Faculty, College of Liberal and Fine Arts, 2019<\/li>\n\n\n
        • Lilly Graduate Fellowship, 2010-2013<\/li>\n\n\n
        • Outstanding Leadership and Service Award, Valparaiso University, 2007<\/li>\n\n\n
        • Phi Beta Kappa, Valparaiso University, 2007<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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          Professional Affiliations<\/h4><\/div>
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          • American Association of Philosophy Teachers<\/li>\n\n\n
          • American Philosophical Association<\/li>\n\n\n
          • S\u00f8ren Kierkegaard Society (USA)<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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            Degrees<\/h4><\/div>
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            • Ph.D. in Philosophy, Baylor University, 2016<\/li>\n\n\n
            • M.A. in Philosophy, Boston College, 2010<\/li>\n\n\n
            • B.A. in Philosophy and Humanities, Valparaiso University 2007<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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