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Molly Sinderbrand

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Previous Degrees: 

M.A. Applied Ethics, Utrecht University, 2010

M.A. Applied Ethics, Linköping University, 2010

B.A. Philosophy, Washington University in Saint Louis, 2009

Gunnar Hindrichs

DAAD Visiting Associate Professor of Philosophy
Ph.D. Heidelberg
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213 Cohen Hall
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Monday 4-5 pm, Thursday 4-5 pm
Research Interests: 
  • Metaphysics
  • Political Philosophy
  • Aesthetics

I am primarily interested in metaphysics, political philosophy, and aesthetics.  My book "Negatives Selbstbewusstsein" (2002) reflects upon Kant's theory of self-consciousness, and my book "Das Absolute und das Subjekt" (2008) deals with the tension between metaphysical and postmetaphysical thinking.  I have edited a volume on Spinoza's political philosophy (2006) and, together with the late Ruediger Bubner, the proceedings of the International Hegel-Congress 2005.  Currently, I am working on two major projects:  on a study on the relation between naturalism and humanism, and on a philosophy of music.

Doug Weck

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Dissertation Title: 
Democratic Authority and Political Obligation
Research Interests: 

Political Philosophy, Tort Law, Criminal Law, and Jurisprudence

Previous Degrees: 

JD, University of Pennsylvania

MA, philosophy, University of Pennsylvania

BA, philosophy, Syracuse University

BS, biology, Syracuse University

Publications: 

Joseph B. Tulman & Douglas M. Weck, "Shutting Off the School-to-Prison Pipeline for Status Offenders with Education-related Disabilities," 54 New York Law School Law Review 875 (2009/10)

Paul Robinson, Thomas Gaeta, Matthew Majarian, Megan Schultz, & Douglas M. Weck, "The Modern Irrationalities of American Criminal Codes: An Empirical Study of Offense Grading," The Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology (forthcoming)

Presentations: 

"The Possibility of Cartesian Science," 2nd Annual Philosophy Conference, Athens Institute for Education and Research, Athens, Greece, June 2007

Stephen P. Steinberg

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Lecturer
Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania
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100 College Hall
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By appointment.
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Advisor to the President, 2004-present.

Executive Director, Penn National Commission on Society, Culture, and Community, 1996-2004.

Lecturer in Philosophy, 1981-present.

Lecturer in Communication, Spring 2006, Annenberg School for Communication.

Faculty Advisor, College of Arts and Sciences, 1990-present.

Affiliated Faculty, Solomon Asch Center for the Study of Ethnopolitical Conflict, 11999-present.

Affiliated Faculty, Institute for Strategic Threat Analysis and Response, 2002-present.

Research Interests: 
  • Philosophy of Nationalism
  • Phenomenology and 20th Century Continential Philosophy
  • Psychoanalysis
  • Public Discourse
  • Higher Educaton
    • Selected Publications: 

    Public Discourse in America, Conversation and Community in the 21st Century, Judith Rodin and Stephen P. Steinberg, eds. (Philadelphia; University of Pennsylvania Press, 2003).

    Curriculum Vitæ: 
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    Stephen R. Perry

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    John J. O. Brien Professor of Law and Philosophy
    D.Phil Oxford, LL.B Toronto
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    (215) 898.7498
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    Appointments: 

    John J. O'Brien Professor of Law & Professor of Philosophy Director, Institute for Law and Philosophy

    Research Interests: 
  • Legal Philosophy
  • Torts
  • Political Philosophy

    • Stephen Perry's research interests include the methodology of jurisprudence, the general nature of authority and obligation in law, the role of corrective justice in tort law, the morality of risk imposition, and the relationship between legal and moral responsibility.

    Selected Publications: 

    Risk, Harm, Interests, and Rights, in RISK: PHILOSOPHICAL PERSPECTIVES 190 (Tim Lewens ed., Routledge 2007).

    Hart on Social Rules and the Foundations of Law: Liberating the Internal Point of View, 75 FORDHAM L. REV. 1171 (2006).

    Associative Obligations and the Obligation to Obey the Law, in EXPLORING LAW’S EMPIRE: THE JURISPRUDENCE OF RONALD DWORKIN 183 (Scott Hershovitz ed., Oxford Univ. Press 2006). Law and Obligation, 50 AMER. J. JURISP. 263 (2005).

