Ronald Hustwit

Department/Affiliation: Philosophy
Phone: (330) 263-2485
Office Address: Scovel 101
Email: RHustwit@wooster.edu

Degrees

• B.A. Westminster 1964
• M.A. Nebraska 1965
• Ph.D. Texas 1970.

Additional Info

Hustwit joined the faculty in 1967. His teaching, while generally aimed at liberal arts undergraduates, focuses on philosophical issues in language and mind as raised by the important figures in the history of philosophy. His teaching reflects the influences of Wittgenstein and O.K. Bouwsma on his work. He continues to expand a lengthy “Commentary on Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations.” He has edited and published the papers of Bouwsma as well as prepared supplementary scholarly aids to his work. 

Courses Taught

Ancient Philosophy, Logic, Philosophy of Mind, Education and Religion, Existentialism, Understanding Language

Awards & Professional Memberships

Hustwit is a member of the American Philosophical Association, Ohio Philosophical Association, Austrian Wittgenstein Society, Soren Kierkegaard Society, American Chesterton Society, and The Newman Society of America.

Publications

Hustwit is the author of Something About O.K. Bouwsma, An Annotated Bibliography of Bouwsma’s works, and an Index of The Bouwsma Collection at The Humanities Research Center, The University of Texas.  He has edited five works of O.K. Bouwsma’s papers: "Toward a New Sensibility," "Without Proof or Evidence," "Wittgenstein Conversations," "Bouwsma’s Notes on Wittgenstein’s Philosophy" and "Bouwsma’s Commonplace Book." More recently he edited and introduced a book on Alburey Castell’s writings on education, titled, Who Needs a Liberal Arts Education. He continually adds to commentary on Wittgenstein’s philosophical investigations, which is currently published from his desktop. He also has articles and papers on Kierkegaard, Wittgenstein, and Cardinal Newman.