J. Randall Groves, PhD

J. Randall Groves, PhD

Professor: Humanities, Philosophy & Religions
2001 Distinguished Teacher Award
Humanities
Phone: (231) 591-2771
Email: [email protected]

Education

• PhD, University of California at San Diego, Philosophy
• MA, University of California at San Diego, History
• MA, University of California at San Diego, Philosophy
• BA, Central Michigan University, Philosophy

Biography

Prof. Groves has taught at Ferris since 1991. Professor Groves has published 20 articles and two books on topic in comparative philosophy and civilization.

Publications and Intellectual Contributions

• Book
  Gray, J., Groves, R., Quist, R. (2013). "Introduction to Popular Culture," Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall Hunt Publishing Company.

Presentations

• Presentation
  Groves, J. R., ” International Society for the Comparative Study of Civilizations, "The Origins of Religion and the New History of Reason," (2016).
• Presentation
  Groves, J. R., Conference of the International Society for the Comparative Study of Civilizations, "Mind, Meme and Myth: A theory of the origins of Human Mentality and its Implications for the Study of Civilizations," (2014).
• Presentation
  Groves, J. R., Conference of the International Society for the Comparative Study of Civilizations, "A Comparativist’s Guide to Southeast Asia by way of Charles Higham’s Civilization of Angkor," (2013).
• Presentation
  Groves, J. R., Conference of the International Society for the Comparative Study of Civilizations, "Conservatism and Rationality: A Review of David Rosner’s Conservatism and Crisis," (2013).
• Presentation
  Groves, J. R., Ege University 14th International Cultural Studies Conference, "Memetics and Cultural Studies," (2013).
• Presentation
  Groves, J. R., Conference of the International Society for the Comparative Study of Civilizations, "Ricardo Duchesne’s Uniqueness of the West: A Review," (2012).