University of St. Thomas : Philosophy Department :

The University of St. Thomas

FACULTY & STAFF

Rota, Michael W.
Assistant Professor of Philosophy Ph.D., Saint Louis University mwrota@stthomas.edu Phone: (651) 962-5392 Toll Free: (800) 328-6819, Ext. 2-5392 Fax: (651) 962-5340 Mailing Address: University of St. Thomas, JRC 241 2115 Summit Avenue Saint Paul, MN 55105 Office Location: JRC 233 Faculty Website

Academic History B.A., Public Policy, with Distinction, Stanford University, 1997 M.A., Theology and Christian Ministry, Franciscan University of Steubenville, 2000 Ph.D., Philosophy, Saint Louis University, 2006 Postdoctoral Fellow, Evolution and Theology of Cooperation Project, Harvard University, 2006-07 Expertise Philosophy of Religion Medieval Philosophy, especially Aquinas Contemporary Metaphysics Awards and Honors Jaeger Prize for Mathematics, Pomona College, 1994 Phi Beta Kappa, Stanford University, 1997 Great Distinction, Saint Louis University doctoral oral comprehensive examination, Department of Philosophy, August 2003 James Collins Memorial Scholarship, for excellence in graduate studies in philosophy, Saint Louis University, 2003-2004 Selected Publications "A Problem for Hasker: freedom with respect to the present, hard facts, and theological incompatibilism," in Faith and Philosophy, forthcoming. "Causation," in The Oxford Handbook of Thomas Aquinas, eds. Brian Davies and Eleonore Stump (Oxford University Press, forthcoming). "The eternity solution to the problem of human freedom and divine foreknowledge," in European Journal for Philosophy of Religion 2:1 (Spring 2010): 165-186. "An Anti-reductionist Account of Singular Causation," The Monist 92:1 (Jan 2009): 133-152.