User:Sdorrance

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Sdorrance is the username for real-person Sam Dorrance. To see what I have been up to lately on Wikipedia, check my contributions

Contents 1 Bio 1.1 Interests 2 What I'm working on currently 2.1 Creations or significant contributions 2.1.1 Articles 2.1.2 Templates 2.1.3 Categories 2.2 User-subpages 3 Recognition 4 Crap to relieve my scattered brain:

[edit] Bio

WikiProject Philosophy task list German Idealism and almost all the articles related to it need to be either rewritten or expanded, because a wikipedia user called Lestrade has, among other things, taken it upon himself to imbue each page with bias in favour of Schopenhauer, who he attempts to present as having the last say in everything. This is a terrible thing to do, because German Idealism is such an important period in philosophy, whose influence is still strongly felt today. Protected Values first section confuses right action and values and needs a copy edit, moving and wikifying Ludwig Wittgenstein is having its FA status reviewed due to a couple of concerns. Help save Ludwig! See Wikipedia:Featured article review/Ludwig Wittgenstein for requirements for retaining FA status. Quality (philosophy) needs a more clear explanation. Socratic dialogues could do with some tidying and clarification. See the talk page for one suggested change. Problem of universals: The introductory definition is (perhaps) fixed. But, the article is poor. Check out the German version. Teleology: the article is shallow and inconsistent. Existentialism: the quality of this article varies wildly and is in desperate need of expert attention. Star of Sophia Vote for or nominate someone you think is deserving! Analytic_philosophy This is a very major topic, but still has several sections which are stubs, and several topics which are not covered. Inverse (logic) This article makes me wish that there were a fail grade on the quality scale. Someone should rewrite it. Vote | Larry's Text | stubs | edit this list | discuss these tasks | Category:Philosophy | Portal:Philosophy | RFC | Deletion | Requested articles | Noticeboard | Discussion

I am a 22 year old college graduate who lives and works in the Northeast. Although I have a busy schedule, I am consistently more and more interested in Wikipedia and other Wiki-projects and so I am trying to get myself more familiar and more involved as a somewhat-active member of the community. I don't really like cell-phones, or phones of any kind. Peace and quiet and solitude suit me fine now that college is over.

[edit] Interests

Although I was educated at the College of Wooster, at which the philosophy department is largely dedicated to the Analytic tradition, I maintain a broad interest that transcends the analytic/continental boundary - limited only by my distaste for Plato and Ayn Rand. My Junior Thesis was a Kantian critique of development aid, and my Senior Thesis was the critical development of a Heideggerian philosophical theology. Thus, most of my contributions to Wikipedia are to be found in places where philosophy or a specific theory is at issue. In addition, I am a dedicated editor and so clear, well written articles are my end goal, regardless of the time it takes, or whether it is my writing that is poor instead of another's.

[edit] What I'm working on currently

• Sloyd
• Open government
• Deontology and Deontological ethics
• Groundwork for the Metaphysic of Morals
• Wikipedia:Requested_articles/Social Sciences and Philosophy
• see transwiki'ed Glossary of philosophical isms and make sure each wiktionary entry has link to corresponding wikipedia article...

[edit] Creations or significant contributions

[edit] Articles

• Round square copula
• Samuel Bowles (economist)
• Ungdomshuset
• The Kyoto School of Philosophy
• Heideggerian terminology
• Panopticon
• Open government
• Aletheia

[edit] Templates

• {{Bus&Econ}}
• {{moral}}
• {{Philwelcome}}
• {{WikiProject Denmark}}

[edit] Categories

• Category:Jewish theology
• Category:WikiProject Denmark

[edit] User-subpages

• /experiment - where I experiment with template code.
• Kyoto School Navigational Box
• Draftspace for Groundwork for the Metaphysic of Morals
• Philosophy Wikiproject userboxes I've designed: page 1,...and page 2

[edit] Recognition

		The Barnstar of High Culture
		Thank you for your great contributions to Kyoto school. I placed it on the WikiProject Philosophy Things-to-do list, and less than a month later I see that you have significantly improved and expanded the article. Thank you for all your contributions, and keep up the good work! Nishkid64 17:45, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Crap to relieve my scattered brain:

• Wikimedia | Wikiversity | Uncyclopedia

• Encyclopedia of Earth | LibriVox | Project Gutenberg

Userboxes W This user is a Fighting Scot of The College of Wooster. PHL This user's favourite subject is Philosophy. This user is a bibliophile. ADHD This user has ADHD. This user teaches at a middle school. This user teaches at a secondary school. This user is interested in the Supreme Court of the United States. BOOK This user is working on publishing a book. Wikipedia is not censored.

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