Keith Cooper

Associate Professor of Philosophy

Keith Cooper

Email: cooper@plu.edu

Status:Emeritus

  • Professional
  • Biography

Education

  • Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1988
  • M.A, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1981
  • M.T.S., Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, 1979
  • B.A., Gordon College, 1976

Accolades

  • Faculty Excellence Award - Excellence in Advising 2005

Biography

Keith Cooper began teaching at PLU in 1984. His graduate degrees in philosophy are from the University of Wisconsin-Madison; he also has a master’s degree in theology. His main areas of interest are the philosophy of religion and the philosophy of science, especially the question of methodological parallels between metaphysical inquiry and scientific theorizing (e.g., abductive reasoning). Favorite courses, in addition to those areas, included Formal Logic and The Examined Life. He served as both the department chair and as the dean of the Division of Humanities, as well as on many university committees.