Philosophy

Teaching

Spring 2020 Courses: 

PHIL 203: Philosophy of Art and Beauty
MWF 10:20-11:20

Theorizing about art. Puzzles in art that suggest
the need to theorize; traditional discussions of
art in Plato and Aristotle and critiques of them
(Hume, Kant, Nietzsche, Collingwood); critical
perspectives on these discussions (Danto).
Specific discussions of individual arts:
literature, drama, film, music, dance, the plastic
arts.

Prerequisites: None

PHIL 207: Indian Philosophy 
MWF 9:10-10:10

Survey of India’s classical philosophies as well
as introductions to the Vedas, the Upanishads,
Carvaka, Jainism, Buddhism, and recent Indian
philosophers.

Prerequisites: None

PHIL 303: 19th Century Philosophy 
MWF 1:50-2:50

German Idealism: Kant, Fichte, Schelling, Hegel,
as well as the reactions of philosophers such as
Kierkegaard, Schopenhauer, Marx, Nietzsche.

Prerequisites: Any 100- or 200-level philosophy course or consent of
instructor. Sophomore standing required. 

Research

I have research interests in 19th & 20th Century Continental Philosophy, and Indian Philosophy. I have published articles such journals as in 1650-1850, American Philosophical Quarterly,Bulletin of the Hegel Society of Great Britain, Clio,Continental Philosophy Review, Educational Theory, Idealistic Studies, International Philosophical Quarterly, International Studies in Philosophy, Janus Head, The Journal of Speculative Philosophy, Philosophia, Philosophical Forum, Philosophical Frontiers, Philosophy in the Contemporary World, Praxis International, The Pluralist, and Rhetorica.

Academic Credentials

PhD 1991 Purdue University, BA 1977 Eastern Mennonite University