ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Department of Philosophy
St. John Hall, Room B20-10
Queens Campus
St. John’s University
8000 Utopia Parkway
Queens, NY 11439
Phone: (917) 667-2631
Fax: (718) 990-1907
piperh@stjohns.edu
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
- Ph.D., Philosophy, Penn State, 2001
- J.D., Temple University, 1990
- B.A., Philosophy, Haverford College, 1981
AREAS OF INTEREST
- Kierkegaard
- History of philosophy
- Metaphysics
- Philosophy of the person
- Ethics
PROFILE
Henry Piper has been a member of the Philosophy Department since
2004. Dr. Piper received his Ph.D. at Penn State with a
dissertation on Kierkegaard's concept of the self, with an emphasis
on Kierkegaard's signed works, which he plans to develop into a
book. Prior to graduate school, he served as a legal services
attorney in Appalachian eastern Kentucky for four years,
specializing in public housing, consumer finance and bankruptcy,
and domestic relations involving abuse. He is an active
member of the American Philosophical Association and the New York
County Lawyers' Association. He is interested in photography,
film, theater, and the history of art.