Dr. Kevin Rouintree
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
I earned my Bachelor of
Arts in Psychology from Anderson University, a small liberal arts
college in central Indiana. Changing my field of scholarly emphasis
to philosophy, I received a masters degree from the University of
Nebraska-Lincoln.
Later, while pursuing graduate work in Theology and Religion, I
was invited by one of my professors to teach his undergraduate
philosophy courses for a semester in which he was to be away on
sabbatical leave. Accepting his offer, I began my full time
teaching of philosophy. Through this experience, I quickly became
more deeply convinced of the value of shared philosophical
reflection and learning in the classroom.
Teaching for two further years, I then entered the doctoral
program in Philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin. After
earning my Ph.D., I taught full time at UT-Austin, the largest
university in the United States (having more than 50,000 students).
Then, in 2001, I came to Cottey with my wife, Tanja, and two
children, Beth and Patrick. What a fine change this turned out to
be.
EDUCATION
Ph.D. Philosophy, University of Texas at Austin, 2000.
Graduate Study, Anderson School of Theology, 1990-1992.
MA Philosophy, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1990.
BA Psychology, Anderson University, 1980.
AWARDS
"Master Educator" (presented by Cottey College in response to
nominating essays submitted by students)
May 2005
May 2004
"Teacher of the Year" (presented by Cottey College in response to
a vote of the student body)
May 2005
May 2004
Selected three times for inclusion in Who's Who Among America's
Teachers,
2005 (ninth edition)
2004 (eighth edition)
2002 (seventh edition)
Texas Excellence Teaching Award (2000). Awarded by the University
of Texas Ex-students Association for excellence in teaching as an
Assistant Instructor and as a Teaching Assistant.
Departmental Teaching Award. Awarded by the Department of
Philosophy, UT Austin, for outstanding teaching during the Fall
Semester of 1999.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Member, American Philosophical Association
Member, American Association of Philosophy Teachers
PREVIOUS TEACHING EXPERIENCE
I have taught courses in Philosophy for the University of Texas
at Austin, St. Edward's University (Austin, Texas), Ball State
University (Muncie, Indiana), and Anderson University (Anderson,
Indiana). The courses that I have taught include:
Early Modern Philosophy: Descartes to Kant
Modernity and Postmodernity
Human Nature
Ethics
Business Ethics
Contemporary Moral Problems
Logic
Introduction to Philosophy
Religion in American Culture
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION
Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy, Applied Ethics
AREAS OF COMPETENCE
History of Philosophy (Modern), Philosophical Anthropology, Philosophy of Religion
DISSERTATION
Virtues, Pluralism, and Human Nature: Prospects for an
Integration of Virtue Ethics and Modern Moral Theory. Supervisor:
Robert Kane. In order morally to meet the problems of pluralism, I
explore the possibilities for combining the intelligent passionate
focus of a communally based virtue ethics with a broad universalist
concern to identify and respect inviolable moral boundaries.
Email: krouintree@cottey.edu