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James Stover

James Stover

Adjunct Faculty | Humanities

(He/Him/His)
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Degree Emphasis Institution
Ph.D. Philosophy Duquesne University
M.A. Philosophy Duquesne University
Th.M. Theology Grace Theological Seminary

Biography

James Stover received his PhD in philosophy from Duquesne University and has a variety of research interests ranging from Ancient Philosophy to Asian Philosophy. As an active member of the West Virginia Philosophical Society he most recently has presented papers on the philosophical hermeneutics of Hans-Georg Gadamer--understanding art, texts, and human life.

He has taught classes at CCAC since 2016, including Mythology, Religions of the World, Introduction to Philosophy, Ethics, Existentialism, and Logic.

Before coming to CCAC he also taught at Wheeling Jesuit University, Duquesne University, Seton Hill University, and West Virginia Northern Community College.

 

Presentations and Publications:

(2023). "Gadamer's Tripartite Exegesis of the Aesthetic Experience," West Virginia Philosophical Society paper presentation at Marshall University.

(2023). "Gadamerian Relevance Today," West Virginia Philosophical Society paper presentation at the University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown Campus.

(2019). "The Existence of God: A Probable Argument from Religion," West Virginia Philosophical Society paper presentation at Ashland University.

(2019). "Heidegger on Technology: Lessons for 21st Century Dasein," West Virginia Philosophical Society paper presentation at University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown Campus.

(2018). "Ethical Reflections: Reflections on Aristotle's Function Argument," West Virginia
Philosophical Society paper presentation at Ashland University.

(2015). "Anscombe's Critique of Ethics: Insight or Insanity?" West Virginia Philosophical
Society paper presentation at the University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown Campus.

(2015). "Nietzsche and the Tragic Sense of Life," West Virginia Philosophical Society paper presentation at West Virginia University.

(2014). "Business Ethics: Can Aristotle Help Us?" Invited public lecture at Ashland University.

(2014). "The Place of Writing at the End of the Phaedrus," paper presentation in the History of Philosophy Working Group at the Pittsburgh Area Philosophy Colloquium at Washington and
Jefferson College.

(2014). "Special Considerations of Aristotle's Ἒchein," West Virginia Philosophical Society paper presentation at David & Elkins College.

(2014). Book review on Thomas Kjeller Johansen's The Powers of Aristotle's Soul, OUP 2012, in Ancient Philosophy 34: 436-439.

(2014). "Nirvana" in the Encyclopedia of Psychology and Religion. Revised and updated. New York: Springer, (on-line revised version).

(2014). "Vivekananda" in the Encyclopedia of Psychology and Religion. New York: Springer, (on-line revised version).

(2013). "Aristotle's Ethics: A Viable System for Today's Life and Business." Duquesne University Dissertation. Committee Members: Ronald Polansky, James C. Swindal, and Jennifer Bates.

(2009). "Nirvana" in the Encyclopedia of Psychology and Religion. New York: Springer.

(2009). "Vivekananda" in the Encyclopedia of Psychology and Religion. New York: Springer.

(2003). "Moral Virtue and Megalopsychia" co-authored with Ronald Polansky, Ancient Philosophy 23: 351-359.


Awards and Honors:

Graduate Award for Teaching Excellence, Duquesne University.

Phi Sigma Tau International Honor Society in Philosophy.

Corporate National Training & Development Award, "Best Results in Training."

The repeated "aha moments" of students as they come to understand something for the first time.

It is a privilege and rewarding experience introducing students to philosophy—whether discussing the big questions of life, sharing the various nuances of world religions, or dismantling the inflections of a logical fallacy.

I took my first 60 college credits at CCAC in the early 1970s—beginning at the McKeesport Campus and finishing at the then newly built South Campus in West Mifflin.

"The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are." —Joseph Campbell