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Ian Dunkle is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Southern Mississippi, where he has been employed since 2021. He holds affiliate positions in multiple interdisciplinary programs: Advisory Board & Affiliate Faculty at the Center for Ethics and Health Humanities, Affiliate Faculty in Disability Studies, Health Humanities, and Social Science and Medicine. Additionally, he serves as Book Reviews Editor for The Journal of Nietzsche Studies.
Education:
- PhD in Philosophy, Boston University (2018)
- MA in Philosophy, Georgia State University (2010)
- BA, Lee University (2007)
Research Focus: Dunkle's work bridges 19th-century philosophical scholarship with contemporary ethics, examining health, wellbeing, and human value through interdisciplinary lenses. His primary investigations center on Nietzschean philosophy, moral psychology, and the ethics of disability, with parallel explorations in aesthetics and medical humanities. This research informs his critical examinations of achievement, artistic value, and the physiological dimensions of morality.
Publications: His scholarly output demonstrates consistent focus on Nietzschean ethics, health philosophy, and value theory, with recent expansions into disability studies and bioethics. Articles exhibit methodological diversity, combining historical analysis with contemporary ethical problem-solving, particularly in understanding the interplay between morality, health, and human achievement across temporal contexts.
Teaching: Course offerings include:
- Healthcare Ethics (PHI 452/552)
- Existentialism (PHI 450/550)
- Philosophy of Disability
- Critical Thinking (PHI 351)
- Ethics & Good Living (PHI 171)
- Honors Seminar: Aesthetics, Film, and the Paradox of Good-Bad Art
