Ronald L. Hall, Professor and Chair (PhD, Chapel Hill) is the author of two books, Word and Spirit (Indiana, 1993) and The Human Embrace (Penn State, 1999). His general areas of interest are existentialism and the philosophy of religion. His special areas of interest include Wittgenstein and Kierkegaard. (386) 822-7584 (view CV)

Susan Peppers-Bates, Assistant Professor (PhD, Penn) has reviewed the Cambridge Companion to Malebranche for the Philosophical Quarterly and has published an article, "Malebranche on Efficacious Ideas" in The Journal of the History of Philosophy. Major areas of interest are early modern philosophy, feminist philosophy, free will and moral responsibility, and philosophy of religion. (386) 822-7587 (view CV)

Joshua Rust, Assistant Professor (PhD, University of California - Riverside) is the author of two books, John Searle and the Construction of Social Reality (Continuum, 2005) and John Searle (Continuum, 2009). He is also the coauthor of two articles in empirical philosophy concerning the behavior of ethicists as compared to other academic professionals (Mind, European Review of Philosophy, forthcoming). On the lighter side, he has coauthored with Dr. Susan Pepper-Bates an essay which is to appear in anthology True Blood and Philosophy. His areas of interest include metaphilosophy, explanation, social construction, and Wittgenstein. He is also interested in the history of 20th century analytic philosophy and ancient philosophy. (386) 822-7581(view website) (view CV)

Divina Bungard is secretary to the Department of Philosophy, located in Davis Hall, Room 228. Call the department office at (386) 822-7580 for information concerning faculty, course offerings, appointments, and for the latest happenings in the Philosophy Department.