“Faith and Reason” about me
I hold a Ph.D. in Philosophy (Marquette University), with a dissertation on friendship and self-identity in the philosophy of Paul Ricoeur.
Together with my husband and our daughter, I am currently in Pittsburgh. And loving it.
This website is designed primarily to provide some information about my academic persona. To make a long story short . . .
areas of research
French Phenomenology
History of Philosophy
Philosophy of Literature
Contemporary Arabic literature
Modern and contemporary French literature
Arabic Neoplatonism
education
Ph.D. in Philosophy (Marquette University, 2009)
French Phenomenology
"Friendship and Self-identity in the Thought of Paul Ricoeur"
(Director: Dr. Pol Vandevelde)
M.A. in Philosophy (Marquette University, 2006)
History of Philosophy
B.A./M.A. (4-year curriculum) in Political Science: 1996 - 2001
Faculté de Sciences Politiques et Administratives,
University of Bucharest, Romania
B.A. coursework in Philosophy: 1996 - 1998
University of Bucharest, Romania
publications
"The Place of Splendor and Light: Observations on the Paraphrasing of Enn 4.8.1 in the Theology of Aristotle," Le Muséon119 (2006): 271-292. [pdf]
[co-authored with Bogdan Bucur]
Review of Paul Ricoeur: De l'homme faillible a l'homme capable. Edited by Gaëlle Fiasse (Paris: PUF, 2008), International Philosophical Quarterly 49 (2009):112-114; [pdf]
Review of Gaëlle Fiasse, L'autre et l'amitié chez Aristote et Paul Ricoeur (Louvain: Peeters, 2006), European Journal of Philosophy 16 (2008):131-134. [pdf]
Review of W. David Hall, Paul Ricoeur and the Poetic Imperative: The Creative Tension between Love and Justice (Albany, NY: SUNY, 2008), Conversations in Religion and Theology 8 (2010): 78-84 [pdf];
Review article: "Von Hayek's Intellectual World" [Book review of F. A. Hayek's Intellectual Autobiography [in Romanian], Polis 6:2 (1999): 170-174.
conference presentations
"Ricoeur on The Song of Songs: Reformulations and Extensions of His Questions on Love-and-Justice" (Society for Ricoeur Studies Conference, Philadelphia, October 22-23, 2011)
"To Think, To Love, To Suffer: Ricoeur and Nussbaum on Recognizing Self" (SPEP/ Society for Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy, Montreal, November 4-6, 2010);
"From the Prostitution of 'Friendship' to the Resurrection of the Friend: Ricoeur and Lévinas on a 'First' Ethics" (Society for Ricoeur Studies Conference, Arlington, VA, October 30-31, 2009);
"Narrative and Friendship: The Poles of Ricoeur's Ethical Hermeneutics"
(Society for Ricoeur Studies Conference, Pittsburgh, October 15-16, 2008) ;
"The Friend and the Holy: Levinas and Ricoeur on How To Be Oneself for the Other" (North American Levinas Society Conference, Seattle, 2 Sep 2008);
"On Why Philosophy Is Impossible Without Literature: Remarks on Ricoeur's From Text to Action" (Society for Ricoeur Studies Conference, Chicago, November 7, 2007)
"Distentio Versus Intentio in Augustine's Confessions XI" (North American Patristics Conference, Chicago, May, 2006).
teaching experience
Instructor, Duquesne University, since 2010
“Faith and Reason”
Instructor, Community College of Allegheny County, since 2011
"Introduction to World Religions"
Instructor, Marquette University, 2004-2007
PHIL 050: “Philosophy of Human Nature” (2005-2007)
PHIL 001: “Logic” (2004-2005)
Research Assistant, Marquette University, 2002-2004
languages
Latin, Greek: a good working knowledge for research;
Classical Arabic: beginner
Romanian, French, Italian: excellent
Spanish, German: with the help of a dictionary.
nstructor, Duquesne University, since 2010
