The Department of Philosophy

The Philosophy Department at West Chester University

Faculty

Name and Position	Email	Specialization
Brian Foley B.H. (Humanities), Penn State M.A., West Chester University Ph.D., Temple University Adjunct Instructor	bfoley@wcupa.edu	ancient philosophy social/political philosophy ethics
Daniel Forbes B.A. Dickinson College Ph.D., University of Georgia Assistant Professor	dforbes@wcupa.edu	history of philosophy Spinoza metaphysics and epistemology teaching pedagogy
Frank J. Hoffman A.B., University of Missouri M.A., University of Hawaii Ph.D., University of London Associate Professor	fhoffman@wcupa.edu	philosophy of religion Asian philosophy
Ken Howarth A.B., Davidson College (NC) M.A., St. John's College (NM) M.S., St. John's College (MD) ABD, Claremont Graduate Univ. Adjunct Instructor	khowarth@wcupa.edu	social/ethical theory American pragmatics and process philosophy Chinese philosophy practical reasoning
Charlotte Moore B.A., CA Inst. of Integral Studies B.A., San Francisco State Univ. M.A., West Chester University Adjunct Instructor	cmoore@wcupa.edu	ethical theory continental philosophy philosophy of religion aesthetics
Matthew Pierlott B.A., University of Scranton Ph.D., Marquette University Assistant Professor	mpierlott@wcupa.edu	philosophy of freedom business ethics
Ed Pollitt B.A., Rutgers University-Camden M.A., West Chester University Adjunct Instructor	epollitt@wcupa.edu	history of philosophy social and political philosophy ethics animal rights and welfare
Ruth Porritt B.A., John Carroll University M.A., Purdue University Ph.D., Purdue University Professor	rporritt@wcupa.edu	aesthetics literary theory feminist thought
Jeff Sapiro B.A., Cornell University M.A., University of Rochester Adjunct Instructor	jsapiro@wcupa.edu	ancient Greek philosophy philosophy and literature (esp. Shakespeare) philosophy and film
Helen Daley Schroepfer B.A., College of St. Benedict M.A., Ecumenical Institute, St. Mary's Seminary Ph.D., Temple University Assistant Professor	hschroepfer@wcupa.edu	philosophy of religion religion and ethics contemporary continental thought
Barbara Tournier, RN, MBE B.S., St. Joseph's College M.S.N. Gwynedd-Mercy College M.BE. (Masters of Bioethics), University of Pennsylvania Adjunct Instructor	btournier@wcupa.edu	nursing bioethics
I. Larry Udell B.A., Ohio State University M.A., Ohio State University Ph.D., Ohio State University Adjunct Instructor	iudell@wcupa.edu	social and political philosophy philosophy of the social sciences philosophy of economics philosophy of law
Joan Woolfrey Chair B.S., North Dakota State Univ. M.A., New School for Social Research Ph.D., University of Oregon Associate Professor	jwoolfrey@wcupa.edu	ethical theory bioethics environmental ethics feminist thought
I. Frederick R. Struckmeyer Recently Retired B.A., King's College (N.Y.) A.M., Ph.D., Boston University Professor	fstruckmeyer@wcupa.edu	social philosophy peace studies

Emerati

Name	Email
George Claghorn	gsclaghorn@verizon.net
Paul Streveler	pas-43@msn.com
Thomas Platt	tplatt@wcupa.edu