Dr. Vera Jakoby

Associate Professor, Philosophy and Religious Studies

• Undergraduate studies at the Johannes Gutenberg Universitaet Mainz, Germany
• Graduate Studies at the Freie Universitaet Berlin, Germany
• Ph.D. in Philosophy, Protestant theology and German studies, Freie Universitaet Berlin, Germany

Teaching & Research interests include: 19th and 20th Century Continental philosophy; cultural studies and post-colonial studies.
Publications on Martin Heidegger and Friedrich Nietzsche, and research project on interpretations of paradise in European and North American culture.

Courses to expect:

• Philosophy from Ancient Times to the Renaissance
• Philosophy from the Renaissance to Contemporary Times
• Philosophy around the World
• Environmental Philosophy

Recent Special Topics Courses (PHI 2265):

• Visions of Paradise
• Philosophy and Film
• Friendship, Love and Marriage
• Magic, Mystic and Philosophy