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 (2018-19)
Amanda Bryant
Assistant Professor
Sasa Stankovic
Assistant Professor
Michael Walschots
Assistant Professor
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