Faculty & Research
Full-Time Faculty
James Connelly
Senior Lecturer
B.A. (University of Alberta), M.A. (University of Saskatchewan), Ph.D. (York)
Office: Rm 175, Trent Durham, Phone: (905) 435-5102 x. 5056,
Email: jamesconnelly@trentu.ca
Research Interests: Wittgenstein; Russell; History of Analytic Philosophy;
Philosophy of Language
Leo Groarke
Professor; Trent University President and Vice-Chancellor
B.A. (Calgary), M.A. (Calgary), Ph.D. (Western)
Research Interests: Ancient Philosophy; Social and Political Philosophy; Informal Logic; Argumentation Theory
Michael Hickson
Associate Professor
Ph.D. (Western)
Office: EC N 113, Phone: (705) 748-1011 x 7278, Email: michaelhickson@trentu.ca, michaelhickson.net
Research Interests: Early Modern Philosophy; Epistemology (especially skepticism); Ethics
Moira Howes
Associate Professor
B.Sc., M.A., Ph.D.
Office: GCS 347, Phone: (705) 748-1011 x 7108, Email: mhowes@trentu.ca
Research Interests: Philosophy of Science (especially biology); Epistemology; Metaphysics; Practical Reasoning
Douglas McDermidProfessor
B.A. (Western), M.A., Ph.D. (Brown)
Office: CC G13, Phone: (705) 748-1011 x 7099, Email: dmcdermi@trentu.ca
Research Interests: Metaphysics; Epistemology; Modern Philosophy
Kathryn NorlockAssociate Professor; Kenneth Mark Drain Endowed Chair in Ethics
Ph.D. (Wisconsin-Madison)
Office: EC N 119, Phone: (705) 748-1011 x 7449, Email: kathrynnorlock@trentu.ca
Research Interests: Ethics; Feminist philosophy; Environmental philosophy; Sociopolitical issues
Byron Stoyles
Associate Professor; Department Chair
B.A. (Huron University College), M.A., Ph.D. (Western)
Office: EC S118.4, Phone: (705)748-1011 x6040, Email: byronstoyles@trentu.ca
Research Interests: Ancient Philosophy; Ethical Theory; Applied Ethics; Death and end-of-life issues
Limited Term Appointments (2019-20)
Cory Lewis
Office: CCN G15
Email: corylewis@trentu.ca
Daniel I. Harris
Office: CCN G12
Email: danieliharris@trentu.ca
Richard Neels
Office: CCN G14
Email: richardneels@trentu.ca
Professors Emeriti
M.A., Ph.D. (Purdue)
John W. Burbidge
Robert Carter
David Gallop
Christine McKinnon
Professor Emeritus
B.A. (McGill), B.Phil., D.Phil. (Oxford)
Research Interests: Moral Philosophy; Philosophy of Mind; Wittgenstein
Michael Neumann
Lionel Rubinoff
Kathy Axcell