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
919-515-6331

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email: david_auerbach@ncsu.edu

Austin, David F., PhD MA (Massachusetts) BA (Rochester)
Associate Professor of Philosophy and Associate Head of the Department
Specializes in the philosophy of mind, philosophy of language, visual representation, issues of pornography and censorship.
340B Withers Hall
919-515-6333

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PHI 340: http://moodle.wolfware.ncsu.edu/
email: david_austin@ncsu.edu

Bauer, William A., PhD (Nebraska) MA (Miami of Ohio) MA (California State-Dominguez Hills) BA (Illinois Institute of Technology)

Teaching Assistant Professor of Philosophy

Specializes in metaphysics and philosophy of science.

434A Withers Hall

919-515-6330

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email: wabauer@ncsu.edu

Bykova, Marina F., DrHabil PhD (Moscow) MAHons (Rostov-on-Don)
Professor of Philosophy

Honorary Research Fellow, The Institute of Philosophy, Russian Academy of Sciences (Moscow)
Specializes in the history of philosophy, with a special focus on German idealism and nineteenth century continental philosophy.
451 Withers Hall
919-515-6332

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email: mfbykova@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
919-515-6140

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email: john_carroll@ncsu.edu

Carter, Eric K., PhD (Ohio State) MA (Texas Tech) BFA (Auburn)

Teaching Assistant Professor of Philosophy

Specializes in metaphysics and philosophy of language.

444 Withers Hall
919-515-6335

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email: ekcarter@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.
458 Withers Hall
919-515-6173

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email: gcomstock@ncsu.edu

Driscoll, Catherine M., PhD (Rutgers) BAHons (Oxford)
Associate 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
919-513-7846

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email: catherine_driscoll@ncsu.edu

Endicott, Ronald P., PhD MA (Michigan) BA (Indiana, Indianapolis)
Associate Professor of Philosophy 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
919-515-6195

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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
919-515-0306

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email: jhafner@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
919-515-3214
email: mhettch@ncsu.edu

Hinton, Timothy J., PhD (MIT) MSt (Oxford) MA BAHons (Witwatersrand) (on leave Spring 2013)
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
919-513-7941

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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
919-515-6104

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email: barbara_levenbook@ncsu.edu

Mabrito, Robert A., PhD MA (Michigan) BA (Yale)
Associate Professor of Philosophy
Specializes in ethical theory and philosophy of language.
434C Withers Hall
919-513-7978

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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
Research and teaching interests are centered on ethics and political philosophy.
450 Withers Hall
919-515-6461

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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 philosophy of science, and their applications in knowledge exploration.
425 Withers Hall
919-515-6337

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email: gary_merrill@ncsu.edu

Pendlebury, Michael, PhD MA (Indiana) MA BAHons (Witwatersrand)

Professor of Philosophy and Head of the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
Main areas of interest are metaphysics and epistemology and related fields, including philosophy of mind and language and meta-ethics.
340C Withers Hall
919-515-6103

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email: mjpendle@ncsu.edu

Pierce, Christine M., PhD MA (Syracuse) BA (Nyack)
Professor of Philosophy
Specializes in ethics and feminist theory. Her work includes projects on environmental ethics, marriage equality, and feminist ethics.
453 Withers Hall
919-515-6219

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email: chris_pierce@ncsu.edu

Puryear, Stephen M., 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
919-515-6106

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email: smpuryear@ncsu.edu

Smith, Nicole, PhD Candidate (Bowling Green State University) MA (University of Colorado, Boulder) BA (Metro State College of Denver)
Lecturer in Philosophy
Specializes in ethics, moral psychology, agency and moral responsibility.
450 Withers Hall
919-515-6461
email: nasmith6@ncsu.edu

 

Professors Emeritus

Bryan, Robert S.
Professor Emeritus of Philosophy
340 Withers Hall
919-515-3214
email: rbryan@nc.rr.com

Levin, Harold D.
Associate Professor Emeritus of Philosophy
340 Withers Hall
919-515-3214
email: harold_levin@ncsu.edu

Regan, Tom
Professor Emeritus of Philosophy
5216 Library
919-513-1333
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email: tom_regan@ncsu.edu

VanDeVeer, A. Donald
Professor Emeritus of Philosophy
340 Withers Hall
919-515-3214
e-mail: donvandeveer@gmail.com