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Meet the Philosophy Faculty

Lance Factor Lance Factor, Chair
George Appleton Lawrence Distinguished Service Professor of Philosophy
Ph.D., University of Georgia, 1970
"I take seriously the search for an environmental ethic that will treat animals and habitats as possessing significant worth."
William Young William Young
Associate Professor of Philosophy
Ph.D., University of Notre Dame, 1992
Daniel Wack Daniel Wack
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Ph.D., University of Chicago, 2009
Brandon PoliteBrandon E. Polite
Visiting Instructor of Philosophy
Ph.D. candidate, University of Illinois-Urbana

Cooperating faculty from other programs

Jason Helfer Jason Helfer
Associate Professor of Educational Studies
Ph.D., University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign, 2003
Frederick HordFrederick Hord
Professor of Black Studies
Ph.D., Union Graduate School, 1987
"My most immediate projects are in the areas of Black Studies theory, African American literary criticism, Black psychology traditions, and the status of Blacks in Latin America."
Emeritus faculty

William Frederick Matthews
Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and Religion

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Academic News

College Friendship Grows into a Business Partnership

After a serendipitous introduction during move-in day, Christopher Detchessahar '04 and Matt Nagel '04 became fast friends on the soccer field, in the fraternity house, and more recently, in business.

Erin McKinstry '12 Awarded Fulbright Fellowship

Knox College graduating senior Erin McKinstry is chosen to participate in the highly selective program. A modern languages major, she will teach and study in Germany.

This Is Where We Live

This Is Where We Live is a recurring podcast by Knox College student Christopher Poore '14 about the sounds we hear around Galesburg and the Knox campus.

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