Dane Scott, PhD Director dane.scott@mso.umt.edu 406-243-6632 Dr. Dane Scott is the Director of The Center for Ethics at The University of Montana. He holds a doctorate in philosophy from Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN), an M.A. in philosophical theology from the Graduate Theological Union (Berkeley, CA), and a B.S. from the University of California, Riverside. Prior to moving to Montana, Dr. Scott was Associate Dean of the Honors College at Western Carolina University, as well as director of the Humanities program. He has taught at Western Carolina University, Wake Forest University, and Vanderbilt University. Courses taught include: Practical Reasoning Biotechnology and Society Biomedical Ethics: Health Care and Social Justice Freedom, Culture and Technology Environmental Ethics & Public Policy Wilderness Ethics and Aesthetics Ethics Contemporary Philosophy: Pragmatism to Postmodernism Religion and Science Legal, Scientific and Critical Reasoning Western Philosophical Traditions Introduction to Philosophy Honors I & II (Directed Readings in Medical Ethics) Ethical Implications of Global Climate Change Dr. Scott specializes in bioethics, environmental ethics, and agricultural and food ethics, and is also interested in the philosophy of technology, American pragmatism, and the philosophy of religion.