Ronald Hustwit - Professor of Philosophy
(330) 263-2485 / rhustwit@wooster.edu

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

Has focused much of his teaching energies in the areas of philosophy of language and mind and important figures in the history of philosophy. Hustwit has edited and collected four volumes of papers of O.K. Bouwsma, a noted American philosopher of the twentieth century.

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Peter Jaworski - Visiting Instructor of Philosophy
(330) 263-XXXX / pjaworski@wooster.edu

B.A.(H.) Queen's University 2002, M.A. University of Waterloo 2004, M.Sc. London School of Economics 2005, Ph.D. (ABD) Bowling Green State University 2009.

Specializes in ethics (applied and normative), social and political philosophy. He teaches courses in political philosophy and ethics. He has taught Canadian Studies, philosophy of law and punishment, as well as the philosophy of death and dying. His current research focuses on possible justifications of private property.

Henry B. Kreuzman - Associate Professor of Philosophy
On Sabbatical 2008-09
(330) 263-2481 / hkreuzman@wooster.edu

B.S. Xavier 1981; M.A., Ph.D. Notre Dame 1984, 1990.

Has broad interests in the history of philosophy with a particular focus on contemporary analytic philosophy. He teaches courses on the philosophy of science, epistemology, philosophy of law, and environmental ethics. Recently, his research has concentrated on issues of methodology within contemporary philosophy and ethical issues in the law.


Lee A. McBride III - Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy

(330) 263-2548 / lmcbride@wooster.edu

B.A. St. Mary's College 1997; M.A. Claremont 1999; Ph.D. Purdue 2006.

Specializes in American philosophy (particularly, pragmatism) and social and political philosophy. Further interests include the philosophy of race and gender, environmental ethics, continental philosophy, and ancient philosophy. His current research focuses on pragmatist and contextualist conceptions of ethics and the role of education/habituation and collaborative inquiry in contemporary fallibilist social and political philosophies.


Andrea Patterson - Visiting Instructor in Philosophy

(330) 263-2399 / apatterson@wooster.edu

B.A. Moorhead State 1995; M.A. Rochester 2001; Rochester.

Specializes in philosophy of language and in epistemology.  Further interests include the history of modern philosophy (especially Berkeley), and metaphysics.  Her current research focuses on the contingent a priori, and on the conditions for believing singular propositions.


John Rudisill - Assistant Professor of Philosophy
(330) 263-2353 / jrudisill@wooster.edu

B.A. Coe College 1991; Ph.D. University of Iowa 2001.

Specializes in social and political philosophy and theoretical ethics. Additional teaching interests include the philosophy of race and gender, philosophy and literature, and the history of modern philosophy. His current research focuses on the problem of political legitimacy and justification in an increasingly multicultural and globalized world and a critical analysis of various alternatives to liberalism.


Elizabeth Schiltz - Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Philosophy Department Chair
(330) 263-2289 / eschiltz@wooster.edu

B.A. Ohio Wesleyan 1993; Ph.D. Duke 2000.

Specializes in the history of philosophy with a particular interest in ancient philosophy, East - West comparative philosophy, and ethics. She teaches courses in continental philosophy, Indian Philosophy, and rationalism/empiricism. Her most recent research focuses on the parallels between Greek philosophy and Indian philosophy.


Garrett Thomson - Professor of Philosophy
(330) 263-2494 / gthomson@wooster.edu

B.A. Newcastle on Tyne (England) 1978; Ph.D. Oxford, Balliol College (England) 1984.

Recently taught in Colombia at both the University of Bogotá and the National University. His interests are the philosophy of mind, ethics, Immanuel Kant, and major authors in the history of philosophy. He is the author of numerous books including Needs; Kant; Introduction to Modern Philosophy; and a series of introductory texts on Descartes, Locke, Aristotle, Kant, and Leibniz.



Richard Bell - Professor of Philosophy
, Emeritus
rbell@wooster.edu

B.A. Vanderbilt 1960; B.D., M.A., Ph.D. Yale 1964, 1966, 1968.

Has combined interests in philosophy and religious studies. He teaches courses in philosophy of religion, philosophy of art, and philosophical anthropology (with an African focus).

 

 
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