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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Paul Audi

Audi, Paul

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  • Associate Professor of Philosophy

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Interests: Metaphysics; Philosophy of Mind; Philosophy of Language

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Earl Conee

Conee, Earl

  • Professor of Philosophy

Interests: Ethics; Epistemology; Philosophy of Mind

Randall Curren

Curren, Randall

  • Professor of Philosophy
  • Co-chair (primary contact, January 1 to June 30)

Interests: Ethics; Moral Psychology; Philosophy of Education; Ancient Philosophy

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Richard Dees

Dees, Richard

he/him/his

  • Professor of Philosophy
    Professor of Medical Humanities and Bioethics
  • Director, Program in Bioethics

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Interests: Medical Ethics; Public Health Ethics; Social and Political Philosophy; History of Moral and Political Philosophy

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Richard Feldman

Feldman, Richard

  • Professor of Philosophy

Interests: Epistemology; Metaphysics

William J. FitzPatrick

FitzPatrick, William J.

  • Gideon Webster Burbank Professor of Intellectual and Moral Philosophy
    Professor of Philosophy

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Interests: Metaethics; Normative Ethics; Bioethics; Philosophy of Biology

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Jonathan Herington

Herington, Jonathan

he/him/his

  • Assistant Professor

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Interests: Philosophy of Science, health and technology

Robert Holmes

Holmes, Robert L.

  • Emeritus Professor of Philosophy

Interests: Ethics; Social Philosophy; Philosophy of War

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Kipper, Jens

  • Assistant Professor, Philosophy

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Interests: Epistemology; Philosophy of Mind; Philosophy of Language

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Ralf Meerbote

Meerbote, Ralf

  • Emeritus Professor of Philosophy

Interests: Kant; Epistemology; History of Early Modern Philosophy; Aesthetics; Philosophy of Religion

Deborah Modrak

Modrak, Deborah

  • Professor Emerita of Philosophy

Interests: Aristotle; History of Ancient Philosophy; Philosophy of Mind

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Alison Peterman

Peterman, Alison

  • Associate Professor of Philosophy
  • Co-chair (primary contact, July 1 to December 31)

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Interests: Early Modern Philosophy; History of Philosophy of Science; Philosophy of Science; Philosophy of Perception

Philpot, Larkin

he/him/his

  • Postdoctoral Associate

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Interests: Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy

Povich, Mark

he/him/his

  • Assistant Professor in Philosophy

Interests: Philosophy of Psychology; Philosophy of Science; Philosophy of Mind

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Rabenberg, Michael

  • Instructor in Philosophy

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Soysal, Zeynep

  • Assistant Professor in Philosophy

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Interests: Epistemology; Philosophy of Language; Philosophy of Mathematics

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Terlazzo, Rosa

  • Associate Professor in Philosophy

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Interests: Social and Political Philosophy

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Edward Wierenga

Wierenga, Edward

  • Emeritus Professor of Philosophy
    Emeritus Professor of Religion and Classics

Interests: Philosophy of Religion; Metaphysics