Faculty Profiles

Dr. Burkay Ozturk

Assoc Professor of Instruction — Philosophy

CMAL 207

phone: (512) 245-2285

bto9@txstate.edu

Philosophy of Science, Applied Ethics, Philosophy of Technology, Philosophy of Law, Philosophy of Sex

Philosophy of Science, Applied Ethics, Philosophy of Technology, Philosophy of Sex, Philosophy of Teaching

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

Ozturk, B. T. (n.d.). Jennifer Lackey’s Academic Freedom. The Saudi Journal of Philosophical Studies.
Ozturk, B. T. (2018). The Negotiative Theory of Gender Identity and The Limits of First-Person Authority. In The Philosophy of Sex (pp. 139–160). New York, USA: Rowman & Littlefield.
Ozturk, B. T. (2016). Of German Tanks and Scientific Theories: Estimating the Number of Unconceived Alternatives. Southwest Philosophy Review.
Ozturk, B. T. (2022, September 2). Nigerian Scammers and Philosophical Muggers: An Essay on The Utility of Epistemic Humility. Daily Philosophy. Retrieved from https://daily-philosophy.com/burkay-ozturk-nigerian-scammers/
Ozturk, B. T., & Fischer, B. (2018). Speech and War: Rethinking the Ethics of Speech Restrictions. In D. A. Downs & C. W. Surpernant (Eds.), The Value and Limits of Academic Speech: Philosophical, Political, and Legal Perspectives (pp. 187–204). New York: Routledge.

Award / Honor Recipient: Dean’s Scholar, U. of Illinois at Chicago. 2012 - 2013
Award / Honor Recipient: Chancellor’s Scholar for Interdisciplinary Research, U. of Illinois at Chicago. 2011 - 2012
Award / Honor Recipient: Chicago Consular Corps Scholarship, Chicago Consular Corps. January 1, 2008 - December 31, 2008

Editorial Review Board Member

Journal of Philosophical Research

August 1, 2023-Present

Member

Graduate Faculty Committee

August 30, 2019-November 1, 2022

Member

Undergraduate Curriculum Committee

August 30, 2017-November 1, 2022

Member

The Pre-Health Committee

March 1, 2016-January 1, 2022

Co-Chair

Central Texas Philosophy Workshop

October 1, 2015-April 15, 2016