
Regular Faculty
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Valia Allori, Assistant Professor (Ph.D., Rutgers) philosophy of physics, philosophy of science, metaphysics, philosophy of mathematics Office: Zulauf 920 Phone: 815-753-6412 vallori@niu.edu |
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David J. Buller, Distinguished Research Professor (Ph.D., Northwestern) philosophy of science, truth, history of analytic philosophy Office: Zulauf 902 Phone: 815-753-6299 buller@niu.edu |
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Lenny Clapp, Assistant Professor (Ph.D., MIT) philosophy of language, philosophy of mind, history of analytic philosophy Office: Zulauf 918 Phone: 815-753-6409 lclapp@niu.edu |
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Steven Daskal, Assistant Professor (Ph.D., Michigan) moral and political philosophy, philosophy of action Office: Zulauf 922 Phone: 815-753-6410 sdaskal@niu.edu |
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Mylan Engel Jr., Professor (Ph.D., Arizona) epistemology, philosophy of religion, metaphysics, Thomas Reid, animal rights Office: Zulauf 901 Phone: 815-753-6405 mylan-engel@niu.edu |
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Alicia Finch, Assistant Professor (Ph.D., Notre Dame) metaphysics, ancient Greek philosophy, philosophy of religion, feminist philosophy Office: Zulauf 916 Phone: 815-753-6407 afinch@niu.edu |
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Carl Gillett, Associate Professor (Ph.D., Rutgers) philosophy of mind, metaphysics, philosophy of science, philosophy of religion Office: Zulauf 904 Phone: 815-753-6413 cgillett@niu.edu |
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Jason Hanna, Assistant Professor (Ph.D., Colorado) normative and applied ethics Office: Zulauf 906 Phone: 815-753-6403 jhanna@niu.edu |
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Tomis Kapitan, Distinguished Teaching Professor (Ph.D., Indiana) metaphysics, philosophy of language, international ethics Office: Zulauf 903 Phone: 815-753-6408 kapitan@niu.edu |
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Geoffrey Pynn, Assistant Professor (Ph.D., Yale) epistemology, early modern philosophy, philosophy of language Office: Zulauf 924 Phone: 815-753-6414 gpynn@niu.edu |
Emeritus Faculty (Teaching Part Time)
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Sharon Sytsma, Associate Professor (Ph.D., Loyola) ethical theory, biomedical ethics, ancient Greek philosophy Office: Zulauf 913 Phone: 815-753-6411 ssytsma@niu.edu |
Instructional Faculty
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Nicoleta Apostol, Instructor (M.A., Northern Illinois University) Office: Zulauf 1026 Phone: 815-753-6404 napostol@niu.edu |
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John Beaudoin, Instructor (Ph.D., Iowa) philosophy of religion, philosophy of science, philosophy of law Office: Zulauf 1024 Phone: 815-753-6406 jbeaudoin@niu.edu |
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Robert M. Farley, Instructor (M.A., A.B.D., University of Illinois at Chicago) epistemology, metaphysics, history of analytic philosophy Office: Zulauf 1026 Phone: 815-753-6404 rfarley@niu.edu |















