[ Philosophy ]

Faculty

Elmhurst’s distinguished philosophy faculty members are first and foremost dedicated teachers, but their valuable scholarly experience enriches classroom discussions as well. What’s more, our program draws on the experience and knowledge of a dedicated group of well-qualified and experienced adjunct faculty.

Full-time Faculty
William Hirstein
Associate Professor and Chair
Ph.D., University of California, Davis
Dr. Hirstein’s research interests include autism, confabulation, consciousness, and misidentification disorders. In his work, he applies the findings emerging from today’s neurosciences, especially cognitive neuropsychology, to classical philosophical problems. Dr. Hirstein is the author of several books, including Brain Fiction: Self-Deception and the Riddle of Confabulation, published in 2005.

Russell Ford
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. Pennsylvania State University
Dr. Ford specializes in continental philosophy, applied ethics, and aesthetics. His research is currently divided into two projects, one that focuses on the ethical consequences of modeling business as a game, and another that investigates the historical development of philosophical accounts of the imagination.  He is the author of several recent essays and articles, and has also translated Pierre Klossowski's Such a Deathly Desire, forthcoming from SUNY Press.  In addition to working at Elmhurst, Dr. Ford is also the Vice-President of Ford Personnel, Inc., a Denver-based legal staffing agency.

Adjunct Faculty
John Barasinski
Jon Benson
Robert Brice III
Michael Dmyterko
John Krupa
Mandy Lobraico
William Nelson
John Reis
Anjli Sandhir