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Moral responsibility, conscience, and public protest — Homelessness and hunger — Capital punishment — Christian ethics — Liberation theology — Sustainability — Cuba

Richard D. Axtell
Associate Professor of Religion, College Chaplain, Centre Scholar
B.A., Mississippi College; M.Div., Ph.D., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
859-238-5342

rick.axtell@centre.edu

Interest and expertise on issues of hunger and homelessness; former director of Louisville United Against Hunger and a case manager working with homeless men. Travel and study in Bangladesh, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador and Guatemala focused on sustainable development and world hunger. Has guided students to first-hand understanding of homeless shelters. Honored as a teacher and a hunger activist.





Philosophical issues in psychology and psychobiology — Social ethics — 17th- and 18th-century philosophy — Contemporary politics

Brian P. Cooney
H.W. Stodghill Jr. and Adele H. Stodghill Professor of Philosophy
B.A., Saint Louis University; M.A., Ph.D., McGill University
859-238-5268

brian.cooney@centre.edu

Research in the field of philosophical psychology and the mind/brain relationship. Author of The Place of Mind (Wadsworth, 2000) and A Hylomorphic Theory of Mind (Peter Lang Inc. 1992). Author of several articles in the history of philosophy and philosophy of mind.