Faculty and Staff
Ron Glass
Academic Background:
BA Philosophy University of Missouri
MA Philosophy University of Missouri
PhD Philosophy The Ohio State University
Courses Taught: Ethical Theory, Metaphysics, Philosophy of Language, Philosophy of Religion, Business and Professional Ethics, and Advanced Philosophy of Religion
Contact: rglass@uwlax.edu
608.785.8426
Eric Kraemer
(Department Chair and Director of the International Studies Curriculum)
Academic Background:
BA Yale University
PhD Philosophy Brown University
Courses Taught: Introduction to Logic, Theory of Knowledge, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Science, and Medical Ethics.
Research Area: Philosophical Naturalism, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of
Science, Medical Ethics, Utilitarianism, Evil, and Immigration
Contact: ekraemer@uwlax.edu
608.785.8423
Samuel Cocks
Academic Background:
BA Philosophy - Christopher Newport University, VA
PhD Philosophy - New School for Social Research, NYC
Courses Taught: Introduction to Philosophy, Asian Philosophy,
Zen Buddhism, Phenomenology, Environmental Philosophy
Research Area: 19th/20th Century German Philosophy, Asian
Philosophy, Environmental Philosophy
Contact:
scocks@uwlax.edu
608.785.8421
Sheryl Tuttle Ross
Academic Background:
BA University of Wisconsin - Madison
PhD University of Wisconsin - Madison
Courses Taught: Introduction to Philosophy, Introduction to Ethics, Political Philosophy, Philosophy of Art, Philosophy of Film, Latin American Philosophy, Ethics of Propaganda, and Philosophy of Love, Sex and Friendship.
Research Areas: Philosophy of Art, Philosophy of Film, Political Philosophy, Feminism, and Ethics.
Contact: sross@uwlax.edu
608.785.8427
Sharon Scherwitz
Academic
Background:
BA Philosophy and Psychology University of Wisconsin - Eau
Claire
MA and PhD Philosophy Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Courses Taught: Introduction to Philosophy, Multicultural
Philosophy in the United States, International Multicultural
Philosophy, Feminism and Philosophy, Philosophical Concepts in
Literature, History of Philosophy II: Modern Philosophy, and
American Philosophy.
Research Area: American Philosophy, Feminism, and Modern
Philosophy.
Contact:
sscherwitz@uwlax.edu
608.785.8425
Sibbie Weathers
Academic Department Associate
Likes: Football, Pink Flamingos, and Cadbury Chocolate.
Research Area: Yo-Yos
Contact:
philosophy@uwlax.edu
608.785.8424
Faculty Emeriti
Paul E. Rasmussen (1969-1988)
French philosopher Rene Descartes, History of
Modern Philosophy, and Philosophy of Religion
David L. Miller (1970-2004)
British/ American philosopher Alfred North
Whitehead, Process Philosophy, and Philosophy of Creativity
Kenneth Maly (1979-2005)
German phenomenologist Martin Heidegger,
existentialism, history of philosophy (especially Greek
philosophy) environmental philosophy