Faculty and Staff

Bertrand Russell (1872-1970)*

Philosophy Faculty:

István S. N. Berkeley, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Philosophy, Associate Professor at The Institute For Cognitive Science at UL Lafayette, Adjunct Professor at The Center for Advanced Computing Studies at UL Lafayette, Assistant Program Coordinator, Philosophy Program
 

Office: HLG 559 Office Phone Number: (337) 482-6807 E-mail: istvan@louisiana.edu Click to visit Dr. Berkeley's Home Page. Click here for another picture.

 

Educational History: Dr. Berkeley studied at the University of Leeds in Leeds, England as an undergraduate, and received an honours degree in Philosophy in 1987. In 1990 he was awarded a Masters Degree from The University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, writing a thesis on the semantics of vague terms. He remained at the University of Alberta for his Ph.D. which was awarded in 1997. His dissertation work focused the theoretical consequences of understanding the details of trained Artificial Neural Network functioning. While studying at The University of Alberta, Berkeley undertook empirical work with The Biological Computation Project.

Research Interests: The interpretation of artificial neural network models as a means of investigating the representational requirements of high-level cognitive tasks, the foundations of cognitive science and the philosophy of mind, categorization, philosophy of language and the history of philosophy (especially modern philosophy).

Teaching Interests: Critical thinking, Artificial Neural Network theory, foundations and methodology of Cognitive Science, philosophy of language and the history of modern philosophy.

Selected Publications:

• I. S. N. Berkeley (2006), "Moving the Goal Posts: A Reply to Dawson and Piercey" in Minds and Machines, (forthcoming).
• B. A. Rowland, A. S. Maida and I. S. N. Berkeley, (2006), "Synaptic Noise as a Means of Implementing Weight-Perturbation Learning", in Connection Science, Vol. 18, No. 1, pp. 69-79.
• I. S. N. Berkeley and C. Gunay, (2004), "Conducting Banding Analysis with Trained Networks of Sigmoid Units" in Connection Science, Vol. 16, No. 2, pp. 119-128.
• I. S. N. Berkeley, (2003), "Computer Communication with Students: The Bad, The Ugly and The Good." In The American Philosophical Association Newsletter on Computers and Philosophy, (Fall Issue).
  

Steve Giambrone, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Philosophy

Office: HLG 564
Office Phone Number: (337) 482-5400
E-mail address: gsteve@louisiana.edu
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Educational History: Dr. Giambrone earned a BA in Philosophy from The University of Southwestern Louisiana in 1971. In 1975, he was awarded an MA in Philosophy by Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge. He completed a Ph.D. in Philosophy in 1984 at Australian National University.

Research Interests: relevant logics, theories of language, theories of mind.

Teaching interests: logic, philosophy mind and cognition, philosophy of science.

Selected Publications:

• Povinelli, Daniel J., J. M. Berring and S. Giambrone.   "Toward A Science of Other Minds: Escaping the Argument by Analogy", Cognitive Science, in press.
• Povinelli, D.J.,  Bering, J., Giambrone, S.  "Chimpanzee "Pointing": Another Error of the Argument by Analogy?", in S. Kita, ed., Pointing: Where Language, Culture, and Cognition Meet (Cambridge: Cambridge U Press), 2003.
• Povinelli, D.J. and Giambrone, S.  "Inferring Other Minds: Failure of the Argument by Analogy", Philosophical Topics, 2000.
• Giambrone, S.  "Relevant Logics & Inference Tickets", in J. Woods and Bryson Brown, ed., Logical Consequence: Rival Approaches and New  Studies in Exact Philosophy: Logic, Mathematics and Science, (Oxford:  Hermes Science Publishers) 2000.

Keith A. Korcz, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Program Coordinator, Philosophy Program
 

Office: HLG 563 Office Phone Number: (337) 482-6806 E-mail address: kak7409@louisiana.edu Click here to visit Dr. Korcz's Home Page

 

Educational History:
B. A., Philosophy, Arizona State University, 1988
M. A., Philosophy, The Ohio State University, 1993
Ph. D., Philosophy, The Ohio State University, 1996

Research and Teaching Interests: Theory of Knowledge, Applied Ethics, Ethics, 20th Century Philosophy, Modern Philosophy, Metaphysics, Philosophy of Religion, Informal Logic.

Selected Publications:

• "A Reply to Marquis' 'Korcz on Abortion,'" Journal of Social Philosophy, Volume 35, Issue 1, March 2004.
• "Two Moral Strategies Regarding Abortion", The Journal of Social Philosophy, Winter 2002.
• "The Causal-Doxastic Theory of the Basing Relation", The Canadian Journal of Philosophy, December 2000.
• "Recent Work on the Basing Relation", The American Philosophical Quarterly, April 1997.

