Faculty and Staff

 

Dennis Beach, OSB, Ph.D. (Penn State)

Associate Professor

Research and Teaching Interests: Continental Philosophy &
     Phenomenology, especially Kant, Hegel, Nietzsche, Heidegger,
     & Levinas; Ancient Greek philosophy; Liberation Theology.

Office SJU : Quad 362C

Phone: 320-363-2997; Fax: 320-363-3300

Email: dbeach@csbsju.edu

Web Home Page: http://faculty.csbsju.edu/dbeach/

Course Offerings Spring 2008: 20th Century Continental Philosophers, Honors Great Books/Ideas

Anthony Cunningham, Ph.D. (University of Pennsylvania)

        Department Chairperson

Michael Blecker Professor of the Humanities

Research and Teaching Interests: Ethics, Philosophy & Literature;
     Social and Political Philosophy, Virtue and Ethics

Office SJU: Quad 362B

Phone: 320-363-2730

Email: tcunningham@csbsju.edu

Core Course Offerings Spring 2008:  2 sections of Senior Seminar

Emily Esch, Ph.D. (Cornell University)

Assistant Professor

Research and Teaching Interests: Philosophy of Mind, Epistemology,
     Metaphysics

Office SJU: QUAD 362E

Phone: 320-363-3288

Email: eesch@csbsju.edu

Course Offerings Spring 2008: Honors Great Issues, Philosophy of Mind, First Year Seminar

Eugene Garver, Ph.D. (University of Chicago)

Regent's Professor of Philosophy

Research and Teaching Interests: Ancient Philosophy, Rhetoric 

Office SJU: Quad 351

Phone: 320-363-3381

Email: egarver@csbsju.edu

On leave Spring 2008

Web Home Page: http://faculty.csbsju.edu/egarver

 

Jean Keller, Ph.D. (SUNY - Stony Brook)

Associate Professor

Research and Teaching Interests: Ethics, Feminist Philosophy,
     Medical Ethics

Office CSB: HAB 105C

Phone: 320-363-5097

Email: jkeller@csbsju.edu  

Course Offerings Spring 2008: Philosophy & Gender, 2 sections of Senior Seminar

Rene McGraw, OSB, Ph.D. (University of Paris Nanterre)

Associate Professor

Research and Teaching Interests: Phenomenology,
     19th and 20th Century European Philosophy; Metaphysics,
     Philosophy of Violence and Nonviolence

Office SJU: Quad 362A

Phone: 320-363-2698

Email: rmcgraw@csbsju.edu

Course Offerings Spring 2008: Special Topics: Arendt, Metaphysics, Ethics & Politicial, First Year Seminar 

Timothy Robinson, Ph.D. (University of Georgia)

Professor

Research and Teaching Interests: Ancient Philosophy,
     Medieval Philosophy, Modern Philosophy, Ethics, Logic

Office SJU: Quad 362F

Phone: 320-363-3310

Email: trobinson@csbsju.edu

Course Offerings Spring 2008:  Logic, Ancient Philosophy, Senior Seminar

Greg Schaefer, Ph.D. (University of Minnesota)

Visiting Assistant Professor

Research and Teaching Interests: Metaethics, Ethics, Aesthetics, Logic, History of Philosophy

Office CSB: HAB 105B

Phone: 320-363-5262

Email: gschaefer@csbsju.edu

Course Offerings Spring 2008: Philosophy of Human Nature, Business Ethics, Special Topics:   Aesthetics

Stephen Wagner, Ph.D. (New York University)

Associate Professor

Research and Teaching Interests: Descartes, Modern Philosophy

Office SJU: Quad 362G 

Phone: 320-363-2799

Email: swagner@csbsju.edu

Course Offerings Spring 2008:  Moral Philosophy, Great Issues, Senior Seminar

 

Chuck Wright, Ph.D. (State University of New York - Stony Brook)

Associate Professor

Research and Teaching Interests: Habermas and Critical Theory,
     Asian Philosophy, Environmental Ethics 

Office CSB: HAB 105D

Phone: 320-363-5069

Email: cwright@csbsju.edu

Course Offerings Spring 2008:  2 sections of Social Philosophy, Political Philosophy

 

Laura Schmitz

Department Coordinator

Office SJU: Quad 362D

Phone: 320-363-3030

Email: lschmitz@csbsju.edu