Faculty & Staff

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Dr. Miriam Schleifer McCormick
Professor of Philosophy
Chair, Department of Philosophy
Specialties:
  • Epistemology
  • Ethics of belief
  • Early modern philosophy
  • Philosophy of Emotion
Contact:
(804) 289-8254
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Dr. Kelley Annesley
Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Specialties:
  • Epistemology
  • Applied Ethics
Contact:
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Shelby DeWalle
Administrative Coordinator
Contact:
(804) 289-8420
Dr. Geoffrey Goddu
Professor of Philosophy
Richmond Professorship
Specialties:
  • Philosophy of Language
  • Philosophy of Mind
  • Logic
  • Philosophy in Science Fiction
Contact:
(804) 289-8733
Dr. James H. Hall
Thomas Professor of Philosophy, Emeritus
Contact:
(804) 289-8735
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Dr. David Lefkowitz
Professor of Philosophy and Philosophy, Politics, Economics and Law (PPEL)
Interdisciplinary Program Coordinator, PPEL
Specialties:
  • Philosophy of Law
  • Political and Social Philosophy
  • Applied Ethics
  • Ethical Theory
Contact:
(804) 287-6805
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Brannon McDaniel
Associate Professor of Philosophy
Specialties:
  • Metaphysics
  • Philosophy of Science
  • Philosophy of Religion
Contact:
(804) 289-8784
Dr. Nancy Schauber
Associate Professor of Philosophy and Philosophy, Politics, Economics and Law (PPEL), Coordinator, Law & Liberal Arts Minor
Specialties:
  • Ethics
  • Philosophy of Law
  • Ancient Philosophy
Contact:
(804) 287-6087
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Dr. Gary Shapiro
Professor of Philosophy, Tucker-Boatwright Professor of the Humanities, Emeritus
Specialties:
  • European Philosophy since Kant
  • American Philosophy
  • Philosophy of Art
Contact:
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Dr. Jeppe von Platz
Associate Professor of Philosophy
Specialties:
  • Social and political philosophy
  • History of normative thought from Grotius to the present
Contact:
(804) 289-8413