Hope May

Associate Professor of Philosophy

Central Michigan University

Department of Philosophy & Religion

Campus Address: Anspach 033
Email: mayhopee@msu.edu
Telephone: (989) 774-1734

Fall 2009 Office Hours:

W 1:30-2:30 or by appointment

Degrees:

Ph.D., Michigan State University, 2000;

J.D., Michigan State University College of Law, 2008, magna cum laude. 

          Recipient of multiple Jurisprudence awards (best in class)  for her work in First Amendment Theory, International Law, Legal             

          Interpretation, and Law and  Literature.

Teaching:

Ancient Philosophy, Philosophy of Law, Moral Problems, Business Ethics, Aristotle

Research Interests:

Philosophy of Law, Constitutional Law, Applied Ethics, Philosophy of Human Nature, Ancient Philosophy, esp. Socrates and Aristotle

Select Publications:

Books:
On Socrates (Wadsworth, 1999)

 Aristotle's Ethics: Moral Development and Human Nature (Continuum, 2009)

Articles:
"Socratic Ignorance and the Therapeutic Aim of the Elenchos" (in McPherran, ed., Socrates: New Essays); “Libanius: A Defense of Socrates” (translation appearing in Smith and Brickhouse, eds., Socrates: A Sourcebook, Oxford 2000)