Professor Weaver

Dr. Christopher Gregory Weaver is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Illinois. He has published or has forthcoming articles in the Journal for General Philosophy of Science, Metaphysica, Synthese, and the International Journal for Philosophy of Religion. He earned his PhD in Philosophy from Rutgers University on May 17th, 2015. He completed his dissertation, Essays on Causation, Explanation, and the Past Hypothesis, under Barry Loewer (others on the committee included David Albert (philosopher), Tom Banks (physicist), and Jonathan Schaffer (philosopher)). His CV is here (PDF).

Email: wgceave9@illinois.edu (preferred contact method; when emailing him, please use your UI email address).

Office Hours: Fridays, 10a-11a, in 409B Gregory Hall.



Course assistants

Andrew Ferrante

Andrew Ferrante is a PhD student in physics.

Email: aferran2@illinois.edu.

Office Hours: Wednesdays, 11a-12p, & by appointment, in 401 Grainger Engineering Library.



Suraj Hegde

Suraj Hegde is a PhD student in physics.

Email: shegde2@illinois.edu.

Office Hours: Mondays, 10a-11a, & by appointment, in 4105 Engineering Sciences Building.



Nick Louzon

Nick Louzon is a PhD student in philosophy with interests in metaphysics, philosophy of time, epistemology, philosophy of mind, and philosophy of language.

Email: nlouzon2@illinois.edu.

Office Hours: Thursdays, 11a-12p, & by appointment, in 400B Gregory Hall.



Charles Byrne

Charles is only able to respond electronically, not in person; however, he is usually able to respond to email quickly. Use him as a resource for your paper-writing at any time – though please do not initially send whole drafts (which can lead to a very passive writing process); instead, first send questions or paper bits (thesis, outline, etc.).

Email: bcharles@illinois.edu.