Faculty

Yuri Balashov

PROFESSOR -- Philosophy of Science/AI, Philosophy of Language & Linguistics, Translation Studies, Metaphysics, Logic
yuri@uga.edu

Elizabeth Brient

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR -- Continental Philosophy, History of Western Philosophy, Medieval Mysticism, Neoplatonism
ebrient@uga.edu

Andrew David Costa

LIMITED TERM INSTRUCTOR - Ancient & Medieval Metaphysics and Epistemology, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Science
Andrew.Costa@uga.edu

Chris Cuomo

PROFESSOR
cuomo@uga.edu

Jeremy Davis

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR - Normative and Applied Ethics
jeremydavis@uga.edu

Melissa Seymour Fahmy

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, UNDERGRADUATE COORDINATOR -- Kantian Ethics, Biomedical Ethics
meseymou@uga.edu

Edward Charles Halper

DISTINGUISHED RESEARCH PROFESSOR, JOSIAH MEIGS DISTINGUISHED TEACHING PROFESSOR -- Ancient Philosophy, German Philosophy, Medieval Philosophy, Metaphysics
ehalper@uga.edu

René Jagnow

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR--Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Perception
rjagnow@uga.edu

Youjin Kong

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR--Social and Political Philosophy, Feminist Philosophy, AI Ethics
youjinkong@uga.edu

Marianne Koshkaryan

PART-TIME INSTRUCTOR
markosh@uga.edu

Aaron Meskin

DEPARTMENT HEAD, PROFESSOR - Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art, Philosophical Psychology, Philosophy of Food
Aaron.Meskin@uga.edu
(706) 542-2678

Athanasios (Thanassis) Samaras

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, UNDERGRADUATE ADVISOR--History of Philosophy, Ethics, Political Philosophy
samarast@uga.edu
706-542-2656

Piers Stephens

PROFESSOR, ETHICS & THE ENVIRONMENT EDITOR -- environmental philosophy, history of ideas, moral and political philosophy
piers@uga.edu

Richard Dien Winfield

DISTINGUISHED RESEARCH PROFESSOR --Logic, Metaphysics, Epistemology, Philosophy of Nature, Philosophy of Mind, Ethics, Aesthetics, Hegel
winfield@uga.edu

Sarah Wright

PROFESSOR, GRADUATE COORDINATOR FOR PHILOSOPHY, UNDERGRADUATE COORDINATOR FOR COGNITIVE SCIENCE
sawright@uga.edu

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