Faculty
Austin A. Baker | Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Office location: TBD
Office phone: TBD
Dr. Baker will begin teaching at ƽ, Spring 2025.
If you would like to reach Dr. Baker before January 2025.
Email: austinacbaker@gmail.com
Education
Ph.D., Philosophy, Rutgers University
Graduate Certificate, Cognitive Science, Rutgers University
M.A. (Undergraduate Degree), Philosophy, University of Edinburgh
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Research interests and expertise
Philosophy of Mind and Cognitive Science, General Philosophy of Science, Social and Feminist Philosophy, Cognitive Psychology, Social Neuroscience, Epistemology, Philosophy of Law, Philosophy of Technology, Philosophy of Language.
My research addresses social bias and discrimination through the interdisciplinary lenses of philosophy, psychology, neuroscience, and law. My recent work examines the way social prejudices (sexism, racism, etc.) influence basic mental processes, including perception, attention, and nonverbal communication. I've also explored the legal implications of this research, arguing that philosophically and empirically-grounded accounts of social bias can meaningfully inform policies aimed at reducing discrimination. Much of my philosophical work on law and public policy has focused on discrimination against queer and transgender people.
I received my Ph.D. in Philosophy and Graduate Certificate in Cognitive Science from Rutgers University and my undergraduate degree from the University of Edinburgh. I was also a member of Chaz Firestone's lab in the John Hopkins Psychological and Brain Sciences Department, where I conducted the empirical work for my Graduate Certificate. Prior to joining the faculty at Moravian, I was a Postdoctoral Associate in Cognitive Science at the Rutgers Center for Cognitive Science (RuCCS) and a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Philosophy at the University of Oslo as part of the GoodAttention Project, funded by the European Research Council.
Kin Cheung | Associate Professor of East and South Asian Religions; Chair, Departments of Global Religions and Philosophy
Office location: Comenius Hall 110
Office phone: 610-625-7844
Email: cheungk@moravian.edu
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Education
Ph.D., Religion, Temple University
M.A., Religion, Temple University
B.A., Philosophy, New York University
Research interests and expertise
Contemporary Buddhism (Buddhism and health, Buddhist involvement in economics and capitalism),
Chinese Buddhism (Chan and Huayan), Chinese Philosophical-Religious Traditions (Confucianism, Daoism), Japanese Buddhism (Zen), Buddhist Ethics, Buddhism and Science
Dr. Cheung researches how contemporary agents use Buddhist doctrine and ritual practices in Chinese and American contexts as well as transnational networks. He has published on Buddhists engaging with healing, meditation, ethical dilemmas, economics, capitalism, secularism, science, and technology. His work appears in The Journal of the American Academy of Religion; Religion, State and Society; The Journal of Buddhist Ethics; Miracles: An Exercise in Comparative Philosophy of Religion; Teaching ƽ Asia in a Time of Pandemic; Buddhism and Medicine: An Anthology of Modern and Contemporary Sources; Studies in Chinese Religions; and Handbook of Ethical Foundations of Mindfulness.
Dr. Cheung is co-editor of , forthcoming by the University of Hawai'i Press scheduled for 2024. In that volume, he contributes a chapter on a contemporary Chinese American religious healer and his healing community in the New York City area. The chapter argues that the research subject's healing of vastly disparate ailments-including a cancerous tumor, dislocated jaw, balance disorder, and amnesia-lends him legitimacy when he teaches Buddhism. The healer spreads religion to his community by explaining karmic causes of disease and prescribing Buddhist healing rituals. Dr. Cheung's next major research project is a monograph that examines this healer and community in detail.
In addition to his scholarly work, he has written public-facing essays on religious studies, international students, and mindfulness in classrooms and art spaces. Dr. Cheung received a BA in Philosophy from New York University and a MA and Ph.D. in Religious Studies from Temple University. He has studied or worked abroad in Nanjing, Seoul, Beijing, Kyoto, and Jinshan (New Taipei). He is a strong proponent of . Regardless of personal identification with a religious group, the study of religion promotes understanding of human experience.
Carol J. Moeller | Associate Professor of Philosophy; Program Director for Philosophy
Office location: Comenius 107
Office phone: 610-625-7881
Email: moellerc@moravian.edu
Education
B.A., Oberlin College
M.A. & Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
Research interests and expertise
Ethics, Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Disabilities, and Cultural Studies
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Arash Naraghi | Professor of Philosophy and Religion; Program Director for Ethics
Office location: Comenius Hall 106
Office phone: 610-625-7835
Email: naraghia@moravian.edu
Education
M.A. and Ph.D. in Philosophy: Philosophy of Religion and Ethics, University of California, Santa Barbara
Research interests and expertise
Epistemology of religious experience, The problem of evil, Islamic theology (ethical theories in Islam), Islamic mysticism (The school of Kowrassan), Contemporary Shi'ism, and modernism in Islam (The challenges of human rights, and feminism).
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Dr. Cantens taught at ƽ from 2008 - 2021.
As of January 10, 2022, he will be starting his new role as Provost at Sul Ross State University in Alpine, Texas.
Emeriti
- Dr. William S. Falla, Emeritus Adjunct Professor