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I am Affiliate Professor of
Philosophy and a member of the
Faculty
of the Department of Philosophy of The Pennsylvania State University and of the
Faculty of
the Fayette Campus in Uniontown.
Philosophy is the
pursuit of knowledge -- roughly, justified true belief -- that is basic
in the sense of being presupposed by or beyond the reach of the more specific
disciplines. Virtually everyone raises philosophical questions -- e.g., a famous
artist in a profound painting -- and many of us do seek justified
answers to them. Philosophy -- as well as its name -- was invented, in the
West, by Socrates,
and reached early peaks with Plato and Aristotle.
In modern philosophy,
which started in the 17th century, one of the most important and
original figures is the philosopher in whom I have come to specialize, Immanuel Kant.
Even though many of his views no longer hold up to scrutiny, the immense power
of his intellect continues to amaze those who study his works. For more information
on this philosopher, please travel further down this page, and also see my page
of philosophy links.
A modern philosopher
of a very different cast is Friedrich Nietzsche,
known for his original and iconoclastic views, many of which I deeply share,
even as I find others quite objectionable. For more information, view the website
of Weaver Santaniello - http://www.berks.psu.edu/faculty/wSantaniello/wSantaniello.html
- my good friend and colleague at
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Basic professional data
Areas of expertise and interest
Main specialty and publications
Other specialties
Additional areas of competence and
interest
Courses taught at Penn State - Fayette, Fall
Courses taught at Penn State - Fayette, Spring
Concluding
advice concerning Kant
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- Name:
- Title: Affiliate Professor of Philosophy
- Email: WPluhar@psu.edu
- Website: http://www.personal.psu.edu/wsp5/
- Office Address: 112 Williams Bldg., Pennsylvania State University - Fayette, The Eberly Campus, University Drive, Uniontown, PA, 15401-0519
- Office Phone: 724-430-4249
- Office Fax: 724-430-4184
- Undergraduate Degree: B.A.
in philosophy,
- Graduate Degree: Ph.D.
in philosophy,
- Foreign Languages:
- Ancient: Greek, Latin (not a native speaker)
- Modern: German (native speaker), French, Spanish, Italian; and reading knowledge of Portuguese, Dutch, Russian
AREAS
OF EXPERTISE AND INTEREST
MAIN SPECIALTY AND PUBLICATIONS
Main specialty:
Immanuel
Kant (1724-1804).
Main publications:
New,
annotated translation of Immanuel Kant's Critique of Judgment
of 1790, including Kant's First Introduction to the work. Translated and
introduced by
New,
annotated translation of Immanuel Kant's Critique of Pure Reason
of 1781 and 1787 (first and second original editions). Translated
by
Abridgment of
my translation of Immanuel Kant's Critique of Pure Reason
Translated by
New,
annotated translation of Immanuel Kant's Critique of Practical Reason
of 1788. Translated by
Translation,
forthcoming:
New, annotated
translation of Immanuel Kant's Religion Within the
Bounds of Bare Reason
of 1793. Under contract with Hackett Publishing Company
of
- Ethics - including Applied, especially Biomedical
- Aesthetics
- Asian Philosophies
ADDITIONAL AREAS OF COMPETENCE AND INTEREST
- Introduction to Philosophy
- History of Philosophy
- Traditional Logic, especially Applied
- Symbolic Logic
- Epistemology
- Metaphysics
- Philosophy of Mind
- Philosophy of Religion
- Phenomenology and Existentialism
COURSES TAUGHT at
- Phil 007 Asian Philosophies
- Phil 010 Critical Thinking and Argument
- Phil 432 Medical and Health Care Ethics
COURSES TAUGHT at
- Phil 007 Asian Philosophies
- Phil 010 Critical Thinking and Argument
- Phil 012 Elements of Symbolic Logic
CONCLUDING ADVICE CONCERNING
KANT
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Reading Kant, even in a fine translation, can be a
harrowing
experience!
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