He is a wonderful professor who challenges his students in a thoughtful way and puts great effort into respecting diversity.
Profile
Dr. Andrew Koehl has been a member of the Roberts Wesleyan University faculty since 1999.
His academic specialties include epistemology, ethics, the history of philosophy, and the philosophy of religion.
His current research explores "implicitly grounded beliefs" as potential cases of knowledge, as well as the philosophical implications of religious diversity.
In this video, Dr. Andy Koehl discusses how we can discern the truth in a world full of misinformation and manipulation.
Good people from all over the political spectrum are torn apart. We want truth and goodness in a time when both are under assault. There is hope for us.
In this discussion, we look at daunting social, political, media and technological barriers to discerning truth and goodness as well as practical steps we can take to forge a path forward.
Courses Taught
- GED 100 – First Year Seminar
- GED 401 – Senior Seminar
- HUM 150 – Honors World Religions and Global Ethics
- PHL 10100 – Introduction to Philosophy (Notre Dame)
- PHL 201 – Introduction to Philosophy
- PHL 202 – Philosophical Ethics
- PHL 202 (online) – Philosophical Ethics
- PHL 202H – Honors Philosophical Ethics
- PHL 202B – Business Ethics
- PHL 202B (online) – Business Ethics
- PHL 202N – Nursing Ethics
- PHL 202N (online) – Nursing Ethics
- PHL 208 – Logic
- PHL 208 – Critical Thinking
- PHL 208PL – Critical Thinking (for the Pathway Program)
- PHL 210 – The Case for God
- PHIL 220 – Introduction to Philosophy (Azusa Pacific)
- PHL 403OM – Personal Values and Organizational Ethics
- PHL 403OM (online) – Personal Values and Organizational Ethics
- PHL 404 – Being Real in a Messed Up World
- GMGT 562 – Management Ethics (St. John Fisher MBA Program)
- PHL 301 – Ancient and Medieval Philosophy
- PHL 302 – Modern Philosophy
- PHL 303 – Recent and Contemporary Philosophy
- PHL 305 – Epistemology and Religious Belief
- PHL 402 – Philosophy of Religion
- PHL 413BN – Bioethics (modular BSN program)
- PHIL 496 – Senior Seminar, Social Ethics (Azusa Pacific)
- PHL 496 – Independent Study in Philosophy
- THE 305 – World Religions
Education
- Ph.D. (Philosophy), Notre Dame University, 1999
- M.A. (Philosophy), Notre Dame University, 1994
- B.A. University of Texas, Austin, 1990
Professional Affiliations
- American Association of Philosophy Teachers
- American Philosophical Association
- Society of Christian Philosophers
Sample Publications
Earnest: Interdisciplinary Work Inspired by the Life and Teachings of B. T. Roberts, Editor, Pickwick Publications (August 2017).
“Implicitly Grounded Beliefs”, Journal of Cognition and Neuruoethics 2:1 (Spring 2014)
“Inexplicit Reasoning and Positive Epistemic Status”, presented at the Reason, Reasons, and Reasoning Conference, Center for Cognition and Neuroethics, University of Michigan-Flint, October 2013
“Aristotelian Flourishing and Virtue as Benchmarks for Rehabilitation”, presented at the Rethinking Prisons Conference, Vanderbilt University, May 2013
“Omnisubjectivity and Evildoers”, presented at the Society Of Christian Philosophers Midwest Regional Conference, April 2013
“Fantasy Football and the Development of Aristotelian Virtue and Flourishing”, presented at The Rockford College Sports Studies Symposium, April 2013
“Hell as a Defeater for Theistic Belief”, presented at the Conference of the South Carolina Society for Philosophy, March 2013
“George MacDonald and the Dwarves”, presented at Looking Along the Beam: Philosophical and Theological Themes in the Inklings, Houston Baptist University, March 2013
“The Atheists' New Clothes”, presented for the Cultural Life Lecture Series, Roberts Wesleyan College, May 2011