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Philosophy

  • Phone: (507) 222-4232
  • Fax: (507) 222-4223

Faculty

Angela F. Curran
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Office: Leighton Hall 311
Phone: x4222

University of California - Berkeley, A.B.; University of Massachusetts - Amherst, Ph.D.

Ancient Greek philosophy, metaphysics, philosophy of film, and aesthetics.

Angela's web page


Jason A. Decker
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Office: Leighton Hall 307
Phone: x4221

Grove City College, B.A.; Arizona State University, M.A.; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Ph.D.

Epistemology, Metaphysics, Philosophy of Language, Metaethics, and any other philosophical issue that wanders by.
Roy Elveton
Maxine H. and Winston R. Wallin Professor of Philosophy & Cognitive Science
Chair of Philosophy
Office: Leighton Hall 324
Phone: x4218

St. Olaf College, B.A.; Northwestern University, Ph.D.

Contemporary European philosophy, philosophy of artificial intelligence.

Daniel M. Groll
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Office: Leighton Hall 308
Phone: x4219

McGill University B.A.; McGill University, B. Mus.; University of Chicago, Ph.D.

Ethics, bio-ethics, aesthetics, especially philosophy of music

Daniel's home page 

Anna Moltchanova
Associate Professor of Philosophy
Office: Leighton Hall 309
Phone: x7163

St. Petersburg State University, Diploma; Central European University (Prague), Diploma; McGill University, Ph.D.

Political philosophy, philosophy of law, continental philosophy.

Gary H. Iseminger
Stephen R. Lewis, Jr. Professor of Philosophy and Liberal Learning, Emeritus
Office: Leighton Hall 321
Phone: x4232

Wesleyan University,B.A.; Yale University,M.A.,Ph.D.

Aesthetics,epistemology,philosophy of logic

Curriculum Vitae

Perry C. Mason
John E. Sawyer Professor of Philosophy and Liberal Learning, Emeritus
Office: Leighton Hall 321
Phone: x4232

Baylor University, B.A.; Harvard University, B.D.; Yale University, M.A., Ph.D.

Philosophy of social science, philosophy of religion, Ancient Greek philosophy.

David A. Sipfle
William H Laird Prof of Philosophy & Liberal Arts, Emeritus
Office: Leighton Hall 321
Phone: x4232

Carleton College, B.A., Yale University, M.A., PhD.

Philosophy of physics, time, freedom.

Staff

Sandy Saari
Administrative Assistant in Religion
Administrative Assistant in Philosophy
Office: Leighton Hall 321
Phone: x4232

Students

Jordan A. Harder '10

Student Departmental Adviser for 2009-10

Available for questions concerning the philosophy major and registration. Specific interests include the philosophy of action, epistemology, and Aristotle, but Jordan is more than happy to discuss any point of philosophical inquiry.