Henry John Pratt

Chair of Philosophy and Religious Studies Department; Professor of Philosophy

Bio

Born and raised in Vermont and taking a circuitous route around the country, I arrived at Marist in 2007. Somewhere in the midst of all that, I became, much to my surprise, a go-to authority on the philosophy of comics, though my research touches on many other topics as well. I'm proud to work with such excellent colleagues in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies and the School of Liberal Arts. In what passes for my spare time, I enjoy being a father and husband, playing music, running very far, and bicycles (on which you may see me commuting through campus in all kinds of awful weather).

Education

PhD, Philosophy, The Ohio State University
BA, Philosophy and English, The University of Vermont

Research Interests / Areas of Focus

Philosophy of Art
Aesthetics
Value Theory
Comics
Film
Pogonotrophy

Selected Publications

New York: Oxford University Press, 2023.

鈥淭he Beard.鈥� In D.H. Hick (ed.) Case Studies in Contemporary Aesthetics. New York: Bloomsbury Academic. 2021. Retrieved from

鈥淎re You Ready for Some Football? A Monday Night Documentary?鈥� Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism 76 (2018): 213-23. 

鈥淲hy Serials Are Killer,鈥� Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism 71 (2013): 266-70. 

鈥淐ategories and Comparisons of Artworks,鈥� British Journal of Aesthetics 52 (2012): 45-59. 

Henry John Pratt

Contact Information

Academic School

School of Liberal Arts

Office

Fontaine 218

Email

henry.pratt@marist.edu

Phone

845-575-3000 ext. 2820