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Brandon E. Polite

Visiting Instructor in Philosophy

Brandon Polite
Contact
309-341-7310
bpolite@knox.edu

Years at Knox: 2007 to present

Education
Ph.D., 2010, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
M.A., 2005, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
B.A., 2003, Knox College.

Teaching Interests
Philosophy of Music, Philosophy in Literature, American Philosophy, Greek Philosophy, Symbolic Logic.

Selected Professional Accomplishments

Publications
"Tortured Calculations: Body Economies in Shakespeare's Cultures of Honor." Ohio Valley Shakespeare Conference: Selected Papers, forthcoming.

Presentations
"Making Sense of Music." Paper, The Philosophy of Performance: Art in Modern Society Conference, Notre Dame University, 2012.

"Tortured Calculations: Body Economies in Shakespeare's Cultures of Honor." Paper, Michigan State University. Ohio Valley Shakespeare Conference, 2011.

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