
Dr. Shoppa's teaching and research investigate the logic, meaning, and value of existence. He teaches the history of philosophy, showing its enduring relevance for contemporary questions. Recent work, largely drawing from the philosophy and theology of Bernard Lonergan, is about the environment, consciousness, and select debates about knowing and reality.
Ph.D., New School for Social Research
M.A., Boston College
B.A., Saint Edward's University
Dr. Shoppa’s teaching and research investigates the logic, meaning and value of existence. He teaches the history of philosophy, showing its enduring relevance for contemporary questions. Recent work is about the environment, social justice and the theology of grace and nature, and has been published in The Review of Metaphysics and elsewhere.