Brian Armstrong
Associate Professor
Academic Appointment(s)
Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Department of History, Anthropology and Philosophy
Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Department of English & World Languages
Bio
He hails from the Midwest, has lived in twelve different states, and has spent time in St. Petersburg (Russia), Salzburg (Austria), and Bray (Ireland). His academic career focuses on philosophy and literature.
Education
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Ph.D., Philosophy
Pennsylvania State UniversityS, 2007
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MA, Comparative Literature
University of Oregon, 1996
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BA, Philosophy
University of Kansas, 1993
Awards & Honors
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Pamplin Professional Impact Fund Award
Georgia Regents University , 2015
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Pamplin Professional Impact Fund Award
Georgia Regents University , 2014
Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year
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PHIL 2030H
Honors: Intro to Ethics
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PHIL 2020
Intro to Critical Thinking
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PHIL 2010
Intro to Philosophy
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EDUC 7004
Philosophy of Education
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HONR 3900H
Honors: Breaking Boundaries
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PHIL 3005
Phil of the Human Person
Teaching Interests
Philosophy
Literature
Humanities
Scholarship
Selected Recent Publications
- Review of Anna Schur’s The Letters and the Law: Legal and Literary Culture in Late Imperial Russia., 2023
Book Review
- Socrates in Russia, Part III, 2022
Other
- Writing the Russian Socrates: Dostoevsky, Skovoroda, and the World of The Brothers Karamazov” , 2022
Book, Chapter in Scholarly Book-New
- "Teaching Crime and Punishment as Philosophy", 2022
Book, Chapter in Scholarly Book-New
- A Chat with Paul J. Contino about Dostoevsky’s Incarnational Realism, 2020
Other
Research Interests
Dostoevsky and Philosophy;
Interdisciplinary Humanities
Department Service
College Service
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Pamplin Ad Hoc Bylaws Review Committee
2021 - Present
Role: Committee Member
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Pamplin Pedagogy and Instruction Committee (PPIC)
2019 - Present
Role: Committee Chair
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Pamplin Academic Policies Committee
2017 - 2019
Role: Committee Member
University Service
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Honors Committee
2013 - Present
Role: Committee Member
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Center for Undergraduate Research and Scholarship
2013 - 2015
Role: Committee Member
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GRU Senate Governance and Communications Committee
2013 - 2015
Role: Committee Member
Professional Service
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Studies in East European Thought
- 2023
Role: Reviewer, Journal Article
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AATSEEL Annual Conference Zoom Volunteer
2021 - 2021
Role: Member
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North American Dostoevsky Society North American Dostoevsky Society
2014 - 2020
Role: Officer, Secretary
Public Service
