{"id":23,"date":"2025-06-30T16:49:21","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T20:49:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/philosophy\/?page_id=23"},"modified":"2025-07-24T14:23:37","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T18:23:37","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/philosophy\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Faculty Research<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"is-style-intro\">From Ancient Greece to the Internet of Things<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Clark\u2019s philosophy faculty research a range of topics, including the philosophy of law, aesthetics, the philosophy of mind, environmental ethics, biomedical ethics, metaphysics, the history of philosophy, and more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query triple-bottom-margin is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"columns-2 wp-block-post-template is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-02493678 wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-130 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-faculty-research-areas\">\n<div class=\"entry-content wp-block-post-content is-layout-flow wp-block-post-content-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group boxout has-white-background-color has-background is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-12dd3699 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ravi Sharma<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Professor Sharma\u2019s main research interests are in the Greek philosophy of the 6th to 4th centuries BCE. In addition to teaching courses in ancient philosophy, he regularly offers courses in metaphysics, the history of early modern philosophy, and themes in late-19th- and early 20th-century thought.<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-128 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-faculty-research-areas\">\n<div class=\"entry-content wp-block-post-content is-layout-flow wp-block-post-content-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group boxout has-white-background-color has-background is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-12dd3699 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Scott Hendricks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Professor Hendricks\u2019 primary research interests concern issues within the philosophy of mind, metaphysics, and epistemology. Presently, he is focusing on the nature of so-called \u201cphenomenal concepts\u201d \u2014 our concepts of the qualitative aspects of our own sensory experience \u2014 and the role they play in discussions about anti-physicalist arguments.<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-126 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-faculty-research-areas\">\n<div class=\"entry-content wp-block-post-content is-layout-flow wp-block-post-content-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group boxout has-white-background-color has-background is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-12dd3699 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wes DeMarco<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Wes DeMarco has worked for three decades to develop a \u2018Neosocratic\u2019 philosophy that engages Western and Asian wisdom traditions, and which offers a fresh approach to the philosophical life, meaning, metaphysics, nature, and human agency and interagency.<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-124 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-faculty-research-areas\">\n<div class=\"entry-content wp-block-post-content is-layout-flow wp-block-post-content-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group boxout has-white-background-color has-background is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-12dd3699 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wiebke Deimling<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Professor Deimling\u2019s main research and teaching concern 17th-, 18th-, and 19th-century philosophy, questions in the philosophy of art, ethical questions, and questions about the emotions and human nature.<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Publications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query triple-bottom-margin is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-210 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-faculty-publications\">\n<div class=\"entry-content wp-block-post-content is-layout-flow wp-block-post-content-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile has-gray-100-background-color has-background\" style=\"grid-template-columns:20% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/philosophy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/hippias-minor-640x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Plato's Hippias Minor book cover\" class=\"wp-image-211 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/philosophy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/hippias-minor-640x1024.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/philosophy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/hippias-minor-188x300.jpg 188w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/philosophy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/hippias-minor.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-adc00c40 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:0\">\n<p class=\"is-style-intro\">Plato&#8217;s Hippias Minor<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"color:inherit\" class=\"eyebrow  has-text-align-left\">Ravi Sharma<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The book offers a new philosophical interpretation of a misunderstood and long-neglected Platonic dialogue. In addition to analyzing in detail the dialogue\u2019s arguments, the book also provides an in-depth study of the dialogue in its intellectual, literary, and historical context.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"arrow-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/global.oup.com\/academic\/product\/platos-hippias-minor-9780192895233?lang=3n&amp;cc=mx#\">View Publication<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-226 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-faculty-publications\">\n<div class=\"entry-content wp-block-post-content is-layout-flow wp-block-post-content-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile has-gray-100-background-color has-background\" style=\"grid-template-columns:20% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/philosophy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/reasons-cover-640x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Reasons book cover by Paul Broderick\" class=\"wp-image-227 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/philosophy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/reasons-cover-640x1024.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/philosophy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/reasons-cover-188x300.jpg 188w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/philosophy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/reasons-cover.