St. Ambrose University

Philosophy Faculty


Jessica Gosnell

Jessica Gosnell, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Iowa

Academic interests: philosophy of love and friendship, ethics, ancient philosophy. Personal interests: movies, cooking, being one of the greatest Wii Guitar Heroes who ever lived
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Paul Jacobson, Professor
Ph.D., Duquesne University

Academic interests: existentialism, phenomenology, modern philosophy. Personal interests: banjo playing.

Mc Caffrey

Joseph McCaffrey, Professor
Ph.D., St. Thomas Aquinas “Angelicum”

Academic interests: classical philosophy, medieval/renaissance philosophy, business ethics. Personal interests: running marathons, traveling to exotic places, writing mystery novels, and preparing a publication on the Gibbs Company, an obscure toy company in Ohio.

Miclot

Rev. Brian Miclot, Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of Notre Dame

Academic interests: continental philosophy, especially Michel Foucault and Emmanuel Levinas; philosophy and history of non-violence. Personal interests: hospitality, fern growth, good cinema, backpacking, playing folk music, travelling, especially to Rome and New Orleans.

Richards

Randy Richards, Professor; Visiting Professor, Zagreb School of Economics and Management (Croatia); Visiting Professor International Business School, Vilnius University (Lithuania)
Ph.D., University of Iowa

Academic interests: organizational leadership, ethics, social and political philosophy, Asian philosophy. Personal interests: fishing, biking, writing. web page

Ruetenik

Tadd Ruetenik, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Purdue University

Academic interests: American philosophy, philosophy of religion, philosophy and literature. Personal interests: heavy metal guitar playing, golfing. web page

Swift

Andrew Swift, Professor
Ph.D., Ohio State University

Academic interests: social/political philosophy, war and terrorism, biomedical ethics.