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Michael Zarella
Adjunct Faculty, Philosophy

mzarella@radford.edu
Hemphill Hall 4212
M.A., Virginia Tech
Biographical Statement
I teach a variety of philosophy courses that each present philosophy as a method for thinking carefully about ourselves and the world. I've lived in Radford since 2012, and I enjoy spending time in Wildwood and along the New River.
Mr. Zarella is the 2018–2019 recipient of the department's Gilburt Goffstein Award for Teaching Excellence.
Courses Offered
- PHIL 111: Knowledge & Reality
- PHIL 112: Ethics & Society
- PHIL 115: Wicked Problems
- PHIL 201: Medieval & Renaissance philosophy
- PHIL 340: Symbolic Logic
- PHIL 380: Aesthetics