Assistant Professor
Philosophy
DaSilva Hall Room 336
Staten Island , NY 10301
(718) 390-4048
delfinor@stjohns.edu
Robert A. Delfino is an assistant professor of philosophy at St.
John’s University in New York City. He received his PhD from
the State University of New York at Buffalo, where he specialized
in metaphysics and medieval philosophy. His current research
interests include metaphysics, especially natural theology and
personal identity, the relationship between science and
metaphysics, philosophy of science, philosophy of religion, and
ethics. He has published articles on Aristotle, medieval
philosophy, metaphysics, philosophy of science, human rights, and
aesthetics, and he has edited three books: Plato’s Cratylus:
Argument, Form, and Structure (2005), Understanding Moral Weakness
(2006), and What are We to Understand Gracia to Mean?: Realist
Challenges to Metaphysical Neutralism (2006). He is the
editor of Studies in the History of Western Philosophy (SHWP), a
special series within the Value Inquiry Book Series (VIBS), and he
maintains the official webpage of the American Maritain
Association.