Rory Goggins
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Rory Goggins
Associate Professor of Philosophy
"We should love both: those whose opinion we follow, and those whose opinion we reject. For both have applied themselves to the quest for the truth, and both have helped us in it."
– St. Thomas Aquinas Commentary on Aristotle's Metaphysics XII.9 (trans. Rosemann)
Education
- Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
 - B.A., Montclair State University
 
Highlighted Publications
- "Aristotle on Happiness and Death." Southwest Philosophy Review
 - "Preconceptions and Epistemic Priority." Ancient Philosophy 27 (2007): 371-390.
 - "Review of Epictetus and Happiness as Freedom by William O. Stephens." Ancient Philosophy 29 (2009): 468-471.
 
Courses Taught
- PHI 103 Critical Thinking
 - PHI 202 Ethics
 - PHI 304 History of Philosophy I: Ancient/Medieval
 - PHI 308 Metaphysics
 - PHI 321 Philosophy of Religion
 
Areas of Specialization
- History of Ancient Philosophy
 - Philosophy of Religion
 
Leadership and Service
- Coordinator, Philosophy Program
 
Professional Memberships and Affiliations
- American Philosophical Association
 - American Catholic Philosophical Association
 - Society of Christian Philosophers
 - Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy