Senior Lecturer
Philosophy & Religious Studies

Chad Wiener

757-683-3872

9012 BATTEN ARTS & LETTERS
NORFOLK, 23529

I studied history and philosophy at the University of Georgia (1997). I then earned a MA at University Chicago focusing on history methodology (1999). I returned to UGA to work on Plato and Aristotle writing my dissertation on the latter's biology, earning my PhD in 2008. ÌÒ»¨ÉçÇøÊÓƵ is the fourth institution where I have taught (Kenyon, Portland ÌÒ»¨ÉçÇøÊÓƵ, Pacific).

Ph.D. in Philosophy, University of Georgia, (2008)

M.A. in Social Sciences, University of Chicago, (1999)

B.A. in Philosophy, University of Georgia, (1997)

Expertise

Philosophy
Plato, Aristotle

Research Interests

Primarily Plato and Aristotle, but I have some interests in general ethics, political philosophy, and issues in environmental ethics.

Articles

Wiener, C. E. (2015). Dividing Nature by the Joints. Apeiron 48 (3) , pp. 285-326.
Wiener, C. E. (2011). Methodology in Socrates’ Examination of the Slave. Dialogue: Canadian Philosophical Review 50 (3) , pp. 443-467.

Book Chapters

Wiener (2022). A Reading of the First Book of the Republic: A Look to the Whole Knowing and Being in Ancient Philosophy (pp. 237-249) Cham: Palgrave MacMillan.
Hawthorne, S. C. C.., Janzen, M., Ilea, R. and Wiener, C. E. (2016). Cultivating Citizenship: Student-Initiated Civic Engagement Projects in Philosophy Classes Experiential Learning in Philosophy New York: Routledge Press.
Wiener, C. E. (2005). Aristotle is a Better Philosopher than Plato History in Dispute St James Press.
  • 2009: John Eliot Allen Outstanding Teacher Award, Penn ÌÒ»¨ÉçÇøÊÓƵ University, Philosophy Department
  • 2007: Alpha Delta Phi Best Teaching Award, Kenyon College

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