Dr.

Robert Sloan Lee

4849 W. Illinois Ave.

Dallas, Texas 75211
Sloanlee@dcccd.edu

Education
Ph.D. – Wayne State University (Detroit, Michigan)
(Winter 1996 - Winter 2004)
Master of Arts – Wayne State University (Detroit, Michigan)
(Fall 1993 - Winter 1996)
Bachelor of Applied Arts & Sciences (cum laude) – University of North Texas (Denton, Texas)
(Fall 1990 - Winter 1993)
Collin County Community College (Plano, Texas)
(Fall 1988 - Winter 1990)

Areas of Specialization: Philosophy of Religion, Natural Theology, Science & Religion, and Philosophical Theology
Areas of Competence: Aristotelian and Propositional Logic, Epistemology, Ethics, Metaphysics, and History of Philosophy (especially Plato,
Boethius, Anselm, René Descartes, George Berkeley, and David Hume)

Non-Teaching Experience
I was director of the Dallas Socratic Society from 2005 to 2014 – a monthly meeting for reading & discussing original papers in philosophy

Teaching Experience

Summer 2014 to Present – Adjunct Professor of Philosophy at Mountain View College

July 2004 to July 2014

Cambridge School of Dallas – Dallas, Texas (multiple sections of each)
● Philosophy 1 (Ancient Philosophy) ● Apologetics
● Philosophy 2 (Medieval and Modern Philosophy) ● Rhetoric
● Political Philosophy ● Socratic Tradition
● Logic & Logic Lab ● Senior Tutorials Director

July 2004 to January 2012

North Texas Central College – Corinth, Texas
● Introduction to Philosophy (11 sections)
● Ethics (1 section)

Fall 1994 to Spring 2004

Wayne State University – Detroit, Michigan
● Critical Thinking (9 sections) ● Contemporary Moral Issues (1 section)
● Introduction to Philosophical Systems (6 sections) ● Philosophy of Religion (2 sections)
● Introduction to Philosophical Problems (4 sections)

William Tyndale College – Farmington Hills, Michigan

● Introduction to Logic (5 sections) ● Christian Worldview (3 sections)
● Introduction to Philosophy (2 sections) ● Apologetics (1 section)

St. Mary’s College – Orchard Lake, Michigan

● Philosophy of Person (1 section)
● Introduction to Ethics (1 section)

University of Windsor – Windsor, Ontario; Canada Oakland University – Rochester, Michigan

● Reasoning Skills (1 section) ● Introduction to Philosophy (1 section)

Refereed Presentations
1. “Evolution, Moral Epistemology, and the Theistic Hypothesis,” presented to the International Society of Christian Apologetics in Ft. Worth,
Texas (Friday, April 23, 2010)
2. “A Précis of Miracles: A Philosophical Analysis,” presented at Wayne State University, Edward Wise Dissertation Fellowship Awards
Luncheon (Friday, March 21, 2003)
3. “Time Enough?” presented at the University of Texas at Austin, 2003 Graduate Philosophy Conference: Time, Tense, and Change (Saturday,
January 5)
4. “Miracles: Neither Self-Contradictory nor Logically Scandalous,” presented at Southern Illinois University (Edwardsville Campus), 2002 Illinois
Philosophical Association Conference (Saturday, November 2)
5. “Abortion and Proportional Harm,” presented at Michigan State University, 4th Annual Graduate Student Philosophy Conference (Friday,
September 27, 2002)

