Education
Ph. D., Fordham University, Philosophy, Dissertation defended: October 15, 2009. “Who then are you, my God?”: Augustine of Hippo and Jean-Luc Marion on the nature and possibility of loving God."Advisor: Merold Westphal, Readers: Giorgio Pini, Christopher Cullen, S.J., Examiners: John Davenport, Bradford Hinze
M.A. Fordham University, Philosophy, 2004
B.A. Wheaton College (IL), Philosophy & English, 2000
About Kyle Hubbard
I specialize in Philosophy of Religion, Augustine, and 20th Century Continental Philosophy. I also work in Ethics, Ancient and Medieval Philosophy. I was first exposed to philosophy as a senior in high school when I took a class on Great Books. The class led me to enter Wheaton (and graduate) as a Philosophy and English major. Studying philosophy at Wheaton, I was challenged to not only consider how my faith affects my intellectual vocation, but also to integrate philosophical insights into my Christian faith. I entered the Ph.D. program at Fordham in 2001 and subsequently wrote a dissertation on Augustine’s and Jean-Luc Marion’s accounts of our love for God. Writing the dissertation has helped me better understand and experience God’s love and how I can communicate that love to others.
Besides reading and teaching, I spend a lot of time with my wife Beth and our two young children, Owen and Emily. Recently, I’ve been honing my wiffle ball pitching skills as Owen is obsessed with baseball. I also enjoy teaching three-year-old Sunday school.
Courses Taught
At Wheaton:
- Introduction to Philosophy
- Senior Seminar: Christianity and Postmodernism
- Historical Seminar: Plato (Spring 2010)
Elsewhere:
- Philosophy of Human Nature
- Philosophical Ethics
Membership in Professional Societies
- American Philosophical Association
- Society of Christian Philosophers
Papers Published and/or Presented (selected)
Publications ‘Love Even for Myself: Marion on Self-love’ at The Philosophy of Jean-Luc Marion Conference, Franciscan University of Steubenville, OH, April 2008.
‘Augustine on the Possibility of Loving God’ at the Society of Christian Philosophers-Eastern Region Conference, Niagara University, NY, April 2008.
‘A Critique of Marcuse’s “Repressive Tolerance”’ at the Loyola University Graduate Student Conference, Chicago, March 2006.
‘The Idolatry of the Other in Augustine’s Confessions’ at the Loyola University Graduate Student Conference: Encounters with the Other, Chicago, March 2005.
‘C.S. Lewis and the Art of Reading’ at the Wheaton College Literature Conference, Wheaton, IL, September 1998.