Michael Gifford
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Santa Catalina Hall 251V Polytechnic Campus Mesa, AZ 85212
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Mail code: 2780Campus: Otheraz
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Michael Gifford is a philosopher teaching in the Science, Technology, and Society program at ASU’s Polytechnic campus. His research and teaching focus on concepts of truth as well as the social and ethical concerns surrounding the scientific enterprise and the development and dispersion of technology. He organizes the panel series AI Applications and Impacts for STS@Poly in which experts from engineering, the sciences, and the liberal arts share perspectives on AI and its social impacts.
Dr. Gifford is a member of the Applied Humanities and Interdisciplinary Studies faculty group in the School of Applied Sciences and Arts, where in addition to STS he teaches courses in the History of Science, Technology, and Innovation program. Recently he has developed courses such as STS 310: Science, Technology, and Biomedicine (with Kathryn Lankford) and STS 330: Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence.
Ph.D., Philosophy. State University of New York at Buffalo, 2017.
M.A., Philosophy. Arizona State University, 2009.
B.A., Anthropology. University of Virginia, 2003.
Gifford, M., & Scheall, S. (2022). Truth, Pragmatism, and Democracy: Another Route to the Liberal Values. Transactions of the Charles S. Peirce Society, 58(2), 97–113. https://www.jstor.org/stable/48804842
Gifford, M. Reconsidering Devitt on Realism and Truth. Erkenntnis 86,1367–1380 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10670-019-00158-7 Available here: https://rdcu.be/faZcw
Courses
2026 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| STS 330 | Info Tech & Artificial Intel |
| STS 330 | Info Tech & Artificial Intel |
2026 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| STS 302 | Philosophy of Science & Tech |
| IDS 313 | Integrtv Persp on Chnging Wrld |
| IDS 313 | Integrtv Persp on Chnging Wrld |
| STS 330 | Info Tech & Artificial Intel |
| STS 330 | Info Tech & Artificial Intel |
| HST 318 | History of Engineering |
2025 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| STS 101 | Intro Science, Tech & Society |
| STS 101 | Intro Science, Tech & Society |
| STS 304 | Science, Technology & Society |
| STS 304 | Science, Technology & Society |
| STS 330 | Info Tech & Artificial Intel |
| STS 330 | Info Tech & Artificial Intel |
2025 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| STS 304 | Science, Technology & Society |
| STS 304 | Science, Technology & Society |
| STS 330 | Info Tech & Artificial Intel |
| STS 330 | Info Tech & Artificial Intel |
2025 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| STS 302 | Philosophy of Science & Tech |
| IDS 313 | Integrtv Persp on Chnging Wrld |
| IDS 313 | Integrtv Persp on Chnging Wrld |
| STS 331 | Ethical Issues in Sci and Tech |
| STS 304 | Science, Technology & Society |
| STS 304 | Science, Technology & Society |
2024 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| STS 317 | Sci, Tech, & Global Engagement |
| STS 332 | Global Issues in Science &Tech |
| STS 332 | Global Issues in Science &Tech |
| STS 330 | Info Tech and Globalization |
| STS 330 | Info Tech and Globalization |
| SOC 352 | Social Change |
2024 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| SOC 352 | Social Change |
| SOC 352 | Social Change |
2024 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| STS 302 | Philosophy of Science & Tech |
| STS 331 | Ethical Issues in Sci and Tech |
| ASB 222 | Buried Cities and Lost Tribes |
| ISS 437 | Integrative Ethics in Soc Sci |
| ISS 512 | Integrative Ethics Soc Sci |
2023 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| STS 317 | Sci, Tech, & Global Engagement |
| STS 332 | Global Issues in Science &Tech |
| STS 101 | Intro Science, Tech & Society |
| STS 332 | Global Issues in Science &Tech |
| SOC 352 | Social Change |
2023 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| SOC 352 | Social Change |
| SOC 352 | Social Change |
2023 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| STS 302 | Philosophy of Science & Tech |
| STS 110 | Global Technology&Development |
| STS 331 | Ethical Issues in Sci and Tech |
| ASB 222 | Buried Cities and Lost Tribes |
| ISS 437 | Integrative Ethics in Soc Sci |
| ISS 512 | Integrative Ethics Soc Sci |
2022 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| STS 317 | Sci, Tech, & Global Engagement |
| STS 332 | Global Issues in Science &Tech |
| SOC 352 | Social Change |
| STS 101 | Intro Science, Tech & Society |
| STS 332 | Global Issues in Science &Tech |
2022 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| SOC 352 | Social Change |
| SOC 352 | Social Change |
2022 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| STS 328 | Science, Technology, & Culture |
| STS 328 | Science, Technology, & Culture |
| SOC 352 | Social Change |
| SOC 352 | Social Change |
| STS 329 | Tech in Developing Countries |
| STS 329 | Tech in Developing Countries |
| STS 302 | Philosophy of Science & Tech |
| STS 110 | Global Technology&Development |
| STS 331 | Ethical Issues in Sci and Tech |
2021 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| STS 317 | Sci, Tech, & Global Engagement |
| STS 332 | Global Issues in Science &Tech |
| STS 101 | Intro Science, Tech & Society |
| STS 332 | Global Issues in Science &Tech |
| SOC 352 | Social Change |
2021 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| SOC 352 | Social Change |
| SOC 352 | Social Change |
2021 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| SOC 352 | Social Change |
| SOC 352 | Social Change |
| STS 329 | Tech in Developing Countries |
| STS 329 | Tech in Developing Countries |
| STS 302 | Philosophy of Science & Tech |
| STS 110 | Global Technology&Development |
| STS 331 | Ethical Issues in Sci and Tech |