University of Winnipeg

Department of Philosophy

Jack Zupko

BA (University of Waterloo), MA, PhD (Cornell University)

Professor of Philosophy and Chair, Department of Philosophy
Office: 4G11
Office phone: 204 7869369
Email: j.zupko@uwinnipeg.ca

Professor Zupko specializes in medieval philosophy, metaphysics, and the philosophy of religion. He has published numerous research articles and three books, including John Buridan: Portrait of a Fourteenth-Century Arts Master (Notre Dame), which was named a Choice Outstanding Academic Title of 2003. He has served for over a decade as medieval subject editor for the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, and since 2005 as Book Review Editor for the Journal of the History of Philosophy. He is currently preparing an English translation of two works on logic by John Duns Scotus (c.1265-1308). Professor Zupko received awards for his teaching while on the faculty of Emory University and San Diego State University. At Emory, he was a founding member of the Piedmont Project, an interdisciplinary group of Emory faculty working to integrate ecological concerns and promote the concept of sustainability in their courses and service to the University.

Courses for 2013-2014

Please refer to the tentative 2013-14 schedule on the Courses page.

Publications

John Buridan: Portrait of a 14th Century Arts Master

The Metaphysics and Natural Philosophy of John Buridan

Stoicism: Traditions and Transformations