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About Kenneth Knies

Kenneth Knies, Ph.D. is Associate Professor of Philosophy

I did my undergraduate work at Brown University and received my Ph.D. from Stony Brook University in 2010. Before joining the Sacred Heart faculty in 2011, I spent several years between Germany and Belgium trying to track down Edmund Husserl’s philosophy. I now do most of my thinking on I-95 and the Merritt, between New Haven and Fairfield, and, yes, I try to keep my eyes on the road.

Teaching responsibilities: I work with undergraduates, most of whom have never taken a philosophy class before. My courses focus on the close reading of canonical texts. I hope my students will discover that the familiar thing we call “life” is an inexhaustible source of questions that deserve our careful attention.

My primary research focus is phenomenology. I'm currently working on issues to do with perspective, movement and intersubjectivity.

Positions

September 2017 - Present Associate Professor & Director Honors Living and Learning Community, Sacred Heart University Department of Philosophy, Theology & Religious Studies
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2011 - 2017 Assistant Professor & Director Honors Living and Learning Community, Sacred Heart University Department of Philosophy, Theology & Religious Studies
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Honors and Awards

  • Tenure & Promotion, 2017

Courses

  • Philosophy of Knowledge
  • Existentialism
  • Introduction to Phenomenology
  • Introduction to Philosophical Problems

Education

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Bachelors, Brown University
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Ph.D., SUNY Stony Brook ‐ Philosophy
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Contact Information

Philosophy
Humanities Center of Acad Bldg
College of Arts and Sciences
203-371-7806

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Books (1)

Articles (8)

Book Reviews (6)