The Pegasus Yearbook

Department of Philosophy and Religion

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Peter Weigel – Associate Professor of Philosophy, Department Chair

• B.A. Marquette University
• M. Phil. University of St. Andrews, UK
• Ph.D. Yale University
• Lecturer at Yale University and Fairfield Jesuit University prior to WAC
• Teaching at WAC since Fall of 2001
• Areas of Interest
  • Philosophy of Religion
  • Medieval Philosophy
  • Metaphysics
  • Analytic Philosophy
  • History of Christian Thought
• Pweigel2@washcoll.edu

Matthew S. McCabe – Assistant Professor of Philosophy

• B.A. University of California, Santa Barbara
• M.A. California State University, Long Beach
• Ph.D. University of Maryland, College Park
• Research and Teaching Interests:
  • BioMedical Ethics
  • Environmental Ethics
  • Business Ethics
  • Professional Ethics
  • Global Ethics
  • Ethical Theory
  • Virtue Ethics
  • Philosophy of Law
  • Social-Political Philosophy
  • Metaethics
• Taught at WAC since Fall of 2005
• Started teaching Philosophy and Ethics in spring of 1996
• Worked at 8 colleges/universities throughout MD and PA
• Research is focused on continued progress and defense of Ethics of Care understood as formulation of agent-based Virtue Ethics
  • Expanding to include insights Virtue Ethic of Care can offer on subject of punitive justice
  • Developing theoretical defense of the theory by confronting specific criticism presented by advocates of rights-based theory
• Serves as facilitator in the Maryland Humanities Council’s Literature and Medicine program at the Baltimore Veteran’s Administration Hospital
• Mmccabe2@washcoll.edu

Kevin Brien – Professor of Philosophy

• B.A. Boston University, 1964
• M.A. Boston University, 1968
• Ph.D. Boston University, 1978
• WAC Dept of Philosophy and Religion since 1986
• Taught at 5 other colleges/universities pre-WAC
• Specializes in:
  • Eastern Philosophy and Religion
  • Philosophy of Science
  • Philosophy of Marxism
  • Philosophy of Nietzsche
  • History of Philosophy
• Currently working on a new book project tentatively called “Toward a New Liberation Spirituality”
• On-going work is a long-term project aimed at critical synthesis of Marx, Nietzsche, and Buddhism
• Kbrien2@washcoll.edu

Matthew Holtzman – Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy

• B.A. St. John’s College, 2000
• M.Sc. University of Edinburgh, 2003
• M.A. Johns Hopkins University, 2006
• Ph.D. Johns Hopkins University, 2010
• Research and Teaching Interests:
  • Early Modern Philosophy
  • Ancient Philosophy
  • Logic
  • History and Philosophy of Science
  • Applied Ethics
• Mholtzman2@washcoll.edu

Jennifer Benson – Assistant Professor of Philosophy

• B.A. Jacksonville University, 1994
• M.A. Michigan State University, 1997
• Ph.D. Michigan State University, 2005
• Jbenson2@washcoll.edu