    Harm, History, and Counterfactuals, 40 SAN DIEGO L. REV. 1283 (2003). Method and Principle in Legal Theory, 111 YALE L.J. 1757 (2002).

    Nien-hê Hsieh

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    Associate Professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics and of Philosophy
    Ph.D. Harvard
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    (215) 573-7905
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    Office Location: 
    665 Huntsman Hall
    Research Interests: 
  • ethics
  • distributive justice
  • managerial authority
  • corporate social responsibility
  • theories of value and choice

    • Nien-hê Hsieh work focuses on the justified exercise of managerial authority. Within this area, topics of research include authority and work, the provision of assistance by multinational corporations, and incommensurable values and justified choice. He teaches courses in ethics and corporate responsibility and serves as Book Notes Editor for the Business Ethics Quarterly, the journal of the Society for Business Ethics. For 2007-2008, he will be a Faculty Fellow at the Edmond J. Safra Foundation Center for Ethics at Harvard University.

    Selected Publications: 

    “Justice in Production.” The Journal of Political Philosophy (forthcoming).

    “Maximization, Incomparability, and Managerial Choice.” Business Ethics Quarterly (forthcoming).

    “Is Incomparability a Problem for Anyone?" Economics and Philosophy 23.1: 65-80 (2007). (with Alan Strudler and David Wasserman)

    “The Numbers Problem.” Philosophy and Public Affairs 34.4: 352-372 (2006).

    Waheed Hussain

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    Assistant Professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics and of Philosophy
    Ph.D. Harvard
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    Office Location: 
    667 Huntsman Hall
    Research Interests: 
  • Social and Political philosophy
  • moral philosophy
  • normative issues in economic life
  • Hegel and Marx

    • Amy Gutmann

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    University President
    Ph. D. Harvard
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    University President

    Professor of Political Science, Philosophy, Education, and Communication

    Research Interests: 
    • Political Philosophy
    • Philosophy of Education 

    Amy Gutmann's research addresses religious freedom, equal opportunity, race and affirmative action, education, democracy, multiculturalism, and ethics and public affairs. Her most recent book, “Identity in Democracy” (2003), analyzes the relationship between our constitutional democracy and those parts of our individual identities that are based on characteristics such as gender, race, religion, sexuality, and social ideology.

    Claire Finkelstein

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    Professor of Law and Philosophy
    J.D. Yale, Ph.D. University of Pittsburgh
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    (215) 898-5798
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    Research Interests: 
  • Criminal Law
  • Legal Philosophy
  • Moral and Political Philosophy
    • Selected Publications: 

    HOBBES’ LEGAL THEORY (work-in-progress).

    Acting on an Intention, in REASON, INTENTION AND MORALITY (Gijs Van Donselaar & Bruno Verbeek eds., Ashgate Publishing, forthcoming 2007).

    A Contractarian Argument Against the Death Penalty, 81 N.Y.U. L. REV. 1283 (2006).

    Hobbes and the Internal Point of View, 75 FORDHAM L. REV. 1211 (2006).

    Report for British Law Commission on American Murder Law, Completed September, 2005 (available upon request), published in British Law Commission CP177 (December 20, 2005).

    Merger and Felony Murder, in DEFINING CRIMES: ESSAYS ON THE CRIMINAL LAW’S “SPECIAL PORT” (Antony Duff & Stuart Green eds., Oxford Univ. Press 2005).

    Kok-Chor Tan

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    Associate Professor of Philosophy
    Ph.D. University of Toronto
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    (215) 898-6913
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    Office Location: 
    464 Cohen Hall
    Research Interests: 
    • Social and Political Philosophy
    • Ethics
    • International Justice

    My area of specialization is in political philosophy, and I am especially interested in problems of global justice, nationalism and human rights. Currently, I am thinking about a book-length project with the working title “Human Rights and Social Justice in a Diverse World”, and working on papers on toleration. At Penn, my teaching, which reflects these interests, includes courses on global justice, political philosophy (historical and contemporary), ethics, and specialized courses on topics such as distributive justice, multiculturalism and human rights. I have also taught courses in philosophy of law, biomedical ethics, and introduction to philosophy (freshman seminar).

    Selected Publications: 

    Books:

    1.   Justice, Institutions, and Luck (Oxford University Press, forthcoming).

    2.    Justice Without Borders (Cambridge University Press, 2004). Pp. xiii + 219.

    3.    Toleration, Diversity, and Global Justice (Penn State Press, 2000).  Pp. xii + 233.

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