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Matthew Weflen
Areas of Specialization: Ancient Philosophy (Plato, Pre-Socratic Philosophy, Ancient Ethics and
Metaphysics).
Education:
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Loyola University
Chicago, Philosophy, Master of Arts, to be awarded August 2009. M.A. Thesis: “The Anaxagoras of Plato”
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Major: Philosophy. Senior Thesis: “Replacing the Father:
An Investigation of Plato’s Republic.” Presentations:
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“These
People, Who Will Not Be Us: The Great Problem of Greek Madness Within Foucault’s Structural Critique,” presented paper (15 pp.)
at the 14th Annual Villanova University Philosophy Conference,
· “Kierkegaard’s
Pagan Exemplar,” presented paper (10 pp.) at Uehiro CrossCurrents Philosophy Conference,
· “Fellow
Warriors: John Stuart Mill and Socrates as Advocates for a Utilitarian Moral
Criterion,” presented paper (10 pp.) at First
Interdisciplinary Research Symposium at Loyola University Chicago,
· “Herman
Melville’s The Confidence Man,” presented a lecture (90 minutes) for
Scholars at Wright program, at Languages:
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Greek and German:
Reading competency. References:
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