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"We should love both: those whose opinion we follow, and those whose opinion we reject. For both have applied themselves to the quest for the truth, and both have helped us in it."

– St. Thomas Aquinas Commentary on Aristotle's Metaphysics XII.9 (trans. Rosemann)

Education

• Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
• B.A., Montclair State University

Highlighted Publications

• "Aristotle on Happiness and Death." Southwest Philosophy Review
• "Preconceptions and Epistemic Priority." Ancient Philosophy 27 (2007): 371-390.
• "Review of Epictetus and Happiness as Freedom by William O. Stephens." Ancient Philosophy 29 (2009): 468-471.

Courses Taught

• PHI 103 Critical Thinking
• PHI 202 Ethics
• PHI 304 History of Philosophy I: Ancient/Medieval
• PHI 308 Metaphysics
• PHI 321 Philosophy of Religion 

Areas of Specialization

• History of Ancient Philosophy
• Philosophy of Religion

Leadership and Service

• Coordinator, Philosophy Program

Professional Memberships and Affiliations

• American Philosophical Association
• American Catholic Philosophical Association
• Society of Christian Philosophers
• Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy