Matthew Oberrieder
Assistant Professor of
Philosophy
Ph.D., Philosophy, Tulane University,
2004
M.A., Philosophy, Tulane University,
1998
B.A., Philosophy, University
of Tulsa, 1993
Extraordinary Faculty
in Philosophy, Loyola University
New Orleans, 2003-04
Graduate Prize Fellow,
Center for Ethics and Public Affairs, Murphy Institute of Political
Economy,
Tulane University, 2002-03
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Office: Knight Hall 217
Phone: x2169
(478-301-2169)
email: oberrieder_m@mercer.edu
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Some Teaching and Research Interests:
History of Philosophy:
Ancient (Classical) -- Plato and Aristotle, with particular interest in
political
philosophy (cf. Homer, Herodotus, Thucydides, Xenophon), the ancient
quarrel
between philosophy and poetry (cf. Hesiod, Homer, Greek Tragedy,
Aristophanes),
and Socrates’ encounters with the sophists concerning virtue and
rhetoric; Late
Ancient (Hellenistic/Greco-Roman) -- Epicureanism, Stoicism,
Skepticism; Medieval
-- Islamic and Jewish philosophy; Renaissance -- Humanism generally and
Machiavelli in particular; Early Modern -- Epistemology (Descartes,
Locke,
Hume) and Political Philosophy (Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau)
Political Philosophy:
Ancient, Medieval, Renaissance, and Early Modern as above, and others
Philosophy and
Literature: Ancient Greek drama and literature as above, Virgil,
Ovid, Old
Testament, Plutarch’s Lives, New
Testament, Dante, Shakespeare, Milton,
Moliere, Jane Austen, and others
Courses
Taught:
Ancient Philosophy, Fall 2004, Fall 2005
First-Year Seminar 101: Composing the Self, Fall 2007
Great Ancient Philosopher, Spring 2005
Great Books 101: Among Gods and Heroes, Spring 2005, Fall 2006,
Fall 2007
Great Books 202: Classical Culture, Spring 2006, Spring 2007
Introduction to Ethics (multiple sections), Fall 2006, Spring 2007
Introduction
to Philosophy (multiple sections), Fall 2004, Spring 2005, Fall 2005, Spring
2006, Spring 2008
Modern Philosophy, Spring 2007
Philosophy and Literature, Spring 2006
Political Philosophy, Fall 2006, Fall 2007
Special Topics in Philosophy
“The Art of
Reading a Platonic Dialogue” Spring 2008
Philosophy Honors Thesis Supervision
“In Pursuit of Knowledge,” Andrew Jones, 2006-07
“Aristophanes and the Garden of Eden,” Michelle Sinnott, 2005-06
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Last Revision: September 20, 2007
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