
T. Allan Hillman
Research Interests
- Early Modern Philosophy
- Metaphysics
- History of Philosophy [esp. Medieval, Early Analytic]
- Ethics
- Philosophy of Religion
Bio
My research interests for the past several years have focused on two figures: the early modern philosopher G.W. Leibniz (1646-1716) as well as the medieval philosopher John Duns Scotus (1266-1308). Both are incredible metaphysicians, and I enjoy exploring the subtle (and oftentimes not-so-subtle) implications their ideas have for value theory, theoretical as well as practical, and Christian theology. 小蝌蚪APP me in general? Born in southern Mississippi, I attended MSMS in Columbus, MS, followed by Millsaps College in Jackson, MS. Bitten by the philosophy bug (serious infection, antibiotics did no good at all) I then pursued advanced degrees at Ole Miss (M.A.) and then Purdue University (Ph.D.). Hired at South in 鈥08 I regularly teach Introduction to Philosophy (PHL 110), Renaissance-Enlightenment Philosophy (PHL 245), Renaissance Political Philosophy (PHL 310) and Liability and Punishment (PHL 337), though other course offerings make the unpredictable appearance. When not engaged with life at South, I am chasing (or being chased by) my two little ones, Audrey and Dominick. I read avidly (mostly History, Science Fiction, and Classical Literature) and love 80s action movies (especially the now forgotten classic Big Trouble in Little China).
Publications
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Scotus & God鈥檚 Arbitrary Will: A Reassessment,鈥 (co-authored with Dr. Tully Borland) American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly, 91 (3); 2017.
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鈥淔aulkner the Stoic: Honor and the Snopeses in The Snopes Trilogy,鈥 Philosophy & Literature, 39 (1A); September 2015, 260-279.
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鈥淟eibniz and Luther on the Non-Cognitive Component of Faith,鈥 Sophia 52 (2): June 2013, pp. 219-234.
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鈥淟eibniz and the Imitation of God: A Criticism of Voluntarism鈥 (co-authored with Dr. Tully Borland), Philosophy & Theology 23(1); 2011, pp. 3-27.
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鈥淟eibniz on the Imago Dei鈥 in Oxford Studies in Early Modern Philosophy Volume V (eds.) Daniel Garber & Steven Nadler (Oxford University Press, 2010), pp. 171-213
Courses
- College of Arts & Science 100: The Moral Reality of War (Fall 2014)
- REL 100 Introduction to the Study of Religion (Online)
- Philosophy 110: Introduction to Philosophy (Every semester)
- Philosophy 131: Introduction to Ethics (Summer 2010, Fall 2013)
- Philosophy 245: Renaissance-Enlightenment Philosophy (Spring only: 2009-15)
- Philosophy 333: Biomedical Ethics (Spring 2014)
- PHL/CJ 336 Legal Theory (Spring 2017)
- PHL/CJ 337 Liability & Punishment (Fall 2016)
- Philosophy 345: Post-Kantian Anglo-American Philosophy (Fall 2014)
- Philosophy 351: Philosophy of Religion (Fall 2009, Fall 2012)
- Philosophy 390: Special Topics 鈥 Truth (Spring 2010)
- Philosophy 390 (Honors): Special Topics 鈥 Goodness and the Ultimate
Nature of Reality in Medieval Philosophy (Fall 2011) - Philosophy 390: Special Topics 鈥 Existentialism & the Philosophy of
Literature (Summer 2013, Fall 2014) - Philosophy 431: Advanced Ethics 鈥 Metaethics (Fall 2008)
- Philosophy 431: Advanced Ethics 鈥 Contemporary Political Philosophy (Fall 2011, Fall 2013)
- Philosophy 461: Senior Seminar 鈥 Metaphysics (Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017)
- Philosophy 494: Directed Study 鈥 Religious Epistemology (Fall 2010, Spring 2015)
- Philosophy 494: Directed Study 鈥 Free Will & Predestination in Christian Thought (Spring 2013)
- Philosophy 494: Directed Study 鈥 Just War, Realism & Military Ethics (Fall 2014)