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Department Chair
Tiger Roholt
Department Chair
Schmitt Hall 208
roholtt@montclair.edu
Office Hours: M 9:45–10:45, Tu 1:45–2:45, Th 2–3.
Tiger Roholt (professor of philosophy) received his PhD from Columbia University. He writes about meaningfulness, technology, art, and music. Roholt has written three books, the most recent is Distracted from Meaning: A Philosophy of Smartphones (Bloomsbury Academic, 2023). Groove: A Phenomenology of Rhythmic Nuance was published in 2014 (Bloomsbury Academic). Roholt’s Key Terms in Philosophy of Art has been translated into Chinese, Arabic, and Persian. He has published journal articles in Techné: Research in Philosophy and Technology, The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, etc. Recently published in The Oxford Handbook on the Phenomenology of Music is Roholt’s chapter, “Performance, Technology, and the Good Life.” He teaches courses such as Philosophies of the Self, Meaning in Life, Philosophy of Technology, Ethics and Technology, Existentialism, and Ethical Reasoning. More information can be found on Roholt’s Website.
Department Administrative Support Staff
Our administrative team can be reached at 973-655-7755, via email at chssadmin@montclair.edu, or in person in Schmitt 222.
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Caroline Howell Administrative Services Coordinator
Full-Time Faculty
Jon Morgan
Director, Cognitive Science Minor
Schmitt Hall 205E
973-655-7393
morganj@montclair.edu
Office Hours: M 3.30–5, Th 1:30–3.
Jon Morgan (associate professor of philosophy) received his PhD from The University of Texas at Austin. His primary research interests are within philosophy of mind, and his work has appeared in Analysis, Australasian Journal of Philosophy, and Philosophical Studies. You can read more about him and his research on his website. He also directs the Cognitive Science Minor. Courses taught at MSU: Introduction to Philosophy, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Perception, Knowing One’s Mind, Color and Color Experience.
Schmitt Hall 240F
973-655-3833
robisonm@montclair.edu
Office Hours: Tu 12:30–1:30, W 3:00–4.
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Part-Time Faculty
Aaron Berman
Julian David-Drori
Madison Gamba
Richard Ganis
Danielle Hampton
Thomas Holaday
David Kaye
Noah Kupper
Clara Lupi
Zenon Marko
Matt Menchaca
Josef Mendoza
Gregory Menillo
Jude Pais
Marius Pascale
Ava Randel
Turner Roth
David Sorensen
Stephen Wrenn
Emeritus Faculty
David Benfield received his Ph.D. from Brown University. He published articles in Kant-Studien, Philosophy and Phenomenological Research and Philosophical Studies. His research interests include the Wason Task (and why the “right” answer isn’t really right), the analysis of fictional objects, the ethical and social aspects of cyberspace, and the new public atheism. A member of the national APA Committee on the Teaching of Philosophy, he participated in three NEH Summer Seminars. He helped develop and then regularly taught the “The Professional Semester,” an experiential education course for liberal arts majors seeking work experience. He served in the University Senate as Chair of the Administrative Affairs Council and as Secretary; he was a member of the faculty union and functioned as the official liaison between AFT Local 1904 and the University Senate from 2009 until his retirement as Professor of Philosophy in 2015.
Roland Garrett received his B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. in Philosophy from Columbia University. He published essays in a variety of professional journals, including Social Theory and Practice, the Journal of the History of Philosophy, Transactions of the Charles S. Peirce Society, Philosophy Today, the Southern Journal of Philosophy, the Journal of General Education, Business and Society, Metaphilosophy, and Philosophy and Literature. He served as Vice President for Academic Affairs at Montclair State University from 1981 to 1987 and retired as Professor of Philosophy in 2015.