Daniel Brunson
Lecturer
B.A., summa cum laude , Philosophy, with Minors in Anthropology and Psychology
Indiana University – Purdue University at Indianapolis
Daniel hails from Elkhart, IN, and originally attended Butler University in Indianapolis as a Bassoon Performance major. However, the siren call of wisdom brought about a change in vocation, although a performer's mindset does carry over into his teaching. From a 'home base' in Classical American Pragmatism, Daniel seeks insight from all areas of inquiry by combining his training in the history of philosophy and science with contemporary approaches. Current figures of interest range from C.S. Peirce, Thomas Reid, and Josiah Royce to Miranda Fricker, Susan Haack, and Ernest Sosa.
In addition to philosophy, Daniel teaches introductory Latin for the Department of World Languages and International Studies.
Areas of Specialization:
Modern and 19th Century Philosophy, especially in and through the work of Charles Sanders Peirce, and the role of ethics in the philosophy of science, social epistemology, and virtue epistemology.
Publications:
“Peircean Semiotics and the Need for Metaphysics” in Semiotics 2006. Edited by Terry Prewitt, Wendy Morgan, and Benjamin Smith. Ottawa: Legas Publishing, 2009;“Memory and Peirce’s Pragmatism” in Cognitio-Estudios, vol. 5 n. 2, 2007
Courses Taught at Morgan:
PHIL 109: Introduction to Logic
PHIL 220: Ethics and Values
LATN 101 and 102: Elementary Latin 1 & 2
