Hugh T. Wilder
Philosophy

2008 Distinguished Service Award

Hugh Wilder received his B.A. in Philosophy from Denison University and both his M.A. and Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Western Ontario. He taught at Miami University from 1972 until 1981, and has been with the College of Charleston since then. From 1991 to 2000 he served as the Chair of the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, and from 2001 to 2004 served as Speaker of the Faculty. He has also served twice as the Interim Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences, in 1996 and 2006.

Dr. Wilder has been published in The Canadian Journal of Philosophy, The Australasian Journal of Philosophy, Philosophical Studies, Metaphilosphy, Social Epistemology, Philosophy and Literature, and elsewhere. He has held year long fellowships in Philosophy at Princeton University awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. He has also spent sabbatical years at the University of Colorado, Boulder and the University of California, Davis. Aside from teaching, Dr. Wilder is also a competitive masters swimmer, and currently holds world and national records in backstroke events.