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<p class=\"is-style-intro\">Reasons<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"color:inherit\" class=\"eyebrow  has-text-align-left\">Paul Broderick<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Based on over twenty years of teaching, this text is meant to support a variety of classes with titles like Principles of Thinking, Introduction to Logic, Analytic Reasoning. Students are introduced to the techniques of reasoning, but are also encouraged to develop a coherent understanding of how reason works.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-217 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-faculty-publications\">\n<div class=\"entry-content wp-block-post-content is-layout-flow wp-block-post-content-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile has-gray-100-background-color has-background\" style=\"grid-template-columns:20% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/philosophy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/kant-studien-cover.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-218 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/philosophy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/kant-studien-cover.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/philosophy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/kant-studien-cover-188x300.jpg 188w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/philosophy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/kant-studien-cover-640x1024.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<p class=\"is-style-intro\">The Passion for Freedom and the Passion for the Ultimate Means<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"color:inherit\" class=\"eyebrow  has-text-align-left\">Wiebke Deimling<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Deimling&#8217;s paper looks at the role a passion for freedom plays in Kant&#8217;s moral philosophy. Can a passion for freedom give us moral guidance and serve as a ground for our moral claims? It is likely to mislead us to be overly self-centered. But it is also an important spur for our moral development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"arrow-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.degruyterbrill.com\/document\/doi\/10.1515\/9783111544731\/html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">View Publication<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-229 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-faculty-publications\">\n<div class=\"entry-content wp-block-post-content is-layout-flow wp-block-post-content-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile has-gray-100-background-color has-background\" style=\"grid-template-columns:20% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/philosophy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/bloomsbury-handbook-of-socrates-cover-640x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-230 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/philosophy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/bloomsbury-handbook-of-socrates-cover-640x1024.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/philosophy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/bloomsbury-handbook-of-socrates-cover-188x300.jpg 188w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/philosophy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/bloomsbury-handbook-of-socrates-cover.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-adc00c40 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:0\">\n<p class=\"is-style-intro\">The Bloomsbury Handbook of Socrates<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"color:inherit\" class=\"eyebrow  has-text-align-left\">Ravi Sharma<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This handbook provides detailed philosophical analysis of the life and thought of Socrates across fifteen in-depth chapters. Each chapter engages with a central aspect of the rich tradition of Socratic studies and, after surveying the state of scholarship, points the way forward to new directions of interpretation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"arrow-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomsbury.com\/us\/bloomsbury-handbook-of-socrates-9781350185685\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">View Publication<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group triple-bottom-margin is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Faculty awards<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-intro\">These recognitions are awarded annually to full-time faculty who personify the Clark ideal of combining excellence in teaching, scholarship and engagement with the Clark community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"columns-2 wp-block-post-template is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-02493678 wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-241 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-faculty-awards\">\n<div class=\"entry-content wp-block-post-content is-layout-flow wp-block-post-content-is-layout-flow\">\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group boxout has-light-yellow-background-color has-background is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-12dd3699 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:5px\">\n<p class=\"is-style-intro\">David P. Angel Senior Faculty Award<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"color:inherit\" class=\"eyebrow  has-text-align-left\">Ravi Sharma, Fall 2024<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-243 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-faculty-awards\">\n<div class=\"entry-content wp-block-post-content is-layout-flow wp-block-post-content-is-layout-flow\">\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group boxout has-light-yellow-background-color has-background is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-12dd3699 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:5px\">\n<p class=\"is-style-intro\">Rosalind S. Roberts Faculty Award<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"color:inherit\" class=\"eyebrow  has-text-align-left\">Wiebke Deimling, Spring 2023<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns triple-bottom-margin is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Student research<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-intro\">Philosophy majors are encouraged to conduct research, whether part of a course, an internship, or independent study. Eligible students may choose to apply to the department\u2019s Honors Program and complete a thesis under the direction of a faculty member.