Department of Philosophy

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Department of Philosophy (Established 1963)

Announcing two philosophy awards for 2011-12:
Best Philosophy Writing Award: The Department of Philosophy will award approximately $500 (exact amount yet to be determined) for the best philosophy essay written during 2011-12 by an ECU student. Papers to be considered for this award must be nominated by an ECU Philosophy professor. A committee of ECU Philosophy Department faculty members will select the winner at the end of the academic year.
Outstanding Graduating Philosophy Major: The Department of Philosophy will award approximately $500 for the top graduating philosophy major of the 2011-12 academic year. The winner will be chosen by the faculty members of the ECU Philosophy Department at the end of the 2011 academic year, on the basis of grades, philosophical acumen, and overall contribution to the Philosophy Department. All graduating philosophy majors will be considered.

Degrees

BA in Philosophy: The minimum degree requirement is 120 s.h. of credit as follows:
1. Foundations Requriements: 42 s.h.
2. Foreign language through level 1004: 12 s.h.
3. Core: 30 s.h., choose a minimum of 12 s.h. of PHIL above 2999.
Minor and electives to complete requirements for graduation.

Double Major: to double major in philosophy with philosophy as the second major, a student must meet all requirements for a first major but instead of doing a minor, take 30 s.h. of PHIL with a minimum of 12 s.h. of PHIL above 2999. If the first major is a B.S., the student does not have to meet the foreign language requirement. Philosophy courses taken for a double major fulfill Humanities Foundations course requirements.

Philosophy Minor: the philosophy minor requries 24 s.h. credit. A minimum of 9 s.h. of the 245 s.h. must be above 2999.

Philosophy Honors Program Thje purpose of junior-senior honors in philosophy is to encourage independent research and scholarship and to give students an opportunity to better prepare themselves for graduagte study. Under the direction of one member of the department, a student enrolled in this program (PHIL 3550, 4550) carries on studies (as based on a reading list), prepares for a comprehensive examination at the end of the junior year, and writes a thesis during the first semester of the senior year. Students who have an interest in this program should come to the department office in A-327 Brewster Buidling for details.
Office Assistants Theresa Phillips, Administrative Assistant V BA-329, Phone: 328-6120.
Faculty
George Bailey, Associate Professor, Philosophy, and Department Chairperson BA-330, (252) 328-6121 Gerald Beaulieu, Teaching Assistant Professor, Philosophy, BA-330, 328-5566 John Collins, Associate Professor, Philosophy, Philosophy Major and Double Major advisor, Assistant Chairperson, BA-335, 328 6112 Ken Ferguson, Associate Professor, Philosophy, BA-441, 328-6115 Nicholas Georgalis, Distinguished Research Professor of Philosophy, BA-324, 328-6106 Henry Jacoby, Teaching Professor, Philosophy, BA-331, 328-6108 Lee Johnson, Assistant Professor, Religious Studies, Austin 325-B, 737-4305 Derek Maher, Associate Professor, Religious Studies, Austin 235, 328-5332 Richard McCarty, Associate Professor, Philosophy, BA-332, 328-1018	Calvin Mercer, Professor, Religious Studies, BC-300, 328-4310 Richard Miller, Philosophy, Associate Professor, BA-210, 328-6305 Frank Murphy, Professor Emeritus, Philosophy Jay Newhard, Assistant Professor, Philosophy, BA-334, 328-5331 Rodney Roberts, Associate Professor, Philosophy, BA-440, 328-6113 James LeRoy Smith, Professor, Rivers West 201, 737-1866 Mike Veber, Associate Professor, Philosophy, BA-339, 328-6116 Selected Publications Ed Wall, Associate Professor, Philosophy, BA-333, 328-1017 Dr. Mary Nyangweso Wangila, J. Woolard and Helen Peel Distinguished Professor in Religious Studies, Assistant Professor, Religious Studies, Austin 325, 737-2422 Paul Woodward, Teaching Professor, Philosophy, BA-336, 328-1016 Umit Yalcin, Associate Professor, Philosophy, BA-337, 328-1015 Home Page
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Updated 11/28.2011. To make comments or ask questions, please contact the Department Chairperson .