Faculty
![Samuel Asarnow](https://www.macalester.edu/philosophy/wp-content/uploads/sites/43/2017/10/samasarnow-150x0-c-default.jpg)
- Samuel Asarnow
- Chair, Associate Professor of Philosophy
- Ethics, Action Theory, Metaethics
- [email protected]
- 651-696-6246
- he/they
![Geoffrey Gorham](https://www.macalester.edu/philosophy/wp-content/uploads/sites/43/2017/10/geoffreygorham-150x0-c-default.jpg)
- Geoffrey Gorham
- Professor of Philosophy
- Modern philosophy, Descartes
- [email protected]
- 651-696-6048
![Sumeet Patwardhan](https://www.macalester.edu/philosophy/wp-content/uploads/sites/43/2023/09/Sumeet-headshot-150x0-c-default.jpg)
- Sumeet Patwardhan
- Assistant Professor of Philosophy
- ethics, moral psychology, feminist philosophy, and social philosophy
- [email protected]
![Rotem Herrmann](https://www.macalester.edu/philosophy/wp-content/uploads/sites/43/2023/09/Herrmann-headshot-150x0-c-default.jpeg)
- Rotem Herrmann
- Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy
- philosophy of mind, philosophy of psychology, philosophy of cognitive science, phenomenology
- [email protected]
![Max Dresow](https://www.macalester.edu/philosophy/wp-content/uploads/sites/43/2023/09/Dresow-headshot-150x0-c-default.jpg)
- Max Dresow
- Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy
- historical and conceptual issues at the intersection of the earth and life sciences
- [email protected]
Retired Faculty
![Janet Folina](https://www.macalester.edu/philosophy/wp-content/uploads/sites/43/2017/10/P1000374-2-2-150x0-c-default.jpg)
- Janet Folina
- Professor of Philosophy
- Symbolic logic, philosophy of math, philosophy of science
- [email protected]
- 651-696-6159
![Joy Laine](https://www.macalester.edu/philosophy/wp-content/uploads/sites/43/2017/10/joylaine-150x0-c-default.jpg)
- Joy Laine
- Adjunct Professor, Philosophy
- Focuses on the philosophy of mind and language in the context of both Western and Indian philosophical traditions
- [email protected]
![Diane Michelfelder](https://www.macalester.edu/philosophy/wp-content/uploads/sites/43/2017/10/dianemichelfelder-150x0-c-default.jpg)
- Diane Michelfelder
- Professor of Philosophy
- 20th Century European philosophy, philosophy of technology and engineering, animal ethics.
- [email protected]
- 651-696-6197
![William Wilcox](https://www.macalester.edu/philosophy/wp-content/uploads/sites/43/2017/10/williamwilcox-150x0-c-default.jpg)
- William Wilcox
- Visiting Associate Professor of Philosophy
- Ethics, Philosophy of Law
- [email protected]
![Martin Gunderson](https://www.macalester.edu/philosophy/wp-content/uploads/sites/43/2017/10/martingunderson-150x0-c-default.jpg)
- Martin Gunderson
- DeWitt Wallace Professor of Philosophy
- Philosophy of human rights, ethics, healthcare
- [email protected]
- 651-696-6153
![Henry West](https://www.macalester.edu/philosophy/wp-content/uploads/sites/43/2017/10/henry-west-150x0-c-default.jpg)
- Henry West
- Professor Emeritus of Philosophy
- Ethics, Utilitarianism
- [email protected]
Staff
![Sara Dion](https://www.macalester.edu/philosophy/wp-content/uploads/sites/43/2018/06/me-150x0-c-default.jpg)
- Sara Dion
- Department Coordinator
- [email protected]
- 651-696-6141