Galen Barry, Ph.D.

Professor Barry joined the Iona faculty in 2017. His research has traditionally focused on the history of European philosophy, especially on Baruch Spinoza, but more recently has moved into the areas of epistemology and moral philosophy. For example, he is interested in the question of what it means to respect a person as such and how respect should affect how we should view others when they disagree with us. Professor Barry likes to philosophize in Brazil. Prior to coming to Iona, he was a Fulbright Post-doctoral Scholar at the University of São Paulo, in 2022 he spent four months as a Fulbright Scholar at the Federal University of Paraíba, and in 2026 and 2027 he will spend another four months as a Fulbright Scholar at the Federal University of Amazonas.

Professor Barry teaches a wide variety of philosophy classes at Iona. In addition to core classes in value theory, he also teaches courses on the history of modern philosophy, philosophy of human nature, logic, philosophy of science, philosophy of religion, and philosophy of mind. He will teach philosophy of religion in Fall 2026, and political philosophy in Spring 2027.