Drew Hyland
Visiting Professor of Philosophy (Fall 2005).
PhD 1965, The Pennsylvania State University.

Drew A. Hyland is Charles A. Dana Professor of Philosophy at Trinity College in Connecticut, where he has been teaching for nearly forty years. He is also founding Director of the Trinity Center for Collaborative Teaching and Research, and in 1992 he was the recipient of the Brownell Prize for excellence in teaching, Trinity's highest award for teaching. He has been past president of the Philosophical Society for the Study of Sport, and is currently on the executive boards of the International Association for Philosophy and Literature (IAPL) and the Ancient Philosophy Society (APS). Hyland has published over 50 articles, in addition to his books, on Greek philosophy, Nietzsche, Heidegger, 20th century continental philosophy, philosophy of art, and philosophy of sport. His books include: The Origins of Philosophy: Its Rise in Myth and the PreSocratics (1973); The Virtue of Philosophy: An Interpretation of Plato's Charmides (1981); The Question of Play (1984); Philosophy and Sport (1990); Finitude and Transcendence in the Platonic Dialogues (1995) Teaching Matters: Essay on Liberal Education at the Millennium, edited with M.W. McLaughlin and Ronald Spencer (1998); and Questioning Platonism: Continental Interpretations of Platonism (2004).

Teaching:
During this academic year, Drew Hyland will be teaching the following graduate-level course: