Dr. Eugene Torisky has taught at SVC since fall 2002. Among other topics, he's interested in the use of "texts" considered non-standard in many philosophy classrooms, including novels and short stories, music (rock and classical), and drama.
B.A. in Political Science, Bowling Green State University (1986; Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, University Honors and Departmental Honors)
M.A. in Applied Philosophy, Bowling Green State University (1993)
Ph.D. in Applied Philosophy, Bowling Green State Univeristy (2001)
Ethics, including Bioethics and Environmental Ethics
Logic and Symbolic Logic
philosophy of law and political philosophy
Learning Seminar
Topics in ethics and political philosophy including organ donation, public discourse and dialogue, and suicide; the philosophy of Martin Buber; questions of justice and rights.
Recent Professional Articles
“Not a ‘Feeling’ But a Perceived Mystery: Martin Buber and the Redemption of Feeling in I-Thou Relationships.” The Religious Existentialists and the Redemption of Feeling, Anthony Malagon and Abi Doukhan eds. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2019: pp. 131-45.
“Minimally Intentional Suicide and ‘The Falling Man.’” The Journal of Value Inquiry 49 (1), March 2015, pp. 69-79. DOI 10.1007/s10790-014-9454-9.
Recent Op-ed Pieces in Local Newspapers
Eugene Torisky (although they misspelled the last name), "The Problem With Victim Statements," Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, November 15, 2022. https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/Op-Ed/2022/11/15/parkland-shooting/stories/202211150002 (as of 5 December 2022) -- the damage from unregulated victim impact statements made in open court in high-profile criminal trials.
Gene Torisky, "Why I Marched," Pittsburgh Tribune Review, June 5, 2020. https://triblive.com/opinion/gene-torisky/ (as of 5 December 2022) -- concerns the controversy over George Floyd and Black Lives Matter.