User:Dsimonson

My name is Dan Simonson. I am a nurse anesthetist. I am very new to Wikipedia, but the more I learn about it, the more I like it! So please forgive this very naive use of userpage, I have visited a few others to see what they are about and I realize I have a lot to learn.

I consider myself a pragmatist, and follow the philosophical teachings of John Dewey, and his more recent advocate, Richard Rorty. As such, I think the ideals of Wikipedia are entirelyl in line with my own. The idea that humans can collaborate to put together a book of knowledge using only their wits and consensus is very appealing to me.

In the coming years, I hope to become a valuable contributor. For now, I am just learning, so if you come to this page because I have made some error in my efforts, please feel free to let me know. As one of the other user pages I visited mentioned, my only request is that you be civil- I really am trying to be useful, even if I appear to you to be the devil incarnate.

Dan Simonson, CRNA, MHPA dsimonson@mac.com