Today's Message
Posted: Tuesday, October 23, 2012Research in Philosophy at Buffalo State
The Buffalo State philosophy program is featuring a display of its research in the lobby of E. H. Butler Library during the month of October. Full-time philosophy faculty members represented in the display are department chair and associate professor Kimberly Blessing, assistant professor Julian Cole, associate professor John Draeger, assistant professor Jason Grinnell, and SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor George Hole; professor Jerry Nosich is on sabbatical this semester.
Faculty members have included samples of research in their respective areas of interest including ancient philosophy, character ethics, Descartes and modern philosophy, ethics, existentialism, meaning of life, metaphysics of social reality, philosophy of mathematics, professional ethics, Socrates, Zen, and more. Scholarly works include an edited book; articles in peer-reviewed journals in ethics, philosophy, the history of philosophy, philosophy of mathematics, philosophy of social sciences, and social philosophy; chapters in books and anthologies on the philosophy of mathematics, atheism, and philosophy and popular culture; encyclopedic entries in philosophy; and peer-reviewed journals on the scholarship of teaching and learning.
For more information, contact Julian Cole, ext. 5136.
Monday, October 29, 2012