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Richard Reilly, Ph.D.
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Academic School: |
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School of Arts and Sciences
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Academic Department: |
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Philosophy
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Titles/Responsibilities: |
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Professor Emeritus
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Contact Information: |
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Office Location/Hours: |
- B7, Plassmann
- Mid-day, Tues, Wed, & Thurs
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Courses Taught: |
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Academic Degrees: |
- Ph.D. University of California, Santa Barbara, 1973
- M.A., University of California, Santa Barbara, 1968
- A.B., University of Notre Dame, 1966
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Other Education: |
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Management Development Program, Harvard University
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Professional Background: |
Ethics, Metaphysics, Philosophy of Buddhism, Philosophy of Law
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Accomplishments: |
- Ethics of Compassion, Rowman & Littlefield, 2008
- Three dozen conference papers/journal articles in ethics and action theory.
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Teaching Philosophy: |
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Guide students in thinking deeply and systematically on issues of life-importance.
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Current Research Interests/Projects: |
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I am finishing a paper on issues relating to “free will.” I am in the middle of a paper-project on legal responsibility & punishment. My sabbatic leave project (2009) will compare Thomas Aquinas and Mahayana Buddhism on “the unity of the virtues.”
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Other Interests/Community Involvement: |
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I lead a meditation group on campus and am director of the Dzogchen Ati Ling Meditation Center in Jamestown. Over the next couple of years, I hope to oversee the establishment of a meditation-retreat center in Olean. I am a 20+ year member of Rotary International and I currently chair the Faculty Senate at St. Bonaventure.
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Additional Biographical Information: |
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Married (since 1966) to Brenda; two children, Erika (SBU ’91) and Gavin; four grandchildren.
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