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Britt-Marie Schiller
Professor
314-968-7131
Britt-Marie Schiller is Professor and Chair of the department. She teaches philosophy and
psychoanalysis, epistemology, feminist theories, and history of philosophy. She is also a practicing
psychoanalyst and an advanced candidate at the St. Louis Psychoanalytic Institute. Her research is
focused in the intersection of philosophy, psychoanalysis, and gender--currently on articulating
alternative conceptions of masculinity.
B.A., University of Maine, 1976; M. A., Washington University, 1980; Ph.D., Washington University,
1985; Webster, 1990- |
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Don Morse
Associate Professor
314-246-7737
Don's main interest is American Pragmatism, especially in its connections to Continental Philosophy. He has published articles on the Pragmatists and Socrates, James and Hegel, Dewey and Derrida, and Rorty and Heidegger. Don's current research involves a book length study of Dewey's early Hegelian philosophy. Some recent courses include American Philosophy, William James, French Aesthetics, and Philosophy and the Irrational. Don recently received a Fulbright scholarship (in the Slovak Republic) for a project that compares American and Central European thought.
B.A., Kent State University, 1992; M.A., Kent State University, 1994; Ph.D., University of Oregon,
2000; Webster, 2001- |
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Kate Parsons
Associate Professor
314-246-7887
Website
Kate Parsons is Associate Professor in the Philosophy Department and Director of Webster's Center for
Ethics. Her interdisciplinary courses are offered in the Philosophy Department, as well as in the
Center for Ethics, Women's Studies, and Environmental Studies programs. Her research interests currently
include ethics of the family, feminist philosophies of the body, and theories of identity related to
gender, race, and class. She is also interested in philosophies of the body that articulate and
illuminate her experiences as a dancer.
B.A., University of Nevada at Reno, 1994; M.A., Washington University, 1997; Ph.D., Washington
University, 2000; Webster, 1997- |
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Art Sandler
Professor
314-968-7055
Art Sandler is Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Human Rights Education Project as Webster
University. His primary interests are politics and political thought, the history of politics and
political thought, and human rights. In recent years, he has taught Social and Political Philosophy,
Introduction to Human Rights, Current Problems in Human Rights, Theories of Human Rights, Human Rights
and Film, Globalization and Human Rights, and a Senior Seminar on John Rawls.
B.S., City College of New York, 1964; M.A., University of Pittsburgh, 1983; Ph.D., Webster,
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Bruce Umbaugh
Interim Chair & Associate Professor
314-968-7172
Website
Bruce Umbaugh writes, thinks, and teaches about computing and other technologies. He maintains the
X-Ray Net mailing list and the weblog, A blog doesn't need a clever name, and administers the Arts and
Sciences Web conferencing system. He also teaches critical thinking, epistemology, history of philosophy,
and philosophy of science.
Bruce is convinced that there are considerable educational and community-building possibilities for
networked virtual environments, and regularly teaches philosophy classes online. His research focuses
on virtual community and ethics for cyberspace. His book is On Berkeley, in the Wadsworth
Philosophers Series. Bruce came to Webster in 1994.
B.A., Ohio University, 1982; M.A., University of Maryland, 1989; Ph.D., University of Maryland, 1992;
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| EMERITUS FACULTY |
| Bob Corbett |
B.A., Cardinal Glennon College, 1961; M.A., Washington University, 1977; Webster, 1965- |
| ADJUNCT FACULTY |
| Emily Austin |
Webster, 2005- |
| Jason Clevenger |
B.A., University of New Orleans, 1992; M.A., Washington University, 1994; Webster, 1997- ; |
| Stephen Findley |
B.A., Rice University, 1986; M.A., Boston College, 1995; Ph.D., Boston College, 1996; Webster, 2002-; |
| Dave Hilditch |
B.A., Saint Louis University, 1982; M.A., Saint Louis University, 1987; Ph.D., Washington University, 1995; Webster, 1999- |
| Ken Pendleton |
B.A., Florida State University, 1987; Ph.D., University of Oregon, 1998; Webster, 2003- |
| Matt Reardon |
B.A., University of California, Santa Cruz, 1992; M.A., California State University-Long Beach, 1998; Webster, 2000- |
| Sylvia Rolloff |
B.A., Mount Holyoke College, 1993; M.A., American University, 1999; Ph.D., The Union Institute, 1999; Webster, 1999- |
| Rebecca Rozelle-Stone |
B.A., Birmingham-Southern College; M.A., Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Webster, 2006- |
| Kathleen Sullivan |
B.A., San Jose State University, 1973; M.A., Saint Louis University, 2001; Webster, 2004- |
| Ron Weed |
B.A., Boston College, 1992; M.A., University of Toronto, 1994; Webster, 2001- |
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