Melissa J. Barry

Melissa Barry

Professor of Philosophy

mbarry@williams.edu
413-597-4703
Schapiro Hall Rm 219

Education

B.A. Wheaton College (1988)
Ph.D. University of Notre Dame, Philosophy (1998)

Courses

PHIL 123 SEM

Objectivity in Ethics (not offered 2025/26)

PHIL 127(S) TUT

Meaning and Value

PHIL 236 SEM

Contemporary Ethical Theory (not offered 2025/26)

PHIL 281 / REL 302 TUT

Philosophy of Religion (not offered 2025/26)

PHIL 328 SEM

Kant's Ethics (not offered 2025/26)

PHIL 335(S) SEM

Contemporary Metaethics

Professional Appointments

Williams College, Department of Philosophy, Fall 2003-Present
Harvard University, Department of Philosophy, 1997-2003

Research Interests

Practical Reason, Philosophy of Action, Ethics, History of Ethics, Epistemology