George T. Hole
Professor and Interim Chair of Mathematics
Distinguished Teaching Professor
(716) 878-3025
Campus Address: Bishop Hall 233
holegt@buffalostate.edu
Listen to Professor Hole's reading as part of the Gray Hair Reading Series.
Bio: Dr. Hole graduated with a B.A. in Physics at the University of Rochester, and returned to complete a Ph.D. in Philosophy. He was inducted into the UR Sports Hall of Fame for records in football and track. He was promoted to the rank of SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor. His non-philosophy interests include mathematics, poetry and racquetball.
For discussion of your philosophical questions contact Dr. George T. Hole.
Education:
Ph. D. (Philosophy): University of Rochester
B.A. (Physics): University of Rochester
Areas of Interest:
Zen, Existentialism, Critical Thinking, Philosophy of Love, Foundations of Mathematics.
Book:
Thinking Well about What Matters , West Publishing, 1993
Journal Articles:
"Logic of Logical Disputation in REBT," Journal of Philosophical Practice vol. 6.3 (2011), pp. 826-831.
"The Yalom Curriculum for Philosophical Counseling," Journal of Philosophical Practice vol. 6.2 (2011), pp. 811-815.
"Oedipus at the Trial of Socrates," Philosophy and Literature, vol. 35:2 (2011), pp. 360-71.
"Just Doing: Therapy According to Chuang Tzu," Journal of Philosophical Practice,, vol 2:1, pp. 7-16.
"Beauty and Redemption in American Beauty" in Movies and the Meaning of Life, Kimberly Blessing, ed., Open Court 2005, pp. 153-167.
"Philosophical Counseling and Technical Language," Journal of Philosophical Practice, vol 1, pp. 32-41.
"Pragmatic Platonism," Teaching Philosophy, 27:1, (March 2004) pp. 33-44.
"Medical Model Thinking Applied to Social Issues," Inherent and Instrumental Value, Abbarno (ed.).
"An Experiment to Make Your Life More Meaningful," Teaching Philosophy vol 14:3, (1991), pp. 295-303.
"Nothingness and Creature Consciousness," Philosophy and Theology, vol. III #3 (1989) pp. 223-239.
"How to Write a Philosophy Paper," American Philosophical Association News Letter on Teaching, vol 4, num 2 (1983); anthologized in Essays in Introductory Philosophy, Brenner and Andre (eds.) Lexington, Mass. (1985).
Book Reviews:
"Astonish Yourself 101: Experiments in the Philosophy of Everyday Life," Journal of Philosophical Practice, vol 2, pp. 13-14.
"Zen and the Art of Teaching," Educational Studies, vol 22 #3 (1991)
"Experience as Art," Journal of Comparative Literature and Aesthetics, vol VI, (1983) pp. 1-2
Conference Papers:
“Oedipus at the Trial of Socrates,” Western NY-Pennsylvania Catholic Philosophical Association, St. John Fisher College, 2008
"The Logic of Logical Disputation," Western NY-Pennsylvania Catholic Philosophical Association, Canisius College, 2006; the Western APA, Society for the Philosophy of the Unconscious, Pasadena, April 2007
"Therapy According to Chuang Tzu," Society for the Philosophy of the Unconscious, APA Eastern Division, New York City, 2006
"Socrates' Unexamined Life," Western NY Catholic Philosophers, Niagara University, 2005.
"Global Values," International Conference on Value Inquiry, Florence, Italy, 2003.
"Non-Compliance," Pulmonary National Medical Conference on Best Practices, Buffalo, 2003.
"Skillful Means for Enlightened Self-Examination: An Honesty Exercises," third International Conference on Philosophical Practice, New York City, 1997.
"Happiness as an Emotion," Society for the Emotions, APA Central Division, Chicago, 2003.
"Shortcomings in Medical Model Thinking," Value Theory Conference, D'Youville College, 1996.
"An Experiment: To Make Your Life More Meaningful," Institute for Critical Thinking Conference, Montclair State College, 1988
"Ego Technology and Enlightenment," International Society for Philosophy Psychotherapy, Hawaii, 1988 (paper accept but did not attend) and RIT conference Rochester, 1989.
"Lying to Oneself: Fair is Foul and Foul is Fair," International Society for Philosophy and Psychotherapy, Las Vegas, 1986.
"Punishment: A New Proposal," tri-State Philosophical Association, 1981.
Poems:
"Blue Mountain," Perennial Forte (Earth’s Daughters, #80, 2011).
"Three Incarnations of a Fly," Sugar Mule, November 2008
"Shoelace Sutra," Sugar Mule, November 2008
"Lackawanna Mills," Buffalo News, Sunday July 6 , 2008
"Under a Potato Crate," Buffalo News, Sunday August 5, 2007
"Watermelon from the Original Garden," Buffalo News, Sunday January 2, 2005.
"Father, If Only I Could Explain," Cimarron Review, #17, p. 19
"In Gauguin's Painting It Watches a Reclining Nude," Stone Drum, vol 9, #3, p. 28.
"Odyssey," Rapport 4, p. 28.
Work In Progress:
"Socrates’ 'Unexamined Life'"
Thinking Well about Living Well