Dr. Troy Nunley
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
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Dr. Troy Nunley joined the faculty as assistant professor of philosophy in 2008. He is a member of the American Philosophical Association and has taught at Columbia College, William Woods University, the University of Missouri-Columbia, and the University of Texas-Pan-American.
Dr. Nunley earned an MA and PhD in philosophy from the University of Missouri-Columbia, an MDiv from Nazarene Theological Seminary, and a BA from Mount Vernon Nazarene College.
He recently published "On Elliott Sober's Challenge for Biological Design Theorists" in Philosophia Christi. He is currently preparing papers on Fitche's Paradox of Knowability, Swinburne's Modal Argument for Substance Dualism and Plantinga's Evolutionary Argument against Naturalism.
Areas of Academic Interest and Research
Biological and cosmic design arguments; the evolutionary argument against naturalism; and the paradox of knowability.

