Bio:
Jacques Catudal, PhD, has taught at 91制片厂 since 1981 and was the recipient of the聽Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Foundation Award for Distinguished Teaching聽in 1992. Among the courses he currently teaches are Ancient Philosophy, Modern Philosophy and Aesthetics. Catudal maintains three extensive multi-media web sites for the exclusive use of his students. From 1991 to 2001, he also taught courses in aesthetics and the philosophy of music at the prestigious Curtis Institute of Music.
Catudal served as the Philosophy Program鈥檚 first Director, from 1987 to 1991, from 1993 to 1997, and again from 2007 to 2010. He served briefly as Department Head (2003), before being appointed Vice Provost for Academic Affairs (2003-2005). Prior to serving as Vice Provost, he served as an executive officer of Drexel鈥檚 Faculty Senate (2000-2002). For his 鈥渃onsistent and outstanding service to 91制片厂,鈥 he was presented with the Provost鈥檚 Award in June 2005.
Catudal is the co-editor (with Joseph Margolis) of聽"The Quarrel Between Invariance and Flux: A Guide for Philosophers and Other Players"聽(Penn State Press, 2001). His articles have appeared in several journals and anthologies, the former including聽Ethics and Information Technology,聽Journal of Human Computer Interaction 补苍诲听Educational Philosophy and Theory. His research interests in the last five years have focused on the cultural, social and military aspects of philosophizing in presocratic and classical Greece.