Department Chair; Professor of Philosophy
Interests: Phenomenology, Philosophy of Perception, Epistemology, Philosophy of Mind
Walter Hopp joined the department in 2005 after receiving his B.A. from Colorado State University and his Ph.D. from the University of Southern California. His main areas of interest are in Phenomenology, Philosophy of Perception, Epistemology, and Philosophy of Mind. He regularly teaches Introduction to Philosophy (PH 100), Mind, Brain, and Self (PH 266), Existentialism (PH 248), Phenomenology (PH 426), and Epistemology (PH 460).
Walter has recently been selected as a Research Affiliate of the Dallas Willard Research Center at the Martin Institute for Christianity and Culture.
Recent Publications:
Phenomenology: A Contemporary Introduction. New York: Routledge.
“Sellars and Husserl on the Manifest World.” In Daniele De Santis and Danilo Manca, eds. Wilfrid Sellars and Phenomenology: Intersections, Encounters, Oppositions, 37-70. Athens: Ohio University Press.
“Husserl on the Connections among Knowledge, Intentionality, and Consciousness.” In Hanne Jacobs, ed. The Husserlian Mind, 301-314. New York: Routledge.