The department offers a major and a minor in philosophy. A major in philosophy will prepare students for graduate studies in philosophy and also provide a solid foundation for law school or other professional careers. A minor in philosophy may be taken in conjunction with any other major and can help students develop a more thoughtful perspective on their field of interest.

Dr. Richard Stichler, Ph. D.,
Professor of Philosophy
Francis Hall 219
610-796-8316
richard.stichler@alvernia.edu
Webpage

Dr. Stichler received his Ph. D. from Georgetown University. He has been a visiting professor at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (Beijing) and Shanghai Normal University. His book, Ethics, Information and Technology was described by the Journal of Public Library as “a major contribution to the growing body of literature that seeks to define and expand information age paradigms.” Dr. Stichler has served on the American Association of University Professors committee on professional ethics and is a former president of the association’s Pennsylvania Division. In addition to this book and articles on professional ethics, his other publications include essays on ethics, political philosophy and comparative philosophy.

Main areas of interest: Ethics; Philosophy of Political Science; Comparative Philosophy; Greek Philosophy: Chinese and Eastern Philosophy.

Dr. Bongrae Seok, Ph. D.,
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Francis Hall 225
610-796-8435
bongrae.seok@alvernia.edu
Webpage

Dr. Seok received his doctoral degree from the University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ) where he studied philosophy and psychology. Before he came to Alvernia, he taught philosophy and researched on neurophysiology of memory and visual perception. He published several books and articles on the philosophical foundations of cognitive science. He loves art and music; he gave lectures and presentations in local museums about Asian Art. His areas of interests are: philosophy of mind and psychology; philosophy of cognitive science and neuroscience; modern and contemporary philosophy; Asian philosophy and comparative philosophy.

Dr. Marc Elliot Lucht, Ph. D.,
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Francis Hall 229
610-568-1488
marc.lucht@alvernia.edu

Dr. Marc Lucht is Assistant Professor of Philosophy. He took his PhD. from Emory University in 1999, and has taught at Rocky Mountain College, the University of Maine, and Kenyon College. His scholarly work focuses on phenomenology, environmental philosophy, and aesthetics, and he has published and delivered numerous conference papers on the work of thinkers such as Martin Heidegger, Immanuel Kant, George Santayana, Arthur Schopenhauer, and Leo Tolstoy. In addition to teaching, Dr. Lucht loves to cook, ski, SCUBA dive, travel, hike, and listen to opera.

Program Requirements

**The requirements listed below come from the 2007-2008 Catalog. Previous editions of the catalog are available online.

Major: 30 credits
PHI 105; 230; 200 or 210 or 420; 351; 353, and 15 Philosophy elective credits.

Minor: 18 credits

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