Peter Heckman
Faculty/Staff profile
Office Hours: MWF 10-11:00, TTH 10:00-12:00
Positions
2010-2011 Professor of Philosophy, Chair of the Education Department, Nebraska Wesleyan University
2006-2010 Interim Dean, Nebraska Wesleyan University
2004-2006 Associate Dean, Nebraska Wesleyan University
2003-2004 Acting Associate Dean, Nebraska Wesleyan University
2001-2003 Associate Professor of Philosophy, Nebraska Wesleyan University
2000-2005 Chair of the Religion and Philosophy Department, Nebraska Wesleyan University
1995-2001 Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Nebraska Wesleyan University
1989-1993 Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Santa Clara University
Ph.D. Northwestern University Philosophy 1988
Dissertation: Nietzsche: Art and Dionysian Truth
M.A. Northwestern University Philosophy 1980
B.A. Grinnell College English, Philosophy 1978
Introduction to Philosophy
Ancient Political Philosophy
Introduction to Philosophy 01 9:00 MWF
Introduction to Philosophy 02 11:00 MWF
Ancient Political Philosophy 2:00 TTH
Publications
Heckman, P. “The Indictment of Morality in Daybreak, “ International Studies in Philosophy, Vol. 28, No. 3, September 1996.
Heckman, P. “The Role of Science in Nietzsche’s Human-all-too-Human,” Man and World, Vol. 26, No. 2, April 1993.
Heckman, P. “Business and Games,” Journal of Business Ethics, Vol. 11, No. 12, December 1992.
Heckman, P. “Nietzsche’s Clever Animal: Metaphor in Truth and Falsity,” Philosophy and Rhetoric, Vol. 24, No. 4, November 1991.
Heckman, P. “The Role of Music in Nietzsche’s Birth of Tragedy,” The British Journal of Aesthetics, Vol. 30, No. 4, October 1990.
Reviews
A review of Phenomenology of the Political, ed. Lester Embree and Kevin Thompson, Ethics, Vol. 112, No. 1, October 2001.
A review of Technoscientifc Angst: Ethics and Responsibility, by Raphael Sassower, Ethics, Vol. 109, No. 2, January 1999.
A review of Kant, Critique and Politics, by Kimberly Hutchings, Ethics, Vol. 108, No. 4, July 1998.
A review of History and the Idea of Progress, ed. Jerry Weinberger, Richard Zinman and Arthur Melzer, Ethics, Vol. 107, No. 1, October 1996.
A review of War and Existence, by Michael Gelven, Ethics, Vol. 106, No. 1, October 1995.
A review of Rethinking Political Theory, by Hwa Yol Jung, Ethics, Vol. 104, No. 4, July 1994.
A review of Dialectical Social Theory and its Critics, by Tony Smith, Ethics, Vol. 104, No. 3, April 1994.
“Comment on Prof. Schwartz’s ‘The Status of the Theory of the Will to Power’,” International Studies in Philosophy, Vol. 25, No. 2, 1993.
A review of The Forms of Power, by Thomas Wartenberg, Ethics, Vol. 103, No. 3, April 1993.
A review of Human Excellence and an Ecological Conception of the Psyche, by John Riker, Ethics, Vol. 102, No. 4, July 1992.
A review of Truth and Existence: A Philosophical Inquiry, by Michael Gelven, Ethics, Vol. 102, No. 1, October 1991.
A review of Introduction to Marx and Engels: A Critical Introduction, by Richard Schmitt, Radical Philosophy Review of Books, No. 3, 1991
Presentations
A paper, “Slavish Evaluation in Nietzsche’s On the Genealogy of Morals,” presented at a meeting of The North American Nietzsche Society, Pacific Division meeting of the American Philosophical Association, Berkeley, CA, April 2, 1999.
A paper, “The Indictment of Morality in Daybreak,” presented at a meeting of The North American Nietzsche Society, Central Division meeting of the American Philosophical Association, Kansas City, MO, May 5, 1994.
Comment on Stephen Schwartz’, “The Status of the Theory of the Will to Power in the Light of Contemporary Philosophy of Science,” presented at a meeting of The North American Nietzsche Society, Central Division meeting of the American Philosophical Association, Louisville, KY, April 24, 1992.
A panelist, “Business Ethics: the Arts and Humanities Perspective,” Nebraska Repertory Theater, Lincoln, NE, July 11, 1991.
A paper, “Music and Muzak: the Occupation of Space,” presented at a meeting of The Popular Culture Association, Toronto, Canada, March 9, 1990.
A paper, “The Role of Music in Nietzsche’s Birth of Tragedy,” presented at a meeting of The American Society for Aesthetics, Pacific Grove, CA, April 12, 1988.
Previous Committee Service
President’s Cabinet
Chair, Executive Committee
Chair, Curriculum Committee
Higher Learning Commission Steering Committee
Chair, Humanities Division
Assessment Committee
Student Success Committee
International Education Committee
Instructional Technology Focus Group
Threat Assessment Team
Faculty Council
Chair, Dean of University College Search Committee
Theatre Department Search Committee
Chemistry Department Search Committee
Faculty Advisor for Summer Study in Mexico
Commission on Women’s Issues
Community Service
Appointed by Governor to Judicial Nominating Commission, 2008-present
Board Member, Meadowlark Music Festival, 2008-present
Board Member, Lincoln Arts Council (2005-2007); served as chair of public art project: Stories of Home
Awards
Mayor’s Arts Award, Lincoln, Nebraska (2007)
Grant for Council on International Educational Exchange trip to Vietnam (2002)
Fellowship to The School of Criticism and Theory (1981)
Grinnell College Honors in Philosophy (1978)
Fellowship to The National Theater Institute (1977)
Memberships
Phi Kappa Phi