College of Liberal Arts

Department of Philosophy

Michael W. Myers

Professor
Ph.D., University of Hawaii

Office: Bryan Hall 301
Phone: 509-335-8036
E-mail: myers@wsu.edu

Fall 2009 Office Hours

Tu/Th: 10:30–11:30
W: 1:00–2:00
Or by appointment

Areas of Specialization

Philosophy of religion, Indian and comparative philosophy

Fall 2009 Courses

  • Phil 207: Philosophy of Religion
  • Phil/Asia 315: Philosophies and Religions of China and Japan

Courses Often Taught

  • Phil 101: Introduction to Philosophy
  • Phil 207: Philosophy of Religion
  • Phil 314: Philosophies and Religions of India
  • Phil 315: Philosophies and Religions of China and Japan
  • Phil 407: Seminar in Philosophy of Religion
  • GenEd 110: World Civilizations


Representative Publications
Books

  • Reinventing the Middle: Pragmatic Religious Pluralism (In progress)
  • Brahman: A Comparative Theology (Richmond, Survey: Curzon Press, 2001)
  • Let the Cow Wander: Modeling the Metaphors in Veda and Vedanta (Honolulu: Univ. of Hawaii Press, 1995

Essays

  • "The Possibility of Religious Pluralism" (2008). Forum on Public Policy 4:1, 91-97
  • "Dvaita Theory of Knowledge and the Spirit of Science" (2006). Dr. B.N.K. Sharma First Death Anniversary Commemoration Volume, 123-126.
  • "Ethical and Religious Perspectives on Kyosei (Living Together)" (2005). Toward a Peaceable Future, Foley Institute, 167-177.

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