Faculty
The Philosophy faculty members have a variety of specialties in philosophy and represent diverse philosophical perspectives. Philosophical issues addressed include both traditional topics from areas such as epistemology, ethics, metaphysics, philosophy of language, philosophy of mind, philosophy of science, and social and political philosophy, and also the most recent contemporary concerns. The techniques brought to bear on these issues are analytical, formal, and historical.
Current Faculty
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Audi, Paul
he/him/his
- Associate Professor of Philosophy
- paul.audi@rochester.edu | (585) 275-4105
- 522 Lattimore Hall
Interests: Metaphysics; Philosophy of Mind; Philosophy of Language
C
Conee, Earl
- Professor of Philosophy
- earl.conee@rochester.edu | (585) 275-4105
- 528 Lattimore Hall
Interests: Ethics; Epistemology; Philosophy of Mind
Curren, Randall
- Professor of Philosophy
- randall.curren@rochester.edu
- 524 Lattimore Hall
Interests: Ethics; Moral Psychology; Philosophy of Education; Ancient Philosophy
D
Dees, Richard
he/him/his
- Professor of Philosophy
Professor of Medical Humanities and Bioethics - Director, Program in Bioethics
- richard.dees@rochester.edu | (585) 275-4105
- 529 Lattimore Hall
Interests: Medical Ethics; Public Health Ethics; Social and Political Philosophy; History of Moral and Political Philosophy
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Feldman, Richard
- Professor of Philosophy
- richard.feldman@rochester.edu | (585) 275-4105
- 518 Lattimore Hall
Interests: Epistemology; Metaphysics
FitzPatrick, William J.
- Gideon Webster Burbank Professor of Intellectual and Moral Philosophy
Professor of Philosophy
- william.fitzpatrick@rochester.edu | (585) 275-4105
- 525 Lattimore Hall
Interests: Metaethics; Normative Ethics; Bioethics; Philosophy of Biology
H
Herington, Jonathan
he/him/his
- Assistant Professor
- jonathan.herington@rochester.edu | (585) 275-4105
- 526 Lattimore Hall
Interests: Philosophy of Science, health and technology
Holmes, Robert L.
- Emeritus Professor of Philosophy
Interests: Ethics; Social Philosophy; Philosophy of War
K
Kipper, Jens
- Associate Professor, Philosophy
- jens.kipper@rochester.edu | (585) 275-4105
- 519 Lattimore Hall
Interests: Epistemology; Philosophy of Mind; Philosophy of Language
M
Meerbote, Ralf
- Emeritus Professor of Philosophy
Interests: Kant; Epistemology; History of Early Modern Philosophy; Aesthetics; Philosophy of Religion
Modrak, Deborah
- Professor Emerita of Philosophy
- deborah.modrak@rochester.edu | (585) 275-4105
Interests: Aristotle; History of Ancient Philosophy; Philosophy of Mind
P
Peterman, Alison
- Associate Professor of Philosophy
- Department Chair
- alison.peterman@rochester.edu | (585) 275-4105
- 520 Lattimore Hall
Interests: Early Modern Philosophy; History of Philosophy of Science; Philosophy of Science; Philosophy of Perception
Philpot, Larkin
he/him/his
- Postdoctoral Associate
- lphilpot@ur.rochester.edu
- 526 Lattimore Hall
Interests: Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy
Povich, Mark
he/him/his
- Assistant Professor in Philosophy
- mark.povich@rochester.edu | (585) 275-4105
- 523 Lattimore Hall
Interests: Philosophy of Psychology; Philosophy of Science; Philosophy of Mind
R
Ross, Lainie (Helaine) F., MD, PhD
- Professor in Philosophy
- lainie_ross@URMC.rochester.edu | (585) 275-6469
- U of R, Medical Center
S
Soysal, Zeynep
- Associate Professor in Philosophy
- zeynep.soysal@rochester.edu | (585) 275-4105
- 521 Lattimore Hall
Interests: Epistemology; Philosophy of Language; Philosophy of Mathematics
T
Terlazzo, Rosa
she/her/hers
- Associate Professor in Philosophy
- rosa.terlazzo@rochester.edu | (585) 275-4105
- 527 Lattimore Hall
Interests: Social and Political Philosophy
W
Wierenga, Edward
- Emeritus Professor of Philosophy
Emeritus Professor of Religion and Classics
- edward.wierenga@rochester.edu
- 427 Rush Rhees Library
Interests: Philosophy of Religion; Metaphysics