Héctor José Huyke
Humanities Department
University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez
P.O. Box 5672
Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 00681-5672office telephones: 787-832-4040 787-265-3846 ext. 3704
residence telephone: 787-805-0354
e-mail: hhuyke@coqui.net
AREAS OF SPECIALTY philosophy of technology, critical thinking, ethics, philosophy of education, engineering ethics teaching, learning and doing philosophy SUMMARY OF PURPOSE I am interested in teaching and research, and how these relate with one another. The teaching of philosophy is for me a form of research. Most of my publications link pure philosophy with classroom experience. I am particularly concerned with questions in ethics, technology and contemporary culture, and with the aims of higher education.
With respect to bringing funds to the university community, I have been successful in developing collaborative workshops to introduce Puerto Rican high school students to the nature and aims of the University in general and the humanities in particular. I have also been investigator and co-investigator in various projects in ethics education.DEGREES Ph.D. Philosophy, Columbia University, New York City M.A. Philosophy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor B.A. Philosophy and History, Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh FELLOWSHIPS, HONORS, PROMOTIONS AND RANKING Professor, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez (UPR-M), Mayagüez, P.R. "Profesor recurso" (faculty resource for promotion of new paradigm in the context of teaching profession), Centro de Enriquecimiento Profesional (CEP), Office of Academic Affairs, UPR-M Tenure, UPR-M Associate Professor, UPR-M Academic year Inaugural Address to the faculty of the Colegio Universitario Tecnológico de Ponce, UPR, Ponce, P.R. Assistant Professor, Boricua College, New York City Educational Facilitator, Boricua College Ford Foundation fellowship for doctoral studies Graduate Magna Cum Laude Department award for outstanding academic achievement, Department of History and Philosophy, Carnegie-Mellon University PUBLICATIONS Anti-profesor: Reflexiones contra el profesor y su estudiante con particular atención en la sociedad, el conocimiento y las tecnologías que se promueven en el salón de clases, book, Editorial de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, Río Piedras, 350 págs. "La Universidad heterónoma de Puerto Rico", article, Diálogo, bimonthly publication, UPR "Toward an Ethics of Technologies as Prostheses", essay, International Journal of Technology and Design Education, Vol. 11, No. 1, 2001, págs. 53-65. "La transmutación de lo lejano y lo cercano", essay, Actas del Décimo Encuentro Nacional de Educación y Pensamiento: Globalización, pensamiento crítico y pedagogía de la liberación, págs. 107-122, Proyecto para el Desarrollo de Destrezas de Pensamiento, San Juan, PR "Profesorado interdisciplinario y pensamiento ético en el rediseño del curso 'Crecimiento y desarrollo humano", final report on results of interdisciplinary experimental course, written with Dr. Nilda Ocasio, División de Extensión, in Rediseño de cursos e investigación en el salón de clases orientados al desarrollo del pensamiento, Volumen I: Educación y humanidades, Proyecto para el Desarrollo de Destrezas de Pensamiento, Recinto de Río Piedras, UPR "De asombro y ateísmo como el nombre de uno de los caminos que recorre el curso de Introducción a la Cultura de Occidente", essay, Atenea, Revista de la Facultad de Artes y Ciencias de la Universidad de Puerto Rico en Mayagüez, 3a Época, año XVIII, 1998, Núm. I, págs. 109-119 "¿Qué queremos: contestaciones correctas o buenas preguntas?", research review, Boletín del Centro de Enriquecimiento Profesional, I, I, pp. 7-8, UPR-M "Del vecindario despolitizado al trabajo en vías de desmantelamiento", article as guest writer, Diálogo "En nuestra nación sí hay filósofos", El Nuevo Día, daily newspaper, San Juan "Vecindarios, tecnologías y desarraigo político", article as guest writer, Diálogo "Carl Mitcham, Philosophy of Technology in Spanish Speaking Countries", book review, International Studies in Philosophy, Binghampton University Press "La universidad fragmentada", essay presentation published as booklet by the Global Awareness Program, College of Business Administration, UPR-M "Carl Mitcham, Philosophy of Technology in Spanish Speaking Countries", book review, Man and World, Kluwer Academic Publishers Proceedings of the Second Interamerican Congress on the Philosophy of Technology, co-editor with Elena Lugo and William Frey, Mayagüez
"La universidad como aparato: Estudio aplicado de un planteamiento de filosofía de la tecnología", essay on philosopher Albert Borgmann's concept of focal practices as it pertains to university life and to the examination of students's work: Atenea, Revista de la Facultad de Artes y Ciencias de la Universidad de Puerto Rico en Mayagüez, 3a Época, Año XIII, 1993, págs. 227-246 "Reflexiones sobre la primera experiencia enseñando parte del curso de crecimiento y desarrollo humano", report on experiment in the teaching of ethics with particular emphasis on Lawrence Kohlberg and Elliot Turiel's theory of moral development: Encuentro Nacional sobre la Enseñanza y la Investigación Orientadas al Desarrollo del Pensamiento, Proyecto para el Desarrollo de Destrezas de Pensamiento y Fundación Puertorriqueña de las Humanidades, Río Piedras
