Biography and expertise
Ph.D. Department of Philosophy, University of Pittsburgh
B.A. McGill University
B.A. McGill University
Education
Doctorate Degree
PhD in Philosophy
University of Pittsburgh, 2013
Bachelor's Degree
BA in Philosophy and Political Science
McGill University, 2005
Featured grants
- Surovell, Jonathan Reid. Nontenure Line Course Release, Texas State University. (Submitted: 2019, Funded: 2020). Grant.
Featured scholarly/creative works
- Surovell, J. R. (2020). The More We Get Together on Social Media the Worse Off We’ll Be (And the Worse Off We’ll Make Our Friends). New York, USA: Oxford University Press.
- Surovell, J. (n.d.). Language, Ontology, and the Carnap-Quine Debate. Philosophia.
- Surovell, J. R., & Poston, Z. C. (2023). Toward a Rational Society: Scaling Argumentation in Higher Education. In Proceedings of IHSES 2023 (Vol. 1). Retrieved from chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.istes.org/seeder/books/files/179cf9f54e22e9147ce0a717c5e179d9.pdf
- Surovell, J. R. (2023). An Accessible and User-Friendly Argument Mapping App. DailyNous. Retrieved from https://dailynous.com/2023/07/28/an-accessible-and-user-friendly-argument-mapping-app-guest-post/?fbclid=IwY2xjawNV1elleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHs3-_k1COkjQz4_5yfaaxKLhkBlP1jzgJsXla8GEVuXvmiMMlxH4-vwV3KnA_aem_mkryAJqPs-osAw2teXamTg
- Surovell, J. R. (2023). argumentation.io. Retrieved from argumentation.io
Featured awards
- Award / Honor Nominee: Elizabeth Baranger Excellence in Teaching Award, University of Pittsburgh. 2013
Featured service activities
Online Teaching Planning Committee
- Member
Graduate Program Planning Committee
- Other
Continuing Graduate Studies After Your Texas State Philosophy Degree
- Member
Instructional Assistant Selection Committee
- Organizer
Continuing Graduate Studies After Your Texas State Philosophy Degree -- A Workshop
- Other
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