Philosophy & Religion
Contact Information:
Salisbury Laboratories, 223E
Phone: +1-508-831-6729
Fax: +1-508-831-5932
bleddy@wpi.edu
Beth Eddy
- Assistant Professor, Humanities & Arts
Professor Eddy focuses on American pragmatism and American religion. She also enjoys working with students on the moral aspects of the biological sciences. Improving student reading comprehension and writing skills are important to her as a teacher. Read more...
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Salisbury Laboratories, 04
Phone: +1-508-831-5439
gottlieb@wpi.edu
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Roger S. Gottlieb
- Professor, Humanities & Arts
Professor of philosophy Roger S. Gottlieb combines intense analytic intelligence, a personal and humorously engaging style, and an inspiring message of personal responsibility, social change, and spiritual vision as a lecturer. Read more...
Contact Information:
Salisbury Laboratories, 109
Phone: +1-508-831-5388
Fax: +1-508-831-5932
jmcweeny@wpi.edu
Jennifer McWeeny
- Associate Professor, Humanities & Arts
Jennifer McWeeny is Associate Professor of Philosophy in the Humanities and Arts Department. Her training in philosophy is pluralistic in nature, engaging work from a variety of schools and traditions including Continental philosophy, analytic philosophy, feminist philosophy, and Asian and comparative philosophies.This creative approach is premised on the idea that juxtaposing diverse perspectives often yields deeper philosophical insights than do tradition-specific methods. Read more...
Contact Information:
Salisbury Laboratories, 23
Phone: +1-508-831-5226
js@wpi.edu
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John Sanbonmatsu
- Associate Professor, Humanities & Arts
John Sanbonmatsu is interested in critical social theory and political philosophy. He would love to talk about philosophy and the meaning of life with anyone who wants to give him a call or sit down with him over coffee. Read more...
Contact Information:
Salisbury Laboratories, 108
Phone: +1-508-831-5214
Fax: +1-508-831-5932
rsmith@wpi.edu
Ruth Lynette Smith
- Associate Professor, Humanities & Arts
Professor Ruth Smith works in the Philosophy and Religion group in the Humanities and Arts Department at WPI and is also affiliated with Rhetoric and Writing programs. Interests in linguistics have shaped her attention to moral theories and practices as questions of grammar. Read more...

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