Dr. Robert Deltete received his Doctorate from Yale University in 1984 and has been with the Philosophy Department for over twenty years. He specializes in the history and philosophy of science, in cosmology, and in relations between science and Christian theology. Dr. Deltete has taught courses in philosophy of the person, ethics, logic, philosophy of science and technology, and analytic philosophy. He has also taught courses on science in the Honors Program at Seattle University.

Selected Publications

Books
A Brief Liberal Catholic Defense of Abortion, with Daniel Dombrowski (Univ. of Illinois Press, 2000).
The Energetics Controversy: Helm, Ostwald, and their Critics. Texts and Commentary. (Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1997).

Translations
The Historical Development of Energetics, by George Helm (Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1999).
"Introductory Remarks on the Fundamental Concepts of the Quantum Theory," by Albert Einstein. American Journal of Physics 61 (October, 1993).
"Elementary Reflections on Interpreting the Foundations of Quantum Mechanics," by Albert Einstein. Nature 356 (2 April 1992).

Journal Articles
"Duhem on Natural Classification: A Critical Appreciation," Studies in the History and Philosophy of Science, forthcoming.
"Are Quantum Events Plausible Loci for Divine Action?" Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science 32:2 (2001).
"Interpreting Einstein-Minkowski 'Spacetime'," Journal of Philosophy 87 (2001).
"Is the Universe Self-Caused?" Philosophy 75 (2000).
"Bohr, Einstein, and Separability," Studies in the History and Philosophy of Science 33 (1998).
"Simplicity and Why the Universe Exists," Philosophy 73 (1998).
"Hartle-Hawking Cosmology and Unconditional Probabilities" (with Reed Guy), Analysis 57 (1997).
"Emerging from Imaginary Time" (with Reed Guy), Synthèse 108 (1996).
"Hawking on God and Physical Theory," Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science 30:4 (1995).
"Much Ado About Nothing: A Critique of Quantum Cosmogenesis" (with Reed Guy), Perspectives on Science 3:3 (1995).
"What Does the Anthropic Principle Explain?" Perspectives on Science 1:2 (1993).
"Planck, Ostwald, and the Second Law of Thermodynamics," Isis 82 (1991).
"Einstein's Opposition to the Quantum Theory," American Journal of Physics 58 (1990).
"Hertz, Boltzmann, and the Bild Conception of Physical Theory," History of Science 28 (1989).

Book Chapters
"Energetics," in The Oxford Companion to the History of Modern Science (Oxford Univ. Press, 2003).
"Planck's Debt to Boltzmann," in M. Heidelberger and F. Stadler, eds., History of Philosophy of Science: New Trends and Perspectives (Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2002).
"Obtenir quelque chose à partir de rien," in E. Gunzig and S. Diner, eds., Le Vide: Univers du Tout et de Rien (Revue de l'Université de Bruxelles, 1998).
"Gibbs and the Energeticists," in A.J. Kox and D. Siegel, eds., No Truth Except in the Details: Essays in Honor of Martin J. Klein (Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1996).
"Gibbs and Ostwald: A Contrast in Scientific Style," Journal of Chemical Education 73:4 (1996).

Selected Presentations

"Helm on Mach," L'Université de Montréal, 2002.
"Planck and Boltzmann," The Quantum Centennial, Humbolt Universität zu Berlin, 2001.
"Mach and Boltzmann," International Boltzmann Conference, Vienna, 2000.
"Stephen Hawking's 'Theology'," Center for Theology and Natural Science, Berkeley, 2000.
"Boldness and Caution in the Theoretical Styles of Bohn and Einstein," Philosophy of Science Assoc., Cleveland, 1996.
"Pierre Duhem: Historian of Medieval Science," History of Science Society, San Diego, 1997.
"Real Time, Imaginary Time, and Quantum Cosmology," American Philosophical Association, Chicago, 1995.
"The Ontological Implications of Bell's Theorem," Philosophy of Science Association, New Orleans, 1994.
"Einstein's Realism," Philosophy of Science Association, Evanston, 1988.

Professional Affiliations

American Philosophical Associaiton
Philosophy of Science Association
History of Science Society
Institute on Religion in an Age of Science
West Coast History of Science Society