Philosophy Faculty

Auerbach, David D., PhD (MIT) BS (City College of New York)
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Specializes in the philosophy of mathematics, mathematical knowledge, and the philosophy of language.
343 Withers Hall
515-6331
email: david_auerbach@ncsu.edu

Austin, David F., PhD MA (Massachusetts) BA (Rochester)
Associate Professor of Philosophy
Specializes in the philosophy of mind, philosophy of language, visual representation, issues of pornography and censorship.
444 Withers Hall
515-6333
Homepage: http://www4.ncsu.edu/~n51ls801/homepage.html
PHI 340: http://vista.ncsu.edu
email: david_austin@ncsu.edu

Bykova, Marina F., DrHabil PhD (Moscow) MAHons (Rostov-on-Don)
Professor of Philosophy
Specializes in the history of philosophy, with a special focus on German idealism and nineteenth century continental philosophy.
451 Withers Hall
515-6332
Homepage: http://www2.chass.ncsu.edu/bykova
email: mfbykova@unity.ncsu.edu

Carroll, John W., PhD (Arizona) BA (Carleton)
Professor of Philosophy and Philosophy Honors Director, Member of the NC State Academy of Outstanding Teachers
Specializes in the philosophy of science, metaphysics, and decision theory. His research has focused on the nature of causation, including its relationships to explanation and rationality.
457 Withers Hall
515-6140
Homepage: http://www4.ncsu.edu/~carroll/hpage.htm
email: john_carroll@ncsu.edu

Comstock, Gary L., PhD MA (Chicago) BA (Wheaton)
Professor of Philosophy
Specializes in ethical theory with a focus on life science issues: agriculture, animals, and biotechnology.
8222 D H Hill Library
513-5131
Homepage: http://www4.ncsu.edu/~glcomsto/homepage.html
email: gcomstock@ncsu.edu

Driscoll, Catherine, PhD (Rutgers) BAHons (Oxford)
Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Director of Undergraduate Advising
Main interests are in philosophy of biology and philosophy of psychology, in particular the philosophical issues surrounding the evolution of cognition and culture.
434B Withers Hall
513-7846
email: catherine_driscoll@ncsu.edu

Endicott, Ronald P., PhD MA (Michigan) BA (Indiana, Indianapolis)
Associate Professor and Director of the Cognitive Science Program
Specializes in the philosophy of mind, foundations of cognitive science, issues in artificial intelligence, and scientific reduction.
455 Withers Hall
515-6195
Homepage: http://www4.ncsu.edu/~rpendico
email: ron_endicott@ncsu.edu

Hafner, Johannes, PhD (University of California, Berkeley) MA (Vienna)
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Specializes in Logic, History and Philosophy of Logic, and Philosophy of Mathematics.
446 Withers Hall
515-0306
email: jhafner@unity.ncsu.edu

Heiner, Steven, PhD MA (Kentucky) MEd BA (Virginia)
Teaching Assistant Professor of Philosophy (part time)
Specializes in phenomenology and Wittgenstein.
340 Withers Hall
515-3214
email: seheiner@ncsu.edu

Hettche, Matt, PhD (Purdue) MA (Virginia Polytechnic) BA (La Salle)
Teaching Assistant Professor of Philosophy (part time)
Specializes in the history of modern philosophy, with special reference to Kant.
340 Withers Hall
515-3214
email: mhettch@unity.ncsu.edu

Hinton, Timothy J., PhD (MIT) MSt (Oxford) MA BAHons (Witwatersrand)
Associate Professor of Philosophy, Member of the NC State Academy of Outstanding Teachers
Main areas of interest are political philosophy, ethics, and the history of philosophy, with special focus on medieval philosophy.
456 Withers Hall
513-7941
email: tim_hinton@ncsu.edu

Levenbook, Barbara B., PhD (Arizona) MA BA (Rochester)
Associate Professor of Philosophy
Specializes in the philosophy of law, political philosophy, and ethics. Her research focuses on the nature of law and legal reasoning.
434D Withers Hall
515-6104
email: barbara_levenbook@ncsu.edu

Luco, Andres, PhD (Duke) BA (Brown)

Teaching Assistant Professor of Philosophy (part time)

Main areas of interest are moral psychology, ethics, and the philosophy of social science.

434A Withers Hall

515-6330

email: acluco@ncsu.edu

Mabrito, Robert, PhD MA (Michigan) BA (Yale)
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Specializes in ethical theory and philosophy of language.
434C Withers Hall
513-7978
email: robert_mabrito@ncsu.edu

Marnell, Michael M., PhD MLS (Duke) MDiv (Jesuit School of Theology, Berkeley, CA) BA (Gonzaga)
Teaching Assistant Professor of Philosophy (part time)
Research and teaching interests are centered on ethics and political philosophy.
446 Withers Hall
515-6461
email: mike_marnell@ncsu.edu

Merrill, Gary H., PhD MA (Rochester) BS (Rensselaer)

Visiting Scholar

Main interests are in ontology, logic, philosophy of language and and philosophy of science, and their applications in knowledge exploration.
340 Withers Hall
515-3214

Homepage: http://www4.ncsu.edu/~ghmerril/
email: gary_merrill@ncsu.edu

Pendlebury, Michael, PhD MA (Indiana) MA BAHons (Witwatersrand) Professor of Philosophy and Head of the Department of Philosophy and Religion
Main areas of interest are metaphysics and epistemology and related fields, including philosophy of mind and language and meta-ethics.
340C Withers Hall
515-6103
Homepage: http://www.ncsu.edu/chass/philo/pendlebury/
email: mjpendle@ncsu.edu

Pierce, Christine M., PhD MA (Syracuse) BA (Nyack)
Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Women's and Gender Studies Program
Specializes in ethics and feminist theory. Her work includes projects on environmental ethics; gender; individualism, communitarianism and feminist ethics; and a defense of rational ethical principles in light of postmodernist and other skepticisms.
453 Withers Hall
515-6219
email: chris_pierce@ncsu.edu

Puryear, Stephen, PhD MA (Pittsburgh) MA (Texas A&M) BS (NC State)
Teaching Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Specializes in the history of modern philosophy.
345 Withers Hall
515-6106

Homepage: http://www4.ncsu.edu/~smpuryea/
email: smpuryear@ncsu.edu

Resnik, David B., PhD MA (UNC) JD (Concord) BA (Davidson)
Bioethicist at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and honorary Adjunct Professor of Philosophy
Specializes in ethical issues in scientific and biomedical research, ethical issues in genetics, and philosophical issues in science and medicine.
email: resnikd@niehs.nih.gov

Professors Emeritus

Bryan, Robert S.
Professor Emeritus of Philosophy
340 Withers Hall
515-3214
email: rbryan@nc.rr.com

Carter, William R.
Professor Emeritus of Philosophy
340 Withers Hall
515-3214
email: william_carter@ncsu.edu

Levin, Harold D.
Associate Professor Emeritus of Philosophy
340 Withers Hall
515-3214
email: harold_levin@ncsu.edu

Metzger, Robert S.
Associate Professor Emeritus of Philosophy
340 Withers Hall
515-3214

Regan, Tom
Professor Emeritus of Philosophy
5216 Library
513-1333
Webpage: http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/exhibits/regan/
email: tom_regan@ncsu.edu

VanDeVeer, A. Donald
Professor Emeritus of Philosophy
340 Withers Hall
515-3214
e-mail: donvandeveer@gmail.com

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