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Philosophy Faculty: Full-time | Emeritus | Part-time

Full-time Faculty

Dianna Taylor
Chair of the Department
216-397-1926
dtaylor@jcu.edu

Dr. Taylor (PhD SUNY Binghamton, at JCU since fall 2001) has special interest in continental philosophy and feminism.

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Casimir Bakula, SJ
216-397-4781
cbukala@jcu.edu

Father Bukala (PhD Boston College, at JCU since 1970) has special interest in phenomenology, existentialism, the ethics of forgiveness, and philosophy and literature.

Fr. Bukala's website


Harry Gensler, SJ
216-397-4784
gensler@jcu.edu

Father Gensler (PhD Michigan, at JCU 1970-72
and since 1998) has special interest in logic,
ethics, and philosophy of religion
-- and takes care of this Web site.

Fr. Gensler's website

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Jonathon Gunderson
216-397-4765
jgunderson@jcu.edu

Dr. Gunderson (PhD California at San Diego, at JCU since 1995) has special interest in action theory, philosophy of mind, and Kant.


Sharon Kaye
216-397-4769
skaye@jcu.edu

Dr. Kaye (PhD Toronto, at JCU since 1998) has special interest in medieval philosophy, philosophy of religion, nominalism, and voluntarism. She is the local coordinator
of Amnesty International.           Dr. Kaye's website

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William Langenfus
216-397-4785
wlangenfus@jcu.edu

Dr. Langenfus (PhD Wisconsin, at JCU since 1990) has special interest in ethics and philosophy of law.


Jen McWeeny
216-397-4783
jmcweeny@jcu.edu

Dr. McWeeny (PhD University of Oregon, at JCU since 2004) has special interest in epistemology, emotion theory, phenomenology, and feminist philosophy.

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Patrick Mooney
216-397-4786
pmooney@jcu.edu

Dr. Mooney (PhD Wisconsin, at JCU since 1995) has special interest in ancient Greek philosophy, especially Socratic ethics and Plato's metaphysics.

Dr. Mooney's website


Jay Newhard
216-397-3067
jnewhard@jcu.edu

Dr. Newhard (PhD Brown, at JCU since 2006) has special interest in metaphysics and philosophy of language.

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Tambu Nlandu
216-397-1754
tnlandu@jcu.edu

Dr. Nlandu (PhD Tulane, at JCU since 2000) has special interest in Peirce, American philosophy, African philosophy, philosophy of mind, philosophy of sport, and philosophy of culture.


Mariana Ortega
216-397-4189
mortega@jcu.edu

Dr. Ortega (PhD California at San Diego, at JCU since 1995) has special interest in continental philosophy, especially Heideggerian phenomenology, and Latina feminism (see Latina Feminism Roundtable).

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Earl Spurgin
216-397-4764
espurgin@jcu.edu

Dr. Spurgin (PhD North Carolina, at JCU since 1995) has special interest in moral philosophy, business ethics, and social and political philosophy and is the new director of the core curriculum.


Brenda Wirkus
216-397-4787
wirkus@jcu.edu

Dr. Wirkus (PhD Ottawa, at JCU since 1983) has special interest in social philosophy, 19th century philosophy, and feminism. She is the current holder of the Don Shula Chair in Philosophy.   Dr. Wirkus's website

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