Department of Philosophy
Faculty
James "Jack" Justus
Assistant Professor (University of Texas-Austin)
151 Dodd Hall
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL 32306-1500
Office: 154 Dodd Hall
Phone: (850) 645-8691
Fax: (850) 644-3832
Email: jjustus@fsu.edu
Office Hours: on sabbatical for Fall 2009 and Spring 2010
Papers available online [pdf]:
Justus, J. “A Case Study in Concept Determination: Ecological Diversity.” In Brown, B.; K. de Laplante; and K. Peacock (eds.), Handbook of the Philosophy of Ecology. Elsevier Press, 163–184 (2010).
Justus, J. “[Review of Michael Friedman and Richard Creath (eds.), Cambridge Companion to Carnap.]” Bulletin of Symbolic Logic 15 (2009): 428–431.
Justus, J.; Colyvan, M.; Regan, H.; Maguire, L. "Buying into Conservation: Intrinsic versus Instrumental Value." Trends in Ecology and Evolution 24 (2009): 187-191.
Justus, J.; Colyvan, M.; Regan, H.; Maguire, L. “Response to Sagoff.” Trends in Ecology and Evolution 24 (2009): 644. [see Sagoff 2009]
Justus, J. "Ecological and Lyapunov Stability." Philosophy of Science 75 (2008): 421-436.
Justus, J. "Exotic Species" in Encyclopedia of Environmental Ethics and Philosophy, Callicott, J.B. and R. Frodeman (eds.). Thomas Gale: 2008. 412-414.
Maguire, L. and J. Justus. "Why Intrinsic Value is a Poor Basis for Conservation Decisions." Bioscience 58 (2008): 910-911.
Justus, J. "Complexity, Diversity, Stability" in A Companion to the Philosophy of Biology, Sarkar, S. and A. Plutynski (eds.). Blackwell: 2008. 321-350.
Justus, J., T. Fuller, and S. Sarkar. "Influence of Representation Targets on the Total Area of Conservation Area Networks." Conservation Biology 22 (2008): 673-682.
Justus, J. "Loop Analysis and Qualitative Modeling: Limitations and Merits." Biology and Philosophy 21 (2006): 647-666.
Justus, J. "Cognitive Significance" in The Philosophy of Science: An Encyclopedia, Sarkar, S. and J. Pfeifer (eds.). Routledge Press: 2006. 131-140.
Garson, J. and J. Justus. "Conservation Biology" in The Philosophy of Science: An Encyclopedia, Sarkar, S. and J. Pfeifer (eds.). Routledge Press: 2006. 163-168.
Justus, J. "Qualitative Scientific Modeling and Loop Analysis." Philosophy of Science 72 (2005): 1272-1286.
Sarkar, S., J. Justus, T. Fuller, C. Kelley, J. Garson, and M. Mayfield. "Effectiveness of Environmental Surrogates for the Selection of Conservation Area Networks." Conservation Biology 19 (2005): 815-825.
Justus, J. Rev. of Searching for Sustainability: Interdisciplinary Essays in the Philosophy of Conservation Biology, by Bryan Norton. Philosophy of Science 71 (2004): 232-235.
Justus, J. and S. Sarkar. "The Principle of Complementarity in the Design of Reserve Networks to Conserve Biodiversity: A Preliminary History." Journal of Biosciences 27 (2002): 421-435.
Justus, J. "Taking Stock of Conservation Biology: Old Problems and New Directions." Rev. of Conservation Biology Research Priorities for the Next Decade, by Michael Soulé and Gordan Orians, and Designing Field Studies for Biodiversity Conservation, by Peter Feinsinger. Bioscience 52 (2002): 854-856.