GEORGE CONNELL
Professor
Philosophy
Specialty:
Kierkegaard
Existentialism
Contemporary continental philosophy
Philosophy of religion
Research:
• “Postmodern Interpretations of Kierkegaard and
the Requirement of Oneness,” forthcoming in International
Kierkegaard Commentary: Upbuilding Discourses in Various Spirits,
ed. Robert Perkins (Macon, GA: Mercer University Press)
• “The Importance of Being Earnest: Coming to Terms
with Judge William’s Seriousness,” in “International
Kierkegaard Commentary: Stages on Life’s Way,” edited
by Robert Perkins (Macon,GA: Mercer University Press, 2000) pp.
113-148.
• “Philosophies of the Cross: Horrendous Evils and Contemporary
Christian Philosophy,” Dovre Lecture of Faith and Learning.
Concordia College, April 2001. Also read at Midwest meeting of the
Society of Christian Philosophers, Bethel College, April 2002.
• “Deconstructing Caputo’s Demythologizing Heidegger,”
Faith and Philosophy, Vol. 15,No. 1 (Jan., 1998) 553-566. Read at
the Central Division Meeting of the APA, April, 1995 and at the
Minnesota Philosophical Association, St. Olaf College, October 1995.
• “Against Idolatry: Heidegger’s Critique of Natural
Theology,” in “Postmodern Philosophy and Christian Thought,”
edited by Merold Westphal (Bloomington: Indiana University Press,
1999) 144-168. Read at Calvin College, March, 1997.
Education:
B.A., Mercer University, Macon, Ga.
M.A., Ph.D., Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn.
Contact: (218) 299-3097 office,
(218) 233-8250 home,
connell@cord.edu
RICHARD GILMORE
Associate Professor
Philosophy
Specialty:
American philosophy
Philosophy and film
Aesthetics
Research:
• “Philosophical Health: Wittgenstein’s Method
in Philosophical Investigations”
• “Dewey’s Experience and Nature as a text on
the Sublime”
• Published or conference papers on various movies including
“Fargo,” “The Searchers,” “Trainspotting,”
“The Terminator,” horror movies, and others
Education:
B.A., Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vt.
M.A., Ph.D., The University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill.
Contact: gilmore@cord.edu
(218) 299-4129
