Samuel Talcott, PhD, Named Assistant Professor of Philosophy at University of the Sciences

PHILADELPHIA, PA (10/22/2010)(readMedia)-- Samuel Talcott, PhD, was recently named assistant professor of philosophy in the Department of Humanities at University of the Sciences' Misher College of Arts and Sciences.

Dr. Talcott joins USciences after two years at Seattle University's Department of Philosophy, where he taught early modern philosophy, ethics, and healthcare ethics; philosophy of the human person; and introduction to philosophy and critical thinking. Prior to Seattle University, Dr. Talcott taught at DePaul University in Chicago, while he pursued his doctorate. At DePaul, his courses included medicine, illness, and culture; business ethics and society; continental philosophy of sciences; ethical theories; and philosophy and modern society. In 2001, Dr. Talcott traveled to France to teach English at the Lycée Fustel de Coulanges and Université Marc Bloch in Strasbourg. At USciences, Dr. Talcott will be teaching intellectual heritage courses as well as ethics and other electives in his field.

Samuel Talcott earned has a PhD in philosophy from DePaul with a dissertation titled: "Anatomical Operations: The Modern Invention of the Living as Pathological." He also received his masters from DePaul University and bachelors from Pennsylvania State University. He is a member of the American Philosophical Association, the History of Science Society, and the Society for Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy.

Dr. Talcott is fluent in French and has reading comprehension in German and Latin. He relocated to Philadelphia from Seattle with his partner, Erin.

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