Philosophy Department
People—Faculty
The Philosophy faculty members have a variety of specialties in philosophy and represent diverse philosophical perspectives. Philosophical issues addressed include both traditional topics from areas such as epistemology, ethics, metaphysics, political philosophy, and the philosophy of science, and also the most recent contemporary concerns. The techniques brought to bear on these issues are analytical, formal, and historical.
Current Faculty
Bennett, John Gates
Senior Lecturer
Office: 524 Lattimore Hall
Phone: (585) 275-8145
Email: john.g.bennett@rochester.edu
Research Interests: Political Philosophy, Ethics, Aesthetics, Philosophy of Law
Birondo, Noell
Assistant Professor
Office: 526 Lattimore Hall
Email: noell.birondo@rochester.edu
Research Interests: Ethics, Metaethics, and Ancient Greek Philosophy
Carlson, Gregory N.
Professor
Office: 506 Lattimore Hall
Phone: (585) 275-5907
Email: gregory.carlson@rochester.edu
Research Interests: Semantic Theory, Psycholinguistics, Discourse
Conee, Earl
Professor
Office: 528 Lattimore Hall
Phone: (585) 275-8115
Email: earl.conee@rochester.edu
Research Interests: Ethics, Epistemology, Philosophy of Mind
Curren, Randall
Professor
Office: 527 Lattimore Hall
Phone: (585) 275-8112
Email: randall.curren@rochester.edu
Research Interests: Ethics, Philosophy of Law, Philosophy of Education, History of Philosophy
Dees, Richard
Associate Professor
Office: 529 Lattimore Hall
Phone: (585) 275-8110
Email: richard.dees@rochester.edu
Research Interests: Medical Ethics, Public Health Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy, History of Moral and Political Philosophy
Feldman, Richard
Professor; Dean of the College
Office: 518 Lattimore Hall
Phone: (585) 273-5001
Email: richard.feldman@rochester.edu
Research Interests: Epistemology, Metaphysics
FitzPatrick, William J.
Associate Professor
Office: 525 Lattimore Hall
Phone: (585) 275-8107
Email: william.fitzpatrick@rochester.edu
Research Interests: Metaethics, Normative Ethics, Bioethics, Philosophy of Biology
Holmes, Robert L.
Professor Emeritus
Phone: (585) 275-8146
Email: hlms@mail.rochester.edu
Research Interests: Ethics, Social Philosophy, Philosophy of War
Meerbote, Ralf
Professor Emeritus
Office: 522 Lattimore Hall
Phone: (585) 275-8108
Email: ralf.meerbote@rochester.edu
Research Interests: Kant, Epistemology, History of Early Modern Philosophy, Aesthetics, Philosophy of Religion
Miklos, Andras
Visiting Assistant Professor
Office: CS-3-314 Carol Simon Hall
Phone: (585) 275-9947
Email: andras.miklos@simon.rochester.edu
Research Interests: Political philosophy, Ethics, Applied ethics
Modrak, Deborah
Professor; Chair of the Department
Office: 532 Lattimore Hall
Phone: (585) 275-8111
Email: deborah.modrak@rochester.edu
Research Interests: Aristotle, History of Ancient Philosophy, Philosophy of Mind
Ney, Alyssa
Associate Professor
Office: 523 Lattimore Hall
Phone: (585) 275-8109
Email: alyssa.ney@rochester.edu
Research Interests: Metaphysics, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Physics
Peterman, Alison
Assistant Professor
Office: 521 Lattimore Hall
Phone: (585) 275-8146
Email: alison.peterman@rochester.edu
Research Interests: Early Modern Philosophy, History of Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Science, Ancient Philosophy, Ethics
Sherman, Brett
Assistant Professor
Office: 519 Lattimore Hall
Phone: (585) 275-5402
Email: brett.sherman@rochester.edu
Research Interests: Philosophy of Language, Epistemology
Weslake, Brad
Assistant Professor
Office: 520 Lattimore Hall
Phone: (585) 276-3821
Email: bradley.weslake@rochester.edu
Research Interests: Philosophy of Science, Metaphysics, Philosophy of Mind
Wierenga, Edward
Professor; Chair of the Department of Religion and Classics
Office: 430 Rush Rhees Library
Phone: (585) 275-9370
Email: edward.wierenga@rochester.edu
Research Interests: Philosophy of Religion, Metaphysics
