Philosophy Faculty
Robert Rosenthal '67
Professor of Philosophy & Chair
(812) 866-7216
rosenthl@hanover.edu
Ph.D., University of Maryland
Teaching Areas: Philosophy of Religion, Environmental Philosophy, Philosophy of Art
John Ahrens '92
Professor of Philosophy
(812) 866-7223
ahrens@hanover.edu
Ph.D., University of Iowa
Teaching Areas: Ethics, Political Philosophy, History of Philosophy, Philosophy of Law
Jared Bates
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
(812) 866-7257
bates@hanover.edu
B.A., Baker University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia.
Teaching areas: Logic, Epistemology, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Science
Don Carrel
Associate Professor of Philosophy
(812) 866-7225
carrell@hanover.edu
Ph.D., Emory University (2001); M.A., Duquesne University; B.A., University of Illinois
Professor Carrell teaches courses in ancient philosophy, Greek, ancient literature in translation, and ancient history.
Vicki Jenkins '78
Associate Professor of Philosophy
(812) 866-7216
jenkins@hanover.edu
Katherine Johnson '93
Professor of Philosophy
(812) 866-7217
johnsonk@hanover.edu
Ph.D., Boston College
Teaching Areas: Feminist Philosophy, History of Philosophy, Contemporary Continental Philosophy
Aimin Shen
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
(812) 866-7226
shen@hanover.edu
B.A., Nanjing Teachers' University (PR-China); M.A., Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville; Ph.D., Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Dr. Shen comes to Hanover from McHenry County College. She is the one of first two faculty hired under the Academic Vision Plan. She also taught at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville and Southwest Illinois College. Her areas of specialization are in Chinese/comparative philosophy and metaphysics.