Dr. Hall was born June 20, 1946 in Woodbridge, Suffolk, England. In his eleventh year, he emigrated with his family to the United States where he completed his secondary schooling in Rapid City, South Dakota and Chicopee, Massachusetts. He received the B.A. in philosophy from Boston University, the M.A. in philosophy from Dalhousie University, and the Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Toronto. Further, he currently tour libraries, museums and art galleries throughout North Carolina giving presentations in the history of art.
He has taught a wide variety of courses including introduction to philosophy, ethics, logic, the philosophy of art, the history of philosophy, and the humanities. Currently, he teaches several sections of critical thinking.
His research interests lie in the history of modern philosophy, with a particular emphasis on American philosophy, aesthetics and the philosophy of art, ethics, and the philosophy of religion. He has published books or articles in these areas.
Dr. Hall's most recent publications are:
• “Science into Art: Church’s The Heart of the Andes as Illustration of Humboldt’s Cosmos,” published in the Proceedings of The Fourteenth Interdisciplinary Conference On Science & Culture by Kentucky State University, Frankfort, Kentucky, 2004.
• “The Ecological Ethics of Jonathan Edwards & Albert Schweitzer,” in Review Journal of Philosophy and Social Science, Vol. XXIX, 2004, 199-213.
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