National University of Ireland, Maynooth

Graduate Student, Philosophy

Tutor NUIM Certificate in Philosophy, First/Third Arts Philosophy

Thesis Title: The idea of the Imago Dei. An historical, neo-Darwinian and phenomenological analysis.

Supervisor: Dr. Mette Lebech

About

Philosophical Interests:

I am interested in the philosophy of science. My current focus in the philosophy of science concerns the way the theory of evolution impacts our understanding of ourselves as human beings.

Also I am interested in phenomenology as an epistemological discipline of philosophy.  In particular I have considerable interest in the works of Edith Stein - especially her Ph.D. thesis 'On Empathy' and her more extended work 'The Philosophy of Psychology and the Humanities'.

Dr. Lebech has established a new society to promote the study of the philosophy of Edith Stein, anyone interested in the philosophy of Stein, or published papers on Stein, please feel free to contact me (john.h.gurmin@nuim.ie) for more information about joining 'The International Association for the Study of the Philosophy of Edith Stein' (IASPES).

Finally, I have an interest in ideas as they progress through history. As such I value the history of philosophy as a discipline - it is undoubtedly interesting to see how ideas progress or regress through time.

Teaching:

At the moment I teach philosophy at NUIM and Dublin City University (DCU). At DCU I have taught Introduction to Philosophy, Phil 2 - focusing on Plato, Aquinas and Kant and finally Phil 6 which focuses on modern philosophy.

Universities:

2001-2002                                                                   

Erasmus at Université catholique de Louvain,        Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. Taking module on 'La flèche du temps' (Time's arrow) in philosophy of science with Prof. M. Ghins.

2001-2002    M.A. (University College Dublin)

2000-2001    B.D. (Pontifical University, Maynooth)

2000            B. Phil. (Pontifical University of Ireland)

1997-2000    B.A. (NUIM)

Education:

Particularly interested in Adult Education and Return to Education Programmes.

Travel:

I like to travel also. Most recently I have been to Turkey to visit the birth place of Western Philosophy. Seeing the Ancient sites of Miletus, Didyma, Ephesus and Priene.

Previous places I would recommend visiting include Iceland and Costa Rica.

Societies:

Treasurer/Secretary of IASPES
Member of IPS


 

Contact Information

Email:

Address: c/f Department of Philosophy
National University of Ireland, Maynooth
Maynooth
Co. Kildare
Ireland

Telephone: +353 86 217 8725

Instant Messengers/Skype: skype: h_gurmin