Bruce Umbaugh is a Professor of Philosophy at Webster University. He writes, thinks, and teaches about computing and other technologies. He maintains the X-Ray Net mailing list and the weblog, A blog doesn't need a clever name, and administers the Arts & Sciences Web conferencing system. Umbaugh ...
Bruce Umbaugh is a Professor of Philosophy at Webster University. He writes, thinks, and teaches about computing and other technologies. He maintains the X-Ray Net mailing list and the weblog, A blog doesn't need a clever name, and administers the Arts & Sciences Web conferencing system. Umbaugh also teaches critical thinking, epistemology, history of philosophy, and philosophy of science. Bruce is convinced that there are considerable educational and community-building possibilities for networked virtual environments, and regularly teaches philosophy classes online. His research focuses on virtual community and ethics for cyberspace. His book is On Berkeley, in the Wadsworth Philosophers Series. Bruce came to Webster in 1994. He has a BA from Ohio University and earned both his MA and PhD from the University of Maryland.