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Samuel Talcott, PhD

Associate Professor

Samuel Talcott PhD

Department

Office

East Building Room 200

Phone

215-596-7192
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Dr. Talcott’s research interests cover topics from the history of philosophy, continental philosophy, ethics, philosophy of medicine, social-political philosophy, and philosophy of the life sciences. Talcott is developing and teaching philosophy courses for the humanities department on the basis of these research interests.

Courses Taught

  • Intellectual Heritage, Belief and Thought
  • Ethics and Critical Thinking
  • Philosophy of Medicine
  • Philosophy of Science
  • Philosophy of Race, Class and Gender
    • B.A., Penn State University
    • M.A., DePaul University
    • PhD, DePaul University

  • Prior Positions

    • Core lecturer, Seattle University, 2008-2010
    • Full-time faculty, DePaul University, 2006-2008
    • Part-time faculty, DePaul University, 2000-2001 & 2002-2006
    • English language instructor, Université Marc Bloch, 2002
    • Assistant English language instructor, Lycée Fustel de Coulanges, 2001-2002

  • Journal Articles

    • “Errant Life, Molecular Biology, and the Conceptualization of Biopower." Georges Canguilhem, François Jacob, and Michel Foucault. History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences, August 15, 2014.
    • “Canguilhem and the Philosophical Problem of Error.” Dialogue: Canadian Philosophical Review. December 2013.

    Presentations

    • “Canguilhem, Foucault, and the Education of Philosophy.” Foucault Circle, Malmö University, Malmö, Sweden, June 6, 2014.
    • “Locating Disease: Canguilhem and Foucault on the Life of Place.” Pacific Association for the Continental Tradition, University of San Francisco, San Francisco, C.A., September 28, 2013.
    • “From Violent Resistance to Philosophical Violence: The Philosophy of the Concept and Michel Foucault’s Analytics of Power.” Society for Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy, Philadelphia, P.A., October 20, 2011.
    • “Canguilhem, Jacob, and Foucault: the Emergence of Biopower as Concept.” IVR World Congress in Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy, Frankfort, Germany, August 18, 2011.
    • “Canguilhem’s Lecture Courses on Error.” Conference: On Error, Goldsmith’s College, London England, October 29, 2010.
    • Social and political philosophy
    • Ethics
    • History of philosophy
    • Modern philosophy
    • History and philosophy of the life sciences
    • Philosophy of medicine
    • 20th century French philosophy