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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)
Selected 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
Critical Thinking
Ethics
History of Philosophy I: Ancient/Medieval
Philosophy of Religion
Metaphysics
Professional Memberships and Affiliations
American Philosophical Association
American Catholic Philosophical Association
Society of Christian Philosophers
Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy