Thomas P. Miles
philosophy department
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Ph.D. University of Texas, Austin
M.A. Cambridge University
B.A. Yale University
Stokes N359
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
Phone: 617-960-7110
Email: thomas.miles@bc.edu
Professional Career
Professor Miles joined the philosophy faculty in 2006.
Fields of Interest
- Ethics
- 19th Century Philosophy
- History of Philosophy
- Existentialism
- Philosophy of Religion
- Philosophy of Art
Current Teaching
Publications
- “On Nietzsche’s Ideal of the Sovereign Individual” in International Studies in Philosophy, Vol. XXXVIII/3, Summer 2006.
- “Kierkegaard and Nietzsche Reconsidered” in Kierkegaard Studies, Yearbook 2007, Ed. Niels Cappelørn, 2007.
- “Hume and Kierkegaard on Faith, Reason, and the Ethics of Philosophy” in Kierkegaard and the Modern Tradition. Ed. Jon Stewart, Ashgate Ltd. Publishing.
- “Tours of Hell: Mapping the Landscape of Sin and Despair with Dante and Kierkegaard as Poet-Guides” in Kierkegaard and the Roman and Medieval World. Ed. Jon Stewart, Ashgate Ltd. Publishing.