Faculty
Professorial
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Lenny Clapp, Professor (Ph.D., MIT) Distinguished Graduate Faculty Award Winner, 2025, Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award Winner, 2021 Philosophy of Language, Philosophy of Mind, History of Analytic Philosophy lclapp@niu.edu |
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Steven Daskal, Associate Professor (Ph.D., Michigan) Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award Winner, 2015 Moral and Political Philosophy, Philosophy of Action sdaskal@niu.edu |
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Mylan Engel Jr., Professor (Ph.D., Arizona) Presidential Teaching Professor Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award Winner, 2009 Epistemology, Philosophy of Religion, Metaphysics, Thomas Reid, Animal Rights mylan-engel@niu.edu |
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Alicia Finch, Associate Professor (Ph.D., Notre Dame) Distinguished Graduate Faculty Award Winner, 2020, Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award Winner, 2020 Metaphysics, Ancient Greek Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion, Feminist Philosophy afinch@niu.edu |
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Carl Gillett, Professor (Ph.D., Rutgers) Philosophy of Mind, Metaphysics, Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Religion cgillett@niu.edu |
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Jason Hanna, Professor (Ph.D., Colorado) Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award Winner, 2016 Normative and Applied Ethics, Political Philosophy jhanna@niu.edu |
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Craig Warmke, Assistant Professor (Ph.D., UNC Chapel Hill) Metaphysics, Philosophical Logic, Philosophy of Mathematics warmke@niu.edu |
Instructional
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Aaron Bartolome (M.A., Northern Illinois University) |
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Michael Bruno, Instructor (Ph.D., Arizona) Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Science, Metaphysics, Epistemology mbruno@niu.edu |
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John Beaudoin, Instructor (Ph.D., Iowa) Philosophy of Religion, Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Law jbeaudoin@niu.edu |
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Jonathan Parsons, Instructor (M.A., Trinity International University) |
Contact Us
Department of Philosophy
Zulauf Hall 915
philosophy@niu.edu
815-753-0333
Undergraduate Advisor
Prof. Steve Daskal
Zulauf 1026
sdaskal@niu.edu
Graduate Advisor
Prof. Lenny Clapp
Zulauf 903
lclapp@niu.edu
Department Chair
Jason Hanna
Zulauf 902
jhanna@niu.edu