Office: HLG 561 Office Phone Number: (337) 482-1060 E-mail address:  jxt8806@louisiana.edu Click here to visit : Dr. Trigg's Home Page

 

Educational History:
M. A., Mental Philosophy, Edinburgh University, 1992
M. Sc., Mental Philosophy, Edinburgh University, 1994
Ph. D., Philosophy, Essex University, 2003

Areas of Specialization: Philosophy of perception; Philosophy of mind and language; Husserl.

Areas of Competence: Ethics; History of Modern Philosophy.

Richard Baggett, Th.D., Phar.D.
Adjunct Professor of Philosophy

Office: HLG 562
Office Phone Number: (337) 482-5002
E-mail address: drbagg@aol.com
Web Page: www.louisiana.edu/~rab4330/

Educational History:
M.A., Education and Administration, McNeese State University, 1996
Graduate Philosophy Certification, Louisiana State University, 1995
Doctorate of Theology, Liberty Theological Seminary, 1995
Masters of Theology, Liberty Theological Seminary, 1992
Doctor of Pharmacy, Northeast State University, 1961

Work Experience:
Adjunct Professor of Philosophy, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 1995-present
Licensed Pharmacist at the Medicine Shoppe in Crowley, LA, 1994-present
President of Impact Ministries, Inc., 1997-present
Editor of Impact Magazine, 1990-1994
Founded and Pastored Lafayette Covenant Life Church, Lafayette, LA, 1983-1992
Founded and Pastored Oberlin Covenant Church, Oberlin, LA, 1973-1982
Owned and Operated Baggett's Pharmacy, Elizabeth, LA, 1965-1977

Classes Taught: Professional Ethics, Topics in World Religions, Introduction to the Old Testament, Introduction to Philosophy, Critical Thinking.

Selected Publications:

• Living Among the Lions, (1st Books and Ingram Publishing House, 2001).
• "Plato and John Dewey: Contrasting Their Educational Philosophies - Thought for Educational Leaders", National Forum of Educational Administration and Supervision Journal, vol. 13, no. 2, 1996-1997.
• "Dewey's Pragmatism: The Philosophy of Problem Solving Through Learning Experiences", National Forum of Special Education Journal, vol. 5, no.s 1 & 2, 1995-1996.

David Barry, Ph.D.
Dean of the College of Liberal Arts, Professor, Department of Modern Languages  

Office: Martin Hall rm. 246 Office Phone: (337) 482-6219 E-mail: dbarry@louisiana.edu

Educational History:

B. A., University of California at Los Angeles, French (Economics), 1967.
M. A., University of California at Los Angeles, French, 1968.
CPhil., University of California at Los Angeles, French, 1971.
Ph.D., University of California at Los Angeles, French, 1975; Dissertation: "Le Concept de la praxis littéraire dans l'oeuvre de Sartre".

Selected Awards and Grants: Chevalier, Fondation CODFIL - 1990, Certificat d'Honneur, Conseil International d'Etudes Francophones - 1992, Distinguished Service Award, Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities - 1992, Pi Gamma Mu Honor Society - 1996, National Endowment for the Humanities Development grant, "North American Francophone Studies Program", 1/80 - 7/84 ($333,950), Government at the Université Antilles-Guyane, Fort-de-France, Martinique, January/February 88 ($5,000), Book Grant, Commissariat de la Communauté belge de langue française, Bruxelles, Belgium ($5,000).

Areas of Professional Interest: Twentieth Century French Literature and Philosophy, Quebec Literature, French Language Education and Methodology, Contemporary Literary Criticism, Cajun French Language, Culture and Literature, Francophone Africa and the Caribbean.

Selected Publications:

• "Les origines de la musique cadienne et créole", En Lutte pou l'Avenir du Français: Actes de la XIVe Biennale, (Paris: Biennale de la Langue Française, 1993), pp. 492-497.
• "A la marge des centres: Les besoins et les priorités de la recherche en Louisiane",  Etats généraux de la recherche sur la francophonie à l'extérieur du Québec, Ottawa: Presses de l'Université d'Ottawa, 1995, pp. 137-141.
• "De l'oral à l'écrit: la problématique Louisianaise", in Creoles and Cajuns: French Louisiana - La Louisiane Française (ed. W. Binder), Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang, 1998, pp. 287-301.

Office: HLG 561
Office Phone Number: (337) 482-5421
E-mail Address: RC738@cox.net
Web Page: http://www.ucs.louisiana.edu/~lpc9591/

Courses Taught: Introduction to the Old Testament, Introduction to the New Testament, Topics in World Religions.

Office: HLG 510 Office Phone Number: (337) 482-1060 E-mail Address: zeno@louisiana.edu Web Page: http://www.ucs.louisiana.edu/~bjc2950/

Educational History:
B.A., Georgia State University, Honors in English,1977.
M.A., Georgia State University, Philosophy, 1994.
Doctor of Law , Emory University, 1980.

Credentials:
Admitted to practice law in the states of Louisiana
(Civil Code) 1994, and Georgia (Common Law) 1980.
Also, Graduate Certificate in Christian Pastoral
Studies, Loyola University of New Orleans, 1997.

