All members of the department are actively engaged in research projects related to their areas of expertise. Their outside publishing and professional activities add an important dimension to in-class teaching. Philosophy faculty regularly teach upper-level courses directly related to their research interests. For example, in recent years faculty have held seminars on the development of modern moral philosophy, the moral and political philosophy of David Hume, and the empiricism of the contemporary philosopher, W.V.O. Quine.
Our philosophy faculty members include:
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Courses Taught |
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Mary Clayton Coleman
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Ethics and philosophy of action; metaphysics, philosophy of mind; history of modern philosophy; political philosophy |
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Philosophy of language; epistemology; philosophy of law; meta-ethics; philosophical logic |
The logic of abstract/contested concepts; the connection between philosophy of language and legal interpretation |
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Moral theory; moral psychology; political philosophy; applied ethics; ancient philosophy |
The Justification of State Punishment, The Moral Significance of Emotions |
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Early modern philosophy; metaphysics; epistemology; philosophy of religion |
The metaphysical and epistemological views of early modern philosophers such as Hume, Descartes, and Newton; and theories of cognition in the early modern period |
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