Philosophy

https://philosophy.utk.edu/

Mariam G. Thalos, Head – University of Illinois, Chicago

Professors
Coffman, E.J., PhD – Notre Dame
Reidy, D.A., JD, PhD – Kansas
Thalos, M.G., PhD – Illinois

Associate Professors
Berenstain, N., PhD – Texas
Cureton, A., PhD – North Carolina (Chapel Hill)
Garthoff, J., PhD – UCLA
Palmer, D., PhD – Texas
Shaw, J.C., PhD – Washington (St. Louis)

Assistant Professors
Berenstain, N., PhD – Texas
Cureton, A., PhD – North Carolina (Chapel Hill)
Garthoff, J., PhD – UCLA
Gardiner, G., PhD – Rutgers
Gehrman, K., PhD – UCLA
Palmer, D., PhD – Texas

Senior Lecturers
Feldt, A., PhD – Oklahoma
Lotfi, S., PhD. – Florida State
Watson, J., PhD. – Purdue
Windeknecht, R. PhD. – Keele University (UK)

Lecturers
Baker, J., (post-doc), PhD –Tennessee
Bowman, M., PhD - Utah
Clausen, G., Arizona
Frank, D., PhD - Texas
Harper, S., PhD - Boston College
Hatley, N., PhD - Tennessee
Moore, M., PhD - Temple
Pamental, M., PhD - Indiana
Robitzsch, M., PhD - Pennsylvania
Sommers, M., PhD, Tennessee
Von Mizener, S., PhD - Tennessee

Adjunct Faculty
Beasley, A.D., MD – Tennessee
Dunn, A.R., PhD – Washington
Mendola, A., PhD – Tennessee
Wagner, C.G., PhD – Duke

Emeriti Faculty
Aquila, R., PhD – Northwestern
Nolt, J.E., PhD – Ohio State

Philosophy has traditionally posed three time-honored questions which philosophers have attempted to answer from ancient times: (1) What is real? (2) How do we know? (3) What should we do? (metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, respectively). The department’s program is designed to introduce students to the rich tradition of thought and speculation around these and related questions. This journey provides students with an understanding of the development of the thought of their civilization and thus prepares them to participate thoughtfully and critically in our complex, modern society. Students taking philosophy courses will develop skills in critical thinking, argumentation, reading, and writing.