Scott Tanona

Associate professor

Dr. Tanona specializes in the philosophy of science, values and ethics in science, and the history and philosophy of physics.

Education

Ph.D. Indiana University-Bloomington, 2002 (History and Philosophy of Science)

M.A. Tufts University, 1996 (Philosophy)

B.S. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1992 (Physics)

Representative publications

(w/ Jon Herington) "The Social Risks of Science." The Hastings Center Report (forthcoming)

"Individuality and Correspondence: An Exploration of the History and Possible Future of Bohrian Quantum Empiricism." In J. Faye and H. Folse (eds.), Niels Bohr and Philosophy of Physics: Twenty-First Century Perspectives (Bloomsbury, 2018)

"Expertise and Self-Determination in Public Participation in Science." In J. Goodwin (ed.), Confronting the Challenges of Public Participation: Issues in Environmental, Planning and Health Decision-Making. (Science Communication Project, 2016)

Contact

Office: 208B Dickens Hall

Email: stanona@ksu.edu

Website: https://scotttanona.com/

Fax: 785-532-3522