Dr. Andrew Pavelich
Dr. Andrew Pavelich
Professor of PhilosophyHistory, Humanities, and LanguagesBiography
Received a B.A. in Philosophy from Fort Lewis College in 1994, and a Ph.D. in Philosophy from Tulane University in 1999. Taught at Illinois Wesleyan University before moving to UHD in 2003. Currently the coordinator for Philosophy.
Ph.D. thesis was on Rene Descartes, and his philosophy of mathematics. Also published on the relationship between God and time, as well as John Locke's view of personal identity.
Degrees Earned
Ph.D. in Philosophy from Tulane University in 1999
B.A. in Philosophy from Fort Lewis College in 1994
Courses Taught
UHD 1304: Freshman Seminar
PHIL 1301: Introduction to Philosophy
PHIL 2301: Ancient Philosophy
PHIL 2302: Modern Philosophy
PHIL 2305: Introduction to Ethics
PHIL 2310: The Meaning of Life
PHIL 3301: Moral Philosophy I
PHIL 3310: Moral Philosophy II
PHIL 3304: Logic
PHIL 3317: Philosophy of Race
PHIL 3320: Environmental Ethics
PHIL 3322: World Religions
PHIL 3323: Philosophy of Religion
PHIL 3384: Symbolic Logic
PHIL 3386: Philosophy of Death
PHIL 4312: Descartes
Experience Qualifications
Dr. Pavelich is a tenured Professor of Philosophy at UHD. He received his Ph.D. in Philosophy from Tulane university. He has published papers on the historical philosophers Rene Descartes and John Locke, as well as on the Philosophy of Religion. This expertise has translated to the classroom with classes on Modern Philosophy, World Religions, and Philosophy of Religion. In addition, he has won a teaching award, and has taught a wide variety of subjects in Philosophy, from ethics and logic to the philosophy of death and the meaning of life.
More Information
Finalist for UHD's award for excellence in teaching in 2013
Winner of UHD's award for excellence in teaching in 2014
Publications:
"Science After the End of the World", in Sci-Fi in The Mind's Eye: Reading Science Through Science Fiction, ed. Margret Grebowicz, Open Court Press, 2007.
"On the Idea that God is Continuously Re-Creating the Universe", Sophia, volume 46, No. 1, May 2007; "Locke on the Possibility of Thinking Matter", Locke Studies, volume 6.
"Pet Health Care Ethics", forthcoming in What Philosophy Can Tell You About Your Cat, ed. Steven Hales, for Open Court Press, 2008.
"The Light From Friendship", in Hannibal Lecter and Philosophy, ed. Joseph Westfall, Open Court Press, 2016.
"The Moral Problem with the Free Will Defense of the Problem of Evil", The Heythrop Journal, 2018.
The Good Place and Philosophy: Get an Afterlife, Co-edited with Steven Benko, Open Court Press, 2019.
"The Moral Hazards of Using Turnitin as a Learning Tool", Teaching Ethics, volume 19 (2), Fall 2019, 195-206.
"Is It Possible to be Better Off Dead? An Epicurean Analysis of Physician-Assisted Suicide", Conatus, volume 5 (2), 2020, 115-132.
"The Moral Hazards of Using Turnitin as a Learning Tool", Teaching Ethics, volume 19 (2), Fall 2019, 195-206.