Academic Credentials He has a Ph.D. in philosophy and an M.A. + in English Literature.

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Professor Michael Boylan has taught philosophy at Marymount University for more than thirty years. His teaching and research interests include ethics, social and political philosophy, the history of philosophy, philosophy of science, philosophy and literature, and ancient biomedicine. He has lectured widely on ethics, law, and political philosophy in 15 countries on 5 continents.  He is the author of 42 books and 150 articles.  Among his books are 12 novels and three books of poetry.  He has been an invited speaker at universities in 15 countries on 5 continents.

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History of Philosophy; Writing Argumentative Essays; Logic; Ethics; Metaphysics and Epistemology.

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• Ethics/Social/Political Philosophy
• The History and Philosophy of Science- particularly biomedicine
• Fictive Narrative Philosophy (how fiction can act as philosophy)

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B.A., Oberlin College
Ph.D., University of California at San Diego

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Carl B. Sachs joined Marymount University as an Assistant Professor in 2015. In his teaching, he draws on a plurality of philosophical traditions to demonstrate the contemporary relevance of philosophy and the humanities. His current research project consists of understanding knowledge, thought, and values in terms of organisms whose cognitive and motivational systems were shaped by evolutionary processes. Dr. Sachs is the author of Intentionality and the Myths of the Given (Routledge 2015) and several articles and invited book chapters.

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B.A., Iowa State University 
M.A., Georgia State University
Ph.D., University of Miami

Biography
Dr. Corrigan is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy and has a courtesy appointment in the School of Business. He currently serves as Interim Director of the Center for Professional Ethics and Social Responsibility. 

He joined Marymount University in 2018, after holding a position as post-doctoral associate in business ethics and bioethics at the University of Miami Business School.

Teaching Area
Dr. Corrigan has taught a range of courses in moral, political, and legal philosophy. At Marymount, he teaches courses on Political Philosophy, Ethical Theory, and Business Ethics, in addition to several new courses he has developed, including undergraduate courses on Biomedical Ethics and Cyberethics, a graduate course on Environmental Ethics, and an MBA course on Business Law & Ethics.

Research Interests
Dr. Corrigan’s research focuses on human rights, political philosophy, and applied ethics, in particular business ethics and environmental ethics. His publications have addressed such topics as the human rights obligations of corporations and environmental human rights. 

He recently co-edited a book, titled Rights of Nature: A Re-examination, which considers the philosophical, political, and legal dimensions of granting rights to nature or natural objects (such as rivers, forests, or ecosystems).

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Books

Corrigan. D. P. & Oksanen, M. (eds.) Rights of Nature: A Re-examination, Routledge, 2021. 

Articles and Book Chapters

Corrigan, D. P. “Political Confucianism and Human Rights.” Journal of Confucian Philosophy and Culture, vol. 37, 2022, pp. 91-116.

Corrigan, D. P. “Human Rights and Rights of Nature: Prospects for a Linkage Argument.” Rights of Nature: A Re-examination, ed. by Daniel P. Corrigan and Markku Oksanen, Routledge, 2021, pp. 101-120. 

Corrigan, D. P. & Oksanen, M. “Rights of Nature: Exploring the Territory.” Rights of Nature: A Re-examination, ed. by Daniel P. Corrigan and Markku Oksanen, Routledge, 2021, pp. 1-13. 

Corrigan, D. P. “From Concept to Conceptions: Can the Broad View Overcome the Debate Between Orthodox and Political Theories of Human Rights?.” European Journal of Political Theory, vol. 19, no. 3, 2020, pp. 417-425.

Corrigan, D. P. “Political Conceptions of Human Rights and Corporate Responsibility.” Moral and Political Conceptions of Human Rights: Implications for Theory and Practice, ed. by Reidar Maliks and Johan Karlsson Schaffer, Cambridge University Press, 2017, pp. 229-257. 

Corrigan, D. P. “What’s So Good About Environmental Human Rights?: Constitutional Versus International Environmental Rights.” Environmental Human Rights: A Political Theory Perspective, ed. by Markku Oksanen, Ashley Dodsworth, and Selina O’Doherty, Routledge, 2017, pp. 124-148.

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B.A., University of San Francisco
M.S., Ph.D., Fordham University

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Dr. Ariane Economos joined Marymount University in 2010 after serving as a post-doctoral teaching fellow at Fordham University for two years. She teaches courses on medieval philosophy, ancient philosophy, philosophy of religion, ethical theory, and has developed the course Animals, Ethics, and the Environment. Her research interests focus on medieval science and philosophy, especially the works of Thomas Aquinas and John Buridan, and also on animal cognition and ethical issues concerning the treatment of animals. She has published and presented articles on a wide range of topics, including, interpretations of nous in medieval commentaries on Aristotle’s Posterior Analytics, the metaphysical principles underlying medieval medical practice, ancient and medieval theories of rationality, and the adaptation of natural law theory to ethical issues regarding the treatment of animals. She currently serves as Chair of the Philosophy Department.

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