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