Isidoro Talavera

Isidoro TalaveraDr. Isidoro Talavera is a Philosophy Professor and Lead Faculty at Franklin University (College of Arts and Sciences, Ohio, USA). The focus of his philosophical research is the confluence of applied epistemology, logic, critical thinking, and the philosophy of natural and/or social sciences—emphasizing a call for public ethical and/or critical rational engagement for the survival and flourishing of humanity. Selected examples of this are his seminal works: (2006). The problem of teaching critical thinking: Three approaches. NADE Digest 2 (1) (Spring): 63-69. (2014). The fallacy of misplaced temporality in western philosophy, natural science, and theistic religion. Forum on Public Policy: A Journal of the Oxford Round Table. Retrieved from https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A497796641/AONE?u=anon~bac9bb4a&sid=bookmark-AONE&xid=af81f651 (2016). The acquisition of scientific knowledge via critical thinking: A philosophical approach to science education. Forum of Public Policy, Vol 2016, No. 2, 1- 66. https:// eric .ed .gov/ ?id = EJ1142987 (2021, January). What is critical ethics and why it matters? Academia Letters. Article, 147. DOI:10.20935/AL147 (2022). Aristotle’s twofold conception of time. Academia Letters, Article 4958. https://doi.org/10.20935/AL4958 (2022). The impossibility of a Democratic society: A call for critical thinking in a time of crisis. In L. Harper (Ed.), The crisis of American democracy: Essays on a failing institution. Vernon Press. (2022). Some problems in advancing academic inclusion: A call for critical thinking. In V. Wang (Ed.), Handbook of Research on Educational Leadership and Research Methodology. IGI Global. (2024). The Problem of Teaching the Science of Climate Change: A Call for Critical Thinking in Teacher Education and Professional Development. International Journal of Teacher Education and Professional Development (IJTEPD), 7(1), 1-14. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJTEPD.347220 (https://www.igi-global.com/article/the-problem-of-teaching-the-science-of-climate-change/347220). (2025). Detriments of Theistic Religion in Politics and Its Effect on the Immigration Problem. IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/979-8-3693-3653-3 (acclaimed as a Premier Research Source and honored as a volume in the Advances in Public Policy and Administration (APPA) Book Series. (https://url.avanan.click/v2/___https://www.igi-global.com/book/detriments-theistic-religion-politics-its/336551___.YXAzOmZyYW5rbGluZWR1OmE6bzo5Mzc1NmJmNTRkYTE0NTlhOTdhYzBlYWQ3ZjA2M2MyOTo2OmUzNWM6MWYxOWRlNDVmMWRhNDI1MTg5NTM2ZWI1NWU5ZjA5YmZlMDk2ZDg1OWJlMzc2NTc3MDhlMTUyOWIzYzdmN2ViMDp0OlQ6Tg). Dr. Talavera’s biblical studies span a period of over 47 years with experience as a minister and missionary in Guatemala where he helped establish several churches and medical clinics—working with Doctors Without Borders in the very dangerous guerrilla warfare years of political upheaval in Central America. Dr. Talavera has degrees in Mathematics (M.S.E.) and Philosophy (M.A., M.A., and Ph.D.). He earned his doctorate from Vanderbilt University with his thesis: Time and the Nature and Possibility of Knowledge.

Publications

Detriments of Theistic Religion in Politics and Its Effect on the Immigration Problem
Detriments of Theistic Religion in Politics and Its Effect on the Immigration Problem
Isidoro Talavera. © 2025. 346 pages.
The intersection of theistic religion and politics sparks continued controversy, particularly when addressing complex social issues like immigration. When religious ideologies...
The Problem of Teaching the Science of Climate Change: A Call for Critical Thinking in Teacher Education and Professional Development
The Problem of Teaching the Science of Climate Change: A Call for Critical Thinking in Teacher Education and Professional Development
Isidoro Talavera. © 2024. 14 pages.
This article discusses how to teach the science of climate change as a call for introducing critical thinking in science teacher education programs and professional development....
Some Problems in Advancing Academic Inclusion: A Call for Critical Thinking
Some Problems in Advancing Academic Inclusion: A Call for Critical Thinking
Isidoro Talavera. © 2022. 21 pages.
Academic inclusion seeks to increase participation and learning in a secure and collaborative environment where all individuals are full, accepted, and valued members of their...