James Madison University  
 Department of Philosophy and Religion
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

 

 

 
Faculty 
Adajian Clarke Cohen Flage Hawk  Goodman Hoeltzel  
King Knorpp Lippke  Maclean McCarthy O'Meara Rennard Wiles
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

Tom Adajian, Ph.D.     (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
logic, metaphysics, aesthetics
Sheldon 223
adajiatr@jmu.edu
540.568.6546
 

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Charles Bolyard, Ph.D.
Moody 218
bolyarcr@jmu.edu
540.568.6045
 

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Melissa Clarke, Ph.D.     (Temple University)  
20th-Century French Philosophy, Continental Philosophy, Aesthetics, Environmental Philosophy
Moody Hall 219 A
clarkeml@jmu.edu
540.568.6394

 

Syllabi for GPHIL 120,  Critical Thinking
  Section 05
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Andrew J. Cohen, Ph.D.  (Georgetown University)
normative moral theory, political philosophy, ethics, and history of philosophy
Sheldon 225
cohenaj@jmu.edu
540. 568.3364
 

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Edward Cox, Ph.D.   (University of Oklahoma)
 
Moody 219A
coxet@jmu.edu
540.568.6045
 

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Dan Flage, Ph.D.  (University of Iowa)
modern philosophy, logic, metaphysics
Sheldon 215
flagede@jmu.edu
540. 568.6808
 

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Jeff Goodman, Ph.D.  (University of Rochester)
Metaphysics, Philosophy of Language
Moody 218
goodmajx@jmu.edu
540.568.6045
 

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William Hawk, Ph.D. (Vanderbilt University)
Department Head
 
Sheldon 219
hawkwj@jmu.edu
540. 568.6394
 

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Steve Hoeltzel, Ph.D.  (University of Iowa)
Kant and post-Kantian idealism, nineteenth and early-twentieth century European philosophy, philosophy of mind, metaphysics
Sheldon 201
hoeltzsh@jmu.edu
540. 568.6405
 

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Sallie B. King, Ph.D.  (Temple University)
East Asian religion, world religions, inter-faith dialogue, women and religion
Sheldon 217
kingsb@jmu.edu
540. 568.6956
 

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Alan Kirk, Ph.D.   (University of Toronto)

     

New Testament and early Christianity, history of religions
Sheldon 225
kirkak@jmu.edu
540. 568.3364

 

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William Knorpp, Ph.D.   (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) 
metaphysics, epistemology, philosophy of language
Sheldon 216
knorppwm@jmu.edu
540. 568.6210
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Richard Lippke, Ph.D.  (University of Wisconsin -- Madison)
Moral and Political Theory, Philosophy of Law
Sheldon 218
lippk1rl@jmu.edu
540. 568.6010
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Iain Maclean, Th.D. (Harvard University)
religion and society, western religious thought
Sheldon 213
macleaix@jmu.edu
540. 568.7059
 

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Jerry McCarthy, Ph.D.     (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
Moody 219B
jeremiahmcc@hotmail.com
540.568.6045
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William O'Meara, Ph.D.  (Loyola University, Chicago)
phenomenology, existentialism, American philosophy, pragmatism, Karl Marx, ethics, contemporary Catholic theology, computer-assisted instruction, and critical thinking
Sheldon 221
omearawm@jmu.edu
Telephone:  540. 568.6547
 
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Ray Rennard, Ph.D.  (Johns Hopkins University)
Philosophy of Mind & Language, Cognitive Science, Logic

Moody 219C
rennarrj@jmu.edu
540.568.6045 (voice-mailbox #4)

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Anne Wiles, Ph.D. (University of Virginia) 
Ancient Greek and Medieval Philosophy, History of Ideas, Metaphysics and Epistemology
Sheldon 214
wilesam@jmu.edu
Telephone:  540. 568.6304
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