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group triple-bottom-margin is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Philosophy student projects<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-style-masonry is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-c37e0d04 wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-188 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-projects\">\n<div class=\"entry-content wp-block-post-content is-layout-flow wp-block-post-content-is-layout-flow\">\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group boxout has-light-warm-gray-background-color has-background is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-12dd3699 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What do you meme? The philosophy of language and memes<\/h3>\n\n\n<div style=\"color:inherit\" class=\"eyebrow  has-text-align-left\">Tetrah Clark &#8217;24<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">presented at ClarkFEST<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-81 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-projects\">\n<div class=\"entry-content wp-block-post-content is-layout-flow wp-block-post-content-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group boxout has-light-warm-gray-background-color has-background is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-12dd3699 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Question of Artificial Agency<\/h3>\n\n\n<div style=\"color:inherit\" class=\"eyebrow  has-text-align-left\">Nadav Battat &#8217;20<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">presented at the 2018 meeting of the Northern New England Philosophical Association at the University of Vermont, Burlington<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-84 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-projects\">\n<div class=\"entry-content wp-block-post-content is-layout-flow wp-block-post-content-is-layout-flow\">\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group boxout has-light-warm-gray-background-color has-background is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-12dd3699 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Probabilistic Indeterminism<\/h3>\n\n\n<div style=\"color:inherit\" class=\"eyebrow  has-text-align-left\">Nadav Battat &#8217;20<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">presented at the 2017 meeting of the Northern New England Philosophical Association (NNEPA) at Stonehill College, Easton, Mass<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-86 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-projects\">\n<div class=\"entry-content wp-block-post-content is-layout-flow wp-block-post-content-is-layout-flow\">\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group boxout has-light-warm-gray-background-color has-background is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-12dd3699 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Capitalist Hindrances to Moral Willing: Lessons from Kant and Marx<\/h3>\n\n\n<div style=\"color:inherit\" class=\"eyebrow  has-text-align-left\">James Patin &#8217;17<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">presented at the 2016 meeting of the Northern New England Philosophical Association at Keene State College, N.H.<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-89 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-projects\">\n<div class=\"entry-content wp-block-post-content is-layout-flow wp-block-post-content-is-layout-flow\">\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group boxout has-light-warm-gray-background-color has-background is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-12dd3699 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Contribution of Theater to Public Moral Consciousness<\/h3>\n\n\n<div style=\"color:inherit\" class=\"eyebrow  has-text-align-left\">Themal Ellawala &#8217;17<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">presented at the Celebrating Philosophy conference at the College of the Holy Cross, Worcester<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-91 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-projects\">\n<div class=\"entry-content wp-block-post-content is-layout-flow wp-block-post-content-is-layout-flow\">\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group boxout has-light-warm-gray-background-color has-background is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-12dd3699 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nihilism, Happiness, and Ancient Greek Philosophy<\/h3>\n\n\n<div style=\"color:inherit\" class=\"eyebrow  has-text-align-left\">El Mehdi Ainasse &#8217;16<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">accepted for presentation at the 2013 Ohio State Undergraduate Philosophy Conference<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group triple-bottom-margin is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Senior honors theses<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Compatibility of Constitutive Luck and Moral Responsibility, <strong>Catherine Hackett<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Strangers Together: Towards Accepting Psychological and Political Foreignness, <strong>Kaitlyn Anderson<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Quest for Harmony: the Thomist View of the Relationship between Faith and Reason, <strong>Alfredo Nicol\u00e1s Due\u00f1as Burneo<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A New Characterization of Emergence, and Its Consequences, <strong>Henry Weiss<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An Encomium of Gorgias: a new interpretation of the <em>Helen<\/em>, <strong>Ram Sharma<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Autonomy and Paternalism in Medical Ethics: The Great Conflict,&nbsp;<strong>Alyssa Woodcock<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nietzsche and the return to naturalism,&nbsp;<strong>Andrew Magnusson<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Soren Kierkegaard on Being Human,&nbsp;<strong>Christina Danko<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Being-toward-death: Dasein\u2019s Optimal Ontological Priority,&nbsp;<strong>Christine Rojcewicz<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A new theory of man: the philosophical ideas of Walker Percy,&nbsp;<strong>Jacqueline Sullivan<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Foucault\u2019s critique of modernity and the project of a therapeutic ethics,&nbsp;<strong>Jeffrey Bernstein<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wittgenstein and the crisis of language,&nbsp;<strong>Jonathan Messinger<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kant and Bell: Form in Modern Art,&nbsp;<strong>Patrick Greer<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Adherence to Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV Positive Individuals: Biological and Ethical Considerations,&nbsp;<strong>Sarah Koehring<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Personal identity: overcoming the Cartesian-Empiricist tradition,&nbsp;<strong>Timothy Nulty<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nietzsche and the crisis of modern art,&nbsp;<strong>Zachary Galen<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Faculty Research From Ancient Greece to the Internet of Things Clark\u2019s philosophy faculty research a range of topics, including the philosophy of law, aesthetics, the philosophy of mind, environmental ethics, biomedical ethics, metaphysics, the history of philosophy, and more. 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