Dr. Michael P. Krom

Associate Professor and Chair of Philosophy 

Placid Hall, Room 314
724-805-2844 (on campus ext. 2844)
michael.krom@email.stvincent.edu 

Michael P. Krom received his Ph.D. in Philosophy from Emory University in 2007. Since then he has been teaching at Saint Vincent College on a broad range of topics such as philosophy of science, political philosophy, and feminism. His current research focuses specifically on Hobbes's political philosophy, and more generally on the history of political thought. Recent publications include The Limits of Reason in the Hobbesian Commonwealth (Continuum:  2012), "Vain Philosophy, the Schools, and Civil Philosophy" (Hobbes Studies 20 (2007): 93-119) and "Modern Liberalism and Pride: An Augustinian Perspective" (Journal of Religious Ethics 35.3 (September, 2007): 453-478).

Education

Ph.D., Emory University, 2007
M.A., Boston College, 2002
B.A., St. Mary's College of California, 1999

Courses Taught

England and the Rise and Fall of Modern Liberalism
First Philosophy
Introduction to Ethics
Political Philosophy
Ancient Philosophy
Thomistic Philosophy
Catholic Political Thought