Dr. Jack Purcell
Associate Professor
Departments / Programs
Degree Information
- PHD, Purdue University (1989)
- MA, Purdue University (1986)
- MA, University of South Carolina (1984)
- BA, University of South Carolina (1982)
Areas of Expertise
Ancient Indian, Chinese, and Greek thought
Twentieth century Continental philosophy
Philosophical aspects of cinema
Biography
Jack received a B.A. and M.A. from University of South Carolina. He received another M.A. and Ph.D. from Purdue University. His current teaching interests include ancient Indian, Chinese, and Greek thought, twentieth century Continental philosophy, and philosophical aspects of cinema. He has also taught classes in American philosophy. He has written about cinema, ancient Greek thought, Karl Jaspers, Jean Francois Lyotard and others.