Michael A. Rosenthal
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- School: University of Washington
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- Department: Philosophy
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1410 NE Campus Parkway
Seattle, WA - 98195 - Dates at University of Washington: February 2009 - January 2020
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Really long checklist to make sure you pass the class. There were two essays, a final, and two frqs. The problem was that one of the skills assignments had 3 or 4 possible topics.
Biography
University of Washington - Philosophy
Grafstein Professor of Jewish Philosophy at University of Toronto
Higher Education
Michael A.
Rosenthal
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Michael A. Rosenthal is currently the Grafstein Professor of Jewish Philosophy at the University of Toronto. He is appointed in the Department of Philosophy and in the Anne Tanenbaum Centre for Jewish Studies. He was formerly Professor of Philosophy (from 2003-2019) and the Samuel and Althea Stroum Chair in Jewish Studies (from 2016-2019) at the University of Washington in Seattle. He was the Chair of the Department of Philosophy at the University of Washington for five years from 2011-2016. He taught at Grinnell College from 1995 until 2003. He received his bachelors degree from Stanford University and both his masters and doctorate degrees in philosophy from the University of Chicago. He also studied at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. He teaches and publishes in the areas of Jewish philosophy, early modern philosophy, ethics, and political philosophy. He is also interested in modern German philosophy and culture. His current research focuses on the philosophy of Benedict Spinoza.
Experience
University of Washington
Department Chair
Responsible for administering a department within a large state university that has 5 staff, 20+ faculty (including full-time and adjunct), 25+ graduate students, 120+ undergraduate majors and 3500+ students, $4m+/year budget, and two programs/centers-- in addition to research and teaching in philosophy. In addition to personnel management, I was also involved in curriculum organization and planning, and undergraduate support services (such as the writing center). I worked actively with our advisory board (consisting of prominent alumni and friends) and I was responsible for fund-raising.
University of Washington
Samuel and Althea Stroum Chair in Jewish Studies
Research in the field of Jewish Studies. For the announcement of this appointment, see: http://jewishstudies.washington.edu/news/rosenthal-becomes-next-stroum-chair/.
University of Washington
Professor of Philosophy
I teach and publish in the areas of early modern philosophy, ethics, political philosophy, and Jewish philosophy. I am also interested in modern German philosophy and culture and I hold an adjunct appointment in the Department of Germanics. My current research focuses on the philosophy of Benedict Spinoza.
University of Delaware
Visiting Lecturer of Philosophy
Michael worked at University of Delaware as a Visiting Lecturer of Philosophy
University of Toronto
Grafstein Professor of Jewish Philosophy
Michael worked at University of Toronto as a Grafstein Professor of Jewish Philosophy
Grinnell College
Assistant and Associate Professor of Philosophy
Michael worked at Grinnell College as a Assistant and Associate Professor of Philosophy
Education
The Hebrew University
Jewish/Judaic Studies
The University of Chicago
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Philosophy
The University of Chicago
Master’s Degree
Philosophy
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