"El Protágoras de Platón y el salón de clases hoy: Discurso sofista", scholarly essay on Plato's philosophy of education as it pertains to the teaching and learning of philosophy in the classroom: Encuentro Nacional sobre la Enseñanza y la Investigación Orientadas al Desarrollo del Pensamiento, Proyecto para el Desarrollo de Destrezas del Pensamiento y Fundación Puertorriqueña de las Humanidades, Río Piedras "Carl Mitcham, ¿Qué es filosofía de la tecnología?", book review, Revista de Filosofía, Rafael Angel Herra, ed., Volumen XXX, Número 72, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica "Ethics and the Idea of Engineering as Social Experimentation", review of Martin and Schinzinger, Ethics in Engineering, second edition, Research in Philosophy and Technology, Frederick Ferré, ed., Volume II, Jai Press, Greenwich, Connecticut "¿Servirá de algo eso de ética en la profesión?", article on the importance of ethics: Tecnomundo, news journal of the Colegio de Ingenieros y Agrimensores de Puerto Rico "En defensa de la ética científica", interview by Diyani Centeno, Diálogo, Pragmatism and Faith in William James and Miguel de Unamuno, doctoral dissertation, University Microfilms International, Ann Arbor, Michigan RECENT TEACHING EXPERIENCE AND PROJECTS Nietzsche's 'Will to Power', special topics reading and discussion course about one text, UPR-M Contemporary Philosophy, UPR-M (on a continuous basis, second semesters) Modern Philosophy, UPR-M (on a continuous basis, first semesters) Nietzsche, special topics course team-taught along with Dr. Alain Vizier, modern humanities professor, Department of Humanities, UPR-M Designing a Curriculum Oriented Toward Integrated Human Development, five day workshop offered to Dominican Republic educators, team-taught with Prof. Emilio Pintado, OFDP-PR, sponsored by the Department of Culture and Education, government of the Dominican Republic, and OFDP-Dominican Republic, held in the capital city of Santo Domingo Experiencias para el éxito colegial, chosen to participate in a cooperative teaching experiment with professional advisors and upper division students in a three credit course for incoming freshmen, 1997-98, Office of Academic Affairs, UPR-M (the project was suspended because of chages in administration) Introducción a la cultura y pensamiento puertorriqueño, course redesign project along with Dr. Lydia González Quevedo, professor of comparative literature, Department of Humanities, UPR-M Modern and Contemporary Ethics, UPR-M (on a continuous basis, second semesters) Introduction to Ethics, UPR-M (on a continuous basis, first semesters) Teaching complex reading skills, two six day workshops for high school teachers, Mayagüez, PR Critical thinking skills for law school, five day workshop for three groups of freshman law students offered in the summers, Universidad Pontificia Católica de Puerto Rico, Ponce La identidad puertorriqueña a través del pensamiento, la literatura y las artes visuales, organized and participated in experiment on cooperative teaching with literature and art history professors, two semesters, UPR-M Philosophy of Technology, UPR-M (on a continuous basis, second semesters) La enseñanza directa de destrezas de pensamiento, special course for high school teachers in the western part of Puerto Rico, San Germán Introduction to Philosophy, UPR-M (on a continuous basis, first semesters) Introduction to human development, experiment in cooperative teaching with physical education, pedagogy and psychology professors, División de Extensión, UPR-M
Engineering Ethics, UPR-M (on a continuous basis every semester) Introduction to Logic, UPR-M (on a continuous basis every semester) Introduction to Western Culture, UPR-M (some semesters) Total university level teaching experience POSTDOCTORAL EDUCATION HIGHLIGHTS Interdisciplinary Research and Training Program in Ethics for Business, Science and Engineering in the Puerto Rican Context, a week-long workshop I participated as learner, co-investigator and faculty (National Science Foundation grant # SBR-9810253), held at Copamarina Beach Hotel, Guánica, Puerto Rico (PR) Primer retiro de profesores recursos, chosen along with twenty-four professors for a three-day workshop to develop a cadre of faculty to promote a new culture of education, sponsored by CEP, UPR-M, held at Universidad Interamericana, San Germán, PR Capacitación para el entrenamiento en enseñanza de destrezas complejas en lectura, seminar to lead workshops for high school teachers, held by OFDP-PR and sponsored by the Puerto Rico Department of Education, Río Piedras, PR Pre-proposal workshop on integrating ethics across the curriculum, three days of consultations with faculty experienced in such proposals, workshop sponsored by the National Science Foundation in relation to proposal submitted: An Interdisciplinary Research and Training Program in Ethics for Business, Science and Engineering in the Puerto Rican Context, Cabo Rojo, PR Rethinking Perspectives on Technology since World War II, summer institute for twenty five college professors chosen from across the USA and Puerto Rico, funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities, Pennsylvania State University, University Park
