Thomas Brickhouse, PhD

Experience/ Background

• Professor of Philosophy, 1987-present
• Chair, Department of Philosophy, 1983-1986, 1989-1992, 1997-2001
• Associate Dean of the College, 1993 to 1996
• Co-director, Westover Fellows Program (Honors Program), 1987-89
• Associate Professor of Philosophy, 1978-86 (tenure awarded 1978)
• Assistant Professor of Philosophy, 1974-77

Degrees and Certifications

• PhD Philosophy, Vanderbilt University, 1974
• MA Philosophy, Vanderbilt University, 1972
• BA (cum laude), Philosophy and Greek, Washington and Lee University, 1969

Honors and Awards

• John M. Turner Professor in the Humanities, 2007-2011
• John Franklin East Professor in the Humanities, 1999-2006
• The Shirley Rosser Award for Excellence in Teaching, Lynchburg College, 1991.
• The James A. Huston Award for Excellence in Scholarship, Lynchburg College, 1984, 1990, 1998.
• Lynchburg College Nominee, "Outstanding Professor Award," Council for the Advancement and Support of Education, 1990.
• Lynchburg College Nominee (one of two), Commonwealth of Virginia Outstanding Faculty Award Program, 1990, 1989, and 1988.
• Machette Award for Excellence in Teaching as Graduate Student, Vanderbilt University, 1972.
• University Prize for Excellence in Greek, Washington and Lee University, 1966.
• Past East Professor of the Humanities.

Professional/ Research Interests

• Ancient Greek Philosophy

Courses Taught

• Introduction to Philosophy
• Ancient Philosophy
• Logic
• Philosophy of Law
• Ethics

Publications

• Socratic Moral Psychology, co-authored by N.D. Smith, Cambridge University Press, 2010
• The Trial and Execution of Socrates—Sources and Controversies, co-edited by N.D. Smith, Oxford University Press, 2002.
• The Philosophy of Socrates, co-authored by N.D. Smith, Westview Press, 1999.
• Plato's Socrates, co-authored by N.D. Smith, Oxford University Press, 1993.
• Socrates on Trial, co-authored by N.D. Smith, Oxford University Press and Princeton University Press, 1989.
• Articles, book reviews and conference presentations on Plato and Aristotle.

Professional Associations

• American Philosophical Association
• Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy
• Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology
• Virginia Philosophical Association