Courses Taught:  Philosophy of Law, Ethics in America,
Critical Thinking, Contemporary Moral Dilemmas, Business Ethics,
Introduction to Philosophy, Honors Introduction to Philosophy,
and Topics in World Religions, including: Christianity, Islam, and
Judaism; Eastern Religions; and Mysticism, East and West.

Interests: Include but are not limited to legal reasoning, moral
reasoning, critical thinking, metaphorical thinking,
creativity, applied ethics, feminist philosophy, and copyright,
information technology law, and philosophy of law.
 

Bryan-Paul Frost, Ph.D.
James A. and Kaye L Crocker Endowed Professor of Political Science, Department of Political Science, Adjunct Professor of Philosophy

Office: Mouton 230
Office Phone Number: (337) 482-5692
E-mail address: bpf0456@louisiana.edu

Educational History:
B.A., St. John's College, 1990
M.A., Political Science, University of Toronto, 1991
Ph.D., Political Theory, University of Toronto, 1996

Courses Taught: Ancient and Medieval Political Philosophy, Modern Political Philosophy, Major Themes in Political Philosophy, Ethics and International Politics.

Selected Publications:

• History of American Political Thought, ed. by Bryan-Paul Frost and Jeffrey Sikkenga, (Lanham, MD: Lexington Press, 2003).
• "A Critical Introduction to Alexandre Kojeve's Esquisse d'une phenomenologie du droit", Review of Metaphysics, 52, March 1999, p. 595-640.
• "Resurrecting A Neglected Theorist: The Philosophical Foundations of Raymond Aron's Theory of International Relations", Review of International Studies, 23, Spring 1997, p. 143-166.
• "An Interpretation of Plutarch's Cato the Younger", History of Political Thought, 18, Spring 1997, p. 1-23.

Office: Moody Annex 263 Office Phone Number: (337) 482-6427 E-mail address: jbh4969@louisiana.edu Click here to visit Dr. Hamilton's Home Page

 

Educational History:
B.A., Philosophy, Georgetown University, 1965
M.A., Philosophy, Georgetown University, 1968
Ph.D., Philosophy, Emory University, 1972
M.B.A., University of Southwestern Louisiana, 1990

Selected Awards and Professional Activities: Committee for Ethical, Legal and Social Implications, Louisiana Gene Therapy Research Consortium, Inc., New Orleans Louisiana (2000 to present); Ethics Consultant to Louisiana State University School of Medicine, Internal Medicine and Family Practice Residency Programs, University Medical Center, Lafayette, Louisiana (1987 - present); Chair, University Medical Center Hospital Medical Ethics Committee and Institutional Review Board (1989 - present);  Ethics Consultant to Medical Center of Southwest Louisiana, Lafayette, Louisiana (2000-present); Selected as Most Inspirational Teacher by members of the U.S.L. Lady Cajuns Softball Team, March, 1994.

Courses Taught: Professional Ethics, Business and Society, Introduction to Management and Organizational Behavior, Introduction to Marketing.

Selected Publications:

• "Observations on the Need to Redesign Organizations and to Refocus Corporation Law to Promote Ethical Behavior and Discourage Illegal Conduct," Delaware Journal of Corporate Law, 29(1), 2004, Wines, W. A. and Hamilton, J. B. III.
• "Multinational Enterprise Decision Principles for Dealing with Cross Cultural  Ethical Conflicts," Journal of Business Ethics 31(1): 77-94, May 2001,  Hamilton, J.B. III and S. B. Knouse.
• "Ethics of End of Life Care," in End of Life Nursing Care, Poor, B. And G.P. Porrier eds., Jones and Bartlett Publishers Inc. (Sudbury, MA) and National League for Nursing, 2001, pp.73-104.
• "The Hope and Limits of Legal Optimism: A Comment on the Theories of Orts and Nesteruk Regarding the Impact of Law on Corporate Ethics," Business Ethics Quarterly, Volume 9, No. 4, 1999 (October) 677-688,  Hoch, D & J.B. Hamilton III.
• "Ethical Questions Regarding Joint Authorship: Business and Non-Business Faculty Responses to the Addition of a Non-Contributing Author in Joint Research and Writing Endeavors", Journal of Education for Business, Vol.72: no.6 (July/August) 1997, 325-330, Hamilton, J.B. III, Greco, A., and J. Tanner.
• "An Essay on When to Fully Disclose in Sales Relationships: Applying Two Practical Guidelines for Addressing Truth-Telling Problems in Business", The Journal of Business Ethics, Vol. 16 No. 5 (April 1997), 545-560, Strutton, D., Hamilton, J.B. III, and J. Lumpkin.

Office Staff

Stephanie Dugas, Administrative Assistant
Office:  HLG 560
Office Phone Number:  (337) 482-5401
E-mail address: sdugas@louisiana.edu

* Photo courtesy of The Bertrand Russell Archives at McMaster University.

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