Assistant Professor Ken Howarth

Office Hours

Fall 2009 :

                  Monday & Wednesday

                      1030am-1130am    

                              Tuesday

                            430-645pm

                              Friday

                            800-845am,   or as arranged

Kenneth T. Howarth,

M.A., M.A.E.C., M.A.L.A.
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Philosophy Coordinator

Member, Academic Integrity Committee

Member, College Governance Council

Advisor, Philosophy S.P.A. Club


Office: 609-570-3809
Fax: 609-570-3884
howarthk@mccc.edu

Mail: Mercer County Community College
PO Box B Trenton, NJ 08690

Physical: Liberal Arts Building, Room 119
1200 Old Trenton Road
West Windsor, NJ 08550

 

 

Fall 2009 Schedule

PHI-102 Introduction to Philosophy 082534

               TR 1030-1145am LA-204

               8/31-12/16/09

PHI-113 Logic 082539 CANCELLED

               T 705-945pm ET-219

               8/31-12/16/09

PHI-204 Ethics 082957

               T 9-10-1145am AD-107

               R 9-10-1145am BS-307

               8/31-12/16/09

PHI-205 Moral Choices 082540 (Added)

               T 705-945pm LA-109

               8/31-12/16/09

PHI-205 Moral Choices 082541

               MW 9-1015am AD-119

               8/31-12/16/09

PHI-205 Moral Choices 082959

               F 9-1140am MS-205

               8/31-12/16/09

 

 

Ken Howarth has been teaching at Mercer since 2004, first as an adjunct assistant professor, then fulltime beginning in 2009.

He has three graduate degrees: one in the Western Liberal Arts classics from St. John’s College in Maryland, another in Eastern (Asian) Classics from St. John’s College in New Mexico, and the third in contemporary philosophy from Claremont in California, as well as a bachelor’s degree in political science from Davidson in North Carolina. His dissertation research, under Professor Charles Young at Claremont, centers around virtue ethics and epistemology, specifically with respect to the relationship between ends/goals, rational intuition and practical reasoning.

Professor Howarth received specific training in the scholarship of teaching. He completed Claremont's longstanding Philosophy Teaching Practica Certificate program and competed for two selective programs, Preparing Future Faculty Fellowss and Professional Teacher Training Program Scholars,. Both of these programs are coordinated and modeled with other PFF programs across the country, with classes run by Dr. Laurie Richlin with weekly seminars, guest speakers, faculty-reviewed teaching and conference presentations providing a well-rounded practical introduction to three key faculty performance areas: teaching, scholarship and service—all with respect to sound student outcomes and tenure issues.

 

His area of specialty is ethics and practical reasoning, especially character/virtue-based ethics, with the history of philosophy, comparative philosophy/ethics,

American philosophy and process philosophy being other key concentrations. Aristotle, Whitehead and Zhuangzi are chief influences on his thought.

Besides Mercer, he has taught philosophy, religion and humanities courses at The College of New Jersey, Rutgers University at Camden, Montclair State University, Rowan University, Rider University, Felician College, Burlington County College,

California State University at San Bernardino, LaVerne University and Cerritos College.

He is a member of the American Philosophical Association (APA) and the American Association of Philosophy Teachers (AAPT).

Ken is a former army officer, business owner, company division and department head working in sales, production, transportation and finance, store manager, as well as a community center director.

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He grew up in Mercer County, moved away then (eventually) married his 7th grade love and has two boys.

 

 

Curriculum Vitae