Amanda Printz Whooley

Education:
B.A., Guilford College
Ph.D., University of Southern California

Amanda Whooley – CV

Office Hours:
Zoom by appointment

Areas of Research and Interest:
History of philosophy – literally, all of it! Particularly, metaphysics and ancient and early modern. In addition, existentialism ancient Greek (the language)

Honors and Awards:

• Inducted as faculty member to ODK, Oglethorpe University, 2019
• Garrett Award for Meritorious Teaching, Oglethorpe University, 2018
• ODK Faculty Appreciation Award, Oglethorpe University, 2017
• Core Teaching Award, Oglethorpe University, 2016
• The Order of Arête Award, University of Southern California (USC), 2007
• Anna Bing Humanities Research Fellowship, USC, 2006-2007
• Graduate Student Senate Appreciation Award, USC, 2005-2007​
• Graduate Student in Residence Advocacy Fellowship, USC, 
2005-2006
• Strategic Theme Research Fellowship, USC, 2005-2006​
• Graduate Student Senate Appreciation Award, USC, 2004
• Outstanding Commitment to the Academic Success of Student-Athletes Award, USC, 2004
• Excellence in Teaching/Outstanding Teaching Award, USC, 2003​
• Flewelling Research Award, USC, 2003
• Excellence in Teaching/Outstanding Teaching Award, USC, 2002
• University Merit Fellowship, USC, 2000-2005
• C. Thomas Powell Award for Excellence in Philosophy, Guilford College, 1999

Courses Taught:

• Introduction to Philosophy
• Ancient Greek 101 and 102
• Plato
• Aristotle
• Schopenhauer
• Kant
• Existentialism
• Nietzsche
• Kierkegaard
• Ethics
• Philosophy of Love, Friendship, and Sex
• Feminist Philosophy
• Early Modern Philosophy
• Philosophical Foundations of Roman Art
• Philosophy of Propaganda
• Global Citizenship and Leadership
• 17th Century Rationalism
• The Philosophy of Mathematics
• Principles of Critical Thinking
• Formal Logic