Dr. Chuck Ward
Professor of Philosophy
Spring 2026 Office Hours
M: 11:00 - 11:45 AM and 3:00 - 4:30 PM
W: 8:45 - 9:45 AM and 1:00 - 1:45 PM
R: 3:00 - 4:00 PM (via ZOOM)
Comments: Spring 2026 Student Consultation Hours by appointment
Education
- B.S. in Marine Biology, California State University, Long Beach, 1983
- M.A. in Philosophy, California State University, Long Beach, 1989
- M.A. in Philosophy, Johns Hopkins University, 1993
- Certificate of Graduate Studies, Center for History and Philosophy of Science, Johns Hopkins University, 1995.
- Ph.D. in Philosophy, Johns Hopkins University, 2001
Teaching & Research Interests
- Philosophy and History of Science (especially Biology)
- Philosophy of Mind
- History of Philosophy
- Environmental Philosophy
- Logic
Recent Publications
- “Evolutionary Psychology and the Problem of Neuroplasticity” Philosophy of Behavioral Biology. Thomas Reydon and Kathryn Plaisance, eds. Boston Studies in Philosophy of Science series. Springer 2012.
- (with Steven Gimbel.) “Retroductive Analogy: How to and How Not to Make Claims of Good Reasons to Believe in Evolutionary and Anti-Evolutionary Arguments.” Argumentation 24: 71-84, 2010.
- (with Matthew Johnson) “An Eye for an I? A Reply to Mandik on Wittgenstein on Solipsism.” Analysis and Metaphysics 8: 30-43, 2009.
- “Mama Tried: Biological Determinism and the Nature-Nurture Distinction.” In The Grateful Dead and Philosophy, Steven Gimbel, ed. Volume 28 in the Popular Culture and Philosophy series, George A. Reisch, series editor. Open Court Publishing, 2007
Other Interests
- golf
- astronomy
- brewing
- hiking