Values and Ethical Issues in Science and Technology for Minority Scholars, summer workshop for thirty college professors chosen from across the USA and Latin American, funded by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington, D.C. Capacitación para la enseñanza de destrezas de pensamiento a maestros y maestras de Capítulo I, workshop to prepare college professors to teach critical thinking skills to high school teachers held by the OFDP-PR and sponsored by the Puerto Rico Department of Education, Naranjito, PR Assessment in Service of the Learner, workshop offered by the faculty of Alverno College, sponsored by UPR Central Administration, Río Piedras, PR The teaching of ethics applied to engineering education, guided individualized summer research experience with Dr. Carl Mitcham, Science, Technology and Society Program, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, funded by the Department of Humanities, UPR-M Short workshop experiences on a regular basis in areas such as critical thinking skills, curriculum development, classroom strategies, assessment, and leadership in academic administrative positions ACADEMIC ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE Chairperson, Department of Humanities, UPR-M Interim Chairperson, Department of Humanities, UPR-M Associate Chairperson, Department of Humanities, UPR-M Lower Division Unit Head of Educational Facilitators, Boricua College LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE Advisor for Commission of Education, Science and Culture, Senate of Puerto Rico Faculty representative in UPR's Junta de Síndicos, the governing board of the public university system of Puerto Rico Secretary of the governing board Academic senator, re-elected for second term to the Academic Senate by the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (served until VI/01), UPR-M Spokesperson of the Comisión para la Iniciativa de Afirmación Universitaria, an internal university-wide commission constituted by Academic Senate representatives of students and professors, and representatives of university employee associations and other organizations created to promote the dialogue and the consensus to design a new organic law for the public university system UPR-M's Academic Senate re-elected representative to the Junta Universitaria, the organism that advises the President in relation to the public university system, UPR Law and Regulations Committee, Junta Universitaria, UPR Member of the coordinating committee of the Comisión para la Iniciativa de Afirmación Universitaria, UPR Co-Pi in research project approved by the National Science Foundation, Studies in Science, Technology and Society Program: An Interdisciplinary Research and Training Program in Ethics for Business, Science and Engineering in the Puerto Rican Context (grant # SBR-9810253), UPR-M UPR-M's Academic Senate representative to the Junta Universitaria, UPR President of Academic Affairs Committee, Academic Senate, UPR-M Academic Affairs Committee, Academic Senate, UPR-M
VIII/97-VII/00 Faculty Affairs Committee, Academic Senate, UPR-MAcademic senator, elected to the Academic Senate by the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, UPR-M Coordinated the Post Encuentro, a sequel to the Tercer Encuentro Regional de Pensamiento y Educación held in May 1998, three workshops on teaching strategies, UPR-M Chairperson, Senate Search Committee for Ninth UPR-M Chancellor Vice-president of the Board of Directors, OFDP-PR Represented Humanities Department in Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dialogue Committee on working conditions, UPR-M Member of Dean's Committee on Revision of Tuition Exemptions for students in Band and Orchestra Department, Office of the Dean of Students, UPR-M Coordinated the invitation of New York based Pepatian Dance Company for production of dance sequence on the history of Puerto Rico, Historias, and special course for art and theater students at UPR-M, three full-house presentations of Historias at the Yagüez Theater, Mayagüez Wrote proposal and chaired committee for creation of a Fine Arts Center at UPR-M (funds approved for preliminary architectural plans, Chancellor's office still seeking funds for actual construction) Wrote proposal and chaired committee for inclusion of thematic, single discipline and multidisciplinary minors in curriculum structure at UPR-M (currently under consideration by Academic Affairs Committee, Academic Senate) Co-organized the Segundo Encuentro Regional de Pensamiento y Educación held in February 1995, UPR-M. Principal investigator in seven one year term proposals originally titled Jornadas Universitarias: Los Mundos de las Humanidades (renamed during academic year 97-98: La magia del saber: Actividades creativas), collaborative workshops to introduce Puerto Rican high school students to the nature and aims of the University in general and the humanities in particular, funded by the College Board of Puerto Rico, UPR-M Liaison in Puerto Rico for the organization of the biannual Meeting of the International Society for Philosophy and Technology held in March 1991, UPR-M Organizer and fundraiser for interdisciplinary colloquium on the formation of the engineer of tomorrow held in March 1991 with support from the local professional engineering association, the Colegio de Ingenieros y Agrimensores de Puerto Rico, UPR-M Co-director, Segundo Congreso Interamericano de Filosofía y Tecnología held in March 1991, UPR-M MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS Founding member of OFDP-PR, a non-profit organization created to promote the development of critical thinking skills at all levels of education in Puerto Rico Member of CEFAI, a center within UPR-M that has as its mission the promotion of philosophy in its inter- and trans-disciplinary aspects (previously the Centro para la Filosofía e Historia de la Ciencia y la Tecnología), UPR-M Member of the Society for Philosophy and Technology International associate member of the American Philosophical Association EDITORIAL WORK Member of the editorial board, Crecemos, journal of OFDP-PR, San Juan Member of the editorial board, Boletín del Centro de Enriquecimiento Profesional, CEP, UPR-M Member of the 'Consejo Consultivo', Barco de Papel, law journal of the Facultad de Derecho Eugenio María de Hostos, Mayagüez
