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Division of Humanities

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Philosophy and Religious Studies Minisite

We are located in the Main Building, Room 517;
Peter Naccarato, Ph.D., Division Chair
Mark T. Conard, Department Chair
Eleanor Bazzini, Secretary, Division of Humanities


Philosophy and Religious Studies Adjunct Faculty (2009-2010): Roman Altshuler, Dan Barber, Chad Brockman, Patrick Cheng, Austin Dacey-Groth, Kevin Doherty, Karen Evans, Pilar Jennings, Matthew Lampert, Richard Martin, Daniel Murphy, Rebecca Painter, Joshua Pederson, and Timothy Voronoff.

Students
Congratulations to our graduating seniors, members of the class of 2010: Marissa Coronado, Jade Nakabayashi, Angela Poh, and Courtney Zehnder.

Activities:
Annual Philosophy and Religious Studies Undergraduate Conference
Each spring the department solicits college-wide student submissions for a conference devoted to central issues in philosophy and the study of religion. The presenters and their papers for 2010:
Hadley Cooney, "Augustine, Paul, and the Idea of Original Sin"
Brendan Mahar, "The Faithful Theodicy"
Genni Lee Hester, "Moderation in Modernity"
Edward O'Neil, "Coherence Duty Ethics"
Christopher Spangler, "Hartshorne Dismantles Kant"
Angela Poh, "Disaggregating Terrorism: On Contemporary Just War Theory and Democracy."

Annual Philosophy and Religious Studies Essay Contest

The department invites submissions for essay written in any philosophy or religious studies course for its annual essay content. The winners for 2009: First prize, Hadley Cooney; Second prize, shared by Genni Hester and Angela Poh.

Also see the MMC Philosophy and Religious Studies page on Facebook.

Phone: (212) 517-0641
Departmental Fax: (212) 452-8200
College Fax (212) 517-0528
    

Address:
Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
Marymount Manhattan College