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 | Justin Skirry |
| Assistant Professor of Philosophy |
| Office: Old Main 206 |
| Phone: (402) 465-2125 |
Email: jskirry@nebrwesleyan.edu
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Justin Skirry began teaching at Nebraska Wesleyan University in the Fall of 2006 after having taught at Emory University, William Paterson University of New Jersey, and Saint Xavier University at Chicago. Dr. Skirry received his Ph.D in Philosophy from Purdue University (2003), and an M.A. in Philosophy (1998) as well as a B.A. in Social Science (1991) from San Francisco State University.
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His research interests focus on Early Modern Philosophy (ca. 1600-1780) with a particular emphasis on the metaphysics of Descartes (1598-1650) and its relation to the later Medieval, scholastic philosophical tradition. His other interests include Medieval Philosophy, the Philosophies of G.E. Moore and Ludwig Wittgenstein, Ethics, Social-Political Philosophy, and Existentialism.
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He has published two books. The first is entitled, Descartes and the Metaphysics of Human Nature, while the second is Descartes: A Guide for the Perplexed. Both are published by Continuum Press. Dr. Skirry has also published articles in several journals including Journal of the History of Philosophy, History of Philosophy Quarterly, and The American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly, among others.
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In other professional activities, Dr. Skirry is the editor for 17th Century European Philosophy for the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy and a member of the American Philosophical Association, The American Catholic Philosophical Association, the British Society for the History of Philosophy, and the European Society for Early Modern Philosophy.
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