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Mathew A. Foust

Mathew A. Foust

Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Ph.D., University of Oregon (2010)
M.A., Texas A&M University (2004)
B.A., John Carroll University (2002)

Phone: (864) 388-8383
E-mail: mfoust@lander.edu


College: College of Arts & Humanities
Department: Department of History & Philosophy

OFFICE HOURS
MON: 08:00 AM-09:00 AM,10:15 AM-11:15 AM   WED: 08:00 AM-09:00 AM,10:15 AM-11:15 AM   FRI: 08:00 AM-09:00 AM,10:15 AM-11:15 AM  


CLASSES TAUGHT
Course Num Course Title
PHIL-102 Intro to Philosophical Inquiry
PHIL-103 Introduction to Logic
PHIL-302 Ethics
PHIL-305 Philosophy of Religion
PHIL-309 Philosophy of Mind
PHIL-312 Asian Philosophy
PHIL-315 Existentialism
PHIL-341 American Philosophy
PHIL-341 Feminist Philosophy
RELI-301 Religions of the World

ARTICLES - REFEREED
  • Experience as a Prelude to Disaster: American Philosophy and the Fear of Death in Mortality. (2013)
  • Tragic Possibility, Tragic Ambiguity: William James and Simone de Beauvoir on Freedom and Morality in Existential Analysis: Journal of the Society for Existential Analysis. (2013)
  • Loyalty in the Teachings of Confucius and Josiah Royce in Journal of Chinese Philosophy. (2012)
  • Confess Your Contradictions: Schelling, Royce, and the Art of Atonement in The Journal of Speculative Philosophy. (2012)
  • 'What Can I Do for the Cause Today Which I Never Did Before?': Situating Josiah Royce's Pittsburgh Lectures on Loyalty in Transactions of the Charles S. Peirce Society. (2011)
  • Loyalty and the Art of Wise Living: The Influence of Plato on the Moral Philosophy of Josiah Royce in The Southern Journal of Philosophy. (2010)
  • Grief and Mourning in Confucius's Analects in Journal of Chinese Philosophy. (2009)
  • Perplexities of Filiality: Confucius and Jane Addams on the Private/Public Distinction in Asian Philosophy. (2008)
  • William James and the Promise of Pragmatism in William James Studies. (2007)
  • Tragedy and the Sorrow of Finitude: Reflections on Sin and Death in the Philosophy of Josiah Royce in The Pluralist. (2007)
  • In Cold Blood: James and Wittgenstein on Emotions in Streams of William James. (2004)

BOOK CHAPTERS
  • Where Should LeBron's Loyalty Lie? Where Should Ours?. Pragmatism and the Philosophy of Sport. Lexington Books. (2012)
PRESENTATIONS
  • "Calkins, James, and the War Against War". American Philosophical Association-Central Division Meeting. New Orleans, Louisiana. (2013)
  • "Loyalty at a Crossroads: Roycean Resources for Liberatory Struggle". Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy Annual Conference. New York City, New York. (2012)
  • "Confucius and Emerson on the Virtue of Self-Reliance". American Philosophical Association-Eastern Division Meeting. Atlanta, Georgia. (2012)
  • "The War Against War: Perspectives from Psychology and Philosophy". Peace Studies Conference. Greenwood, South Carolina. (2012)
  • "Loyalty to Loyalty: Royce's Categorical Imperative". Josiah Royce Society Conference. Indianapolis, Indiana. (2011)