Invited Presentations & Debates

1. Paper Presentation: “Miracles, Philosophy & Contemporary Science,” for the Dallas Philosophers’ Forum (Tuesday, April 28, 2015)
2. Paper Presentation: “The Historical Reliability of the Gospels,” for the Ratio Christi Student Group at Collin College - Plano Campus (Friday,
March 7, 2014).
3. Paper Presentation: “Miracles and the Contemporary Scientific Enterprise” for the Philosophy Department Colloquium at the University of
Dallas (Friday, November 8, 2013)
4. Debate: “Does God Exist?” in April 2013. Opponent: Dr. Justin Fisher at Southern Methodist University
Available Online – Google: “Fisher vs. Lee - Is There a God?”
5. Debate: “Does God Exist?” in April 2012. Opponents: J.T. Eberhard & Matt Dillahunty at the North Texas Secular Student Convention held at
Collin College (Frisco Campus). Available Online – Google: “NTSSC: Does God Exist Debate”
6. Debate & Panel Discussion: “The God Dialogues” April 23, 2009. With Kip Bond, John Ferrer, and Dr. Zachary Moore at Texas A&M
Available Online – Google: “The God Dialogues - Apologia Podcast”
7. Debate: “Does God Exist?” October 16, 2008. Opponent: Dr. Keith Korcz at the University of Louisiana (at Lafayette)

Awards
1. 2013-2014 Cambridge School of Dallas Master Teacher Award (with a $1000 stipend), awarded by the CSD faculty
2. 2003 Edward M. Wise Dissertation Fellowship Award (of $1000), awarded by the Wayne State University Humanities Center
3. Summer 2002 Dissertation Fellowship Award (of $5000), awarded by the Wayne State University Graduate School
4. May 1998 Riklin Fellowship (of $500), awarded by the Wayne State University Philosophy Department

Publications
1. Book Review in Areopagus Journal Volume 9, Number 3 (May, June 2009); book reviewed: John Loftus, Why I Became and Atheist: A
Former Preacher Rejects Christianity (Prometheus Books, 2008).
2. Book Review in Faith and Philosophy Volume 20, Number 3 (July 2003); book reviewed: John Earman, Hume’s Abject Failure: The
Argument Against Miracles (Cornell University Press, 2000).

Professional Development – Lectures, Conferences and Seminars Attended

2012 (February 3) – Dr. Eleanore Stump (Robert J. Henle Professor of Philosophy at Saint Louis University), Aquinas Medal Seminar: “Quantum
Physics, St. Thomas Aquinas, and the Doctrine of Divine Simplicity” at the University of Dallas (Irving, Texas)
2011 (July 20-23) – CIRCE Conference – What Is Man? A Contemplation of the Divine Image; Speakers: Andrew Kern, Martin Cothran, Andrew
Pudewa, Gregory Wolfe, Dr. Vigen Guroian, and Dr. John Patrick (Arlington, Texas)
2010 (November 12) – John Martin Fischer (from UC Riverside), “Moral Responsibility and Free Will” in Dallas Hall at Southern Methodist
University (Dallas, Texas)
2008 (July 7-11) – Center for the American Idea Conference: The Federalist & the Anti-Federalists at the Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs,
Colorado); Approximately1000 Pages of Required Reading and Multiple Discussion Sessions
2006 (Fall) – Center for the American Idea Conference: Teaching Plato’s Republic; Moderator: Dr. Terry Hall (from University of St. Thomas) at
the Center for the American Idea (Houston, Texas)

References Phone E-Mail

Professor Debbie Nichols (Mountianview College, Philosophy Department Head) 214-860-8890 Dnichols@dcccd.edu
Dr. David Baggett (Liberty University, Professor) 434-592-4630 dbaggett@liberty.edu
Dr. Frank Grabowksi (Rodgers State University, Professor & Department Head) 918-343-7617 fgrabowski@rsu.edu
Dr. Maxwell Goss (Ph.D. from UT Austin and J.D. from University of Notre Dame) 512-763-6275 maxjgoss@gmail.com
Nathan Mackenroth, (M.S. Cell Biology from UTD; Data Scientist at Teknion) 214-215-8466 nathanmackenroth@yahoo.com
Dr. Bruce Russell (Wayne State University, Professor) 313-577-6105 Bruce.Russell@wayne.edu
Dr. Susan Vineberg (Wayne State University, Professor) 313- 577-2537 susan.vineberg@wayne.edu

– Additional References, Letters of Reference, & Professional Development Information Available Upon Request