Dr. Jason Eberl

Department of Philosophy, IUPUI, 425 University Blvd., Indianapolis, IN 46202–5140, USA.

Office: Cavanaugh 331A. Telephone (& voice mail): (317) 278–9239. Fax: (317) 278–4579.

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Research interests: Medical Ethics, Metaphysics, Medieval Philosophy.

Graduate education: M.A., Arizona State University, 1998; Ph.D., Saint Louis University, 2003.

Representative publications & presentations: “On Pomponazzi’s Criticisms of Aquinas on Aristotle’s Doctrine of the Soul,” 17th Annual Conference of the Society of Ancient Greek Philosophy, October 1998. “Thomas Aquinas and the Proper End of Life,” 7th Annual Conference on Bioethics, July 2000. “Metaphysics of Resurrection: Issues of Identity in Thomas Aquinas” American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly 74, Supp. (2000). “The Beginning of Personhood: A Thomistic Biological Analysis,” Bioethics 14(2) (2000). “Should Palliative Medication Be Utilized Which May Hasten Death? A Thomistic Response,” 36th International Congress on Medieval Studies, May 2001. “The Value of Suffering: Reasons Not to Select Euthanasia,” 30th Annual Value Inquiry Conference, April 2002. “Mental Causation, Freedom, and the Constitution of Persons,” Meeting of the Society of Christian Philosophers, September 2002. “Aquinas on the Nature of Human Beings,” Central Division Meeting of the American Philosophical Association, April 2003. “Aquinas on Euthanasia, Suffering, and Palliative Care,” National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly 3(2) (2003).

Representative awards: Arizona State University Graduate Teaching Assistantship. Saint Louis University Graduate Teaching Fellowship. Saint Louis University Dissertation Research Fellowship. Saint Louis University James Collins Memorial Scholarship.

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Frequently taught courses: Introduction to Philosophy (P110); Ethics (P120); Philosophy of Human Nature (P322); Biomedical Ethics (P393). (**For course descriptions, see below.)

Course descriptions:

P110: Introduction to Philosophy (3 cr.) : An introduction to the methods and problems of philosophy and to important figures in the history of philosophy. Concerns such topics as the nature of reality, the meaning of life, and the existence of God. Readings from classical and contemporary sources, e.g., Plato, Descartes, Nietzsche, and Sartre.

P120: Ethics (3 cr.) : An introductory course in ethics. Typically examines virtues, vices, and character; theories of right and wrong; visions of the good life; and contemporary moral issues.

P322: Philosophy of Human Nature (3 cr.): Theories of human nature and their philosophical implications.

P393: Biomedical Ethics (3 cr.): A philosophical consideration of ethical problems that arise in current biomedical practice, e.g., with regard to abortion, euthanasia, determination of death, consent to treatment, and professional responsibilities in connection with research, experimentation, and health care delivery.