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Michael Carrick
Michael Carrick

Visiting Assistant Professor

Philosophy

michaelcarrick@unomaha.edu
  • Applied Ethics, especially environmental ethics and bioethics, Value Theory Political and Social Phil, Business Ethics, Metaethics, Phil of Science,
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Jerry Cederblom
Jerry Cederblom, PhD

Professor

402.554.3478

jerryced@unomaha.edu
  • Moral and Political Philosophy, Epistemology, Modern Philosophy, Critical Reasoning
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Rory J.Conces
Rory J. Conces, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

402.554.2628

rconces@unomaha.edu
  • Social and Political Philosophy, Ethics, Applied Philosophy, Critical Reasoning
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Laura Grams
Laura Grams, PhD

Associate Professor and Philosophy Department Chair

402.554.2628

lgrams@unomaha.edu
  • Ancient Philosophy, History of Philosophy
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Farhan Lakhany
Farhan Lakhany

Visiting Assistant Professor

Philosophy

flakhany@unomaha.edu
  • Phil of Mind, Phil of Psychology, and  Epistemology Cognitive Science, Phil of Science, Ethics, Metaphysics, Artificial Intelligence
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Joseph McCaffrey
Joseph McCaffrey, PhD

Associate Professor

402.554.2628

jmccaffrey@unomaha.edu
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William Melanson
William Melanson, PhD

Associate Professor

402.554.2877

wmelanson@unomaha.edu
  • Intersection of epistemology, emotion, and philosophy of language
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Imafedia Okhamafe
Imafedia Okhamafe, PhD

Professor

402.554.3467

iokhamaf@unomaha.edu
  • intersection of literature and philosophy of science/mathematics
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Kevin Patton
Kevin Patton, PhD

Visiting Professor

Philosophy

kevinpatton@unomaha.edu
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William O'Brien
William O'Brien

Lecturer

402.554.2628

wobrien@unomaha.edu
  • Lecturer of Philosophy of Law
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William Blizek
William L. Blizek, PhD

Professor Emeritus

402.554.2628

wblizek@unomaha.edu
  • Ethics, Religion and Film
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Andrew Newman
Andrew Newman, PhD

Professor Emeritus

andrewnewman@unomaha.edu
  • Analytic Metaphysics, Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Physics
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