Eric Steinhart
Biographical Information
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Eric SteinhartBiographical Information |
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Eric Steinhart is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at William Paterson University. He works primarily on metaphysics
using contemporary analytical and logical methods and tools. He is also
interested in historical metaphysical systems (particularly Plotinus,
Neoplatonism,
and Leibniz). Steinhart was originally trained as a computer scientist
and mathematician: he received his BS in Computer Science from Penn
State
University in 1983, after which he worked as a software designer for
several
years. Some of his algorithms have been patented. He earned an MA in
Philosophy
from Boston College, focusing on the history of philosophy. He was
awarded
the Ph.D. in Philosophy from SUNY at Stony Brook in 1996, winning the
first
"Distinguished Dissertation" award given to any Humanities student in
the
history of the University. His past work has concerned Nietzsche as
well
as metaphor (analyzed using possible worlds
semantics). He has written extensively on the metaphysics and
computation.
He is featured in the film Chronotrip,
a documentary about time travel. He is increasingly interested in the
philosophy
of religion, focusing on the intersection of mathematics and theology,
non-theistic conceptions of God, and naturalized versions of classical
resurrection theories. A relentless pythagorean, his metaphysical
projects
aim to use mathematical insights to reconcile science and theology: set
theory as formal theology! He believes that all
that ultimately exists are classes and their properties. He
believes
in the existence of more things than you do. He also likes New York
City,
New England, mountain hiking, all sorts of biking, chess,
microscopy, and photography.
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