Faculty Directory

James Kintz

Assistant Professor of Philosophy

Consortial Faculty
At the GTU since
2022
510-883-2055

For more information, visit Dr. Kintz's website.

Degrees and Certifications

PhD - Saint Louis University, 2018
MA - Loyola Marymount University, 2012
BA - Lindenwood University, 2009

Research and Teaching Interests
  • Metaphysics
  • Medieval Philosophy
  • Philosophy of Mind
Selected Publications

“A Thomistic Solution to the ‘Deep Problem’ for Perfectionism,” with Matthew Shea, Utilitas, forthcoming.

“Observation, Interaction, and Second-Person Sharing,” with Jeffrey P. Bishop, International Philosophical Quarterly, 62(1), 2022: 65-82.

“Social Interactions, Aristotelian Powers, and the Ontology of the I-You Relation,” The Review of Metaphysics, 75(1), 2021: 91-113.

“The Illuminative Function of the Agent Intellect,” British Journal for the History of Philosophy, 27(1), 2019: 3-22.

“Forgiveness Then Satisfaction: Why the Order Matters for a Theory of the Atonement,” Religious Studies, 55, Special Issue 3 (Religious Experience and Desire), September, 2019: 337-351.

“The Unity of the Knower and the Known: The Phenomenology of Aristotle and the Metaphysics of Husserl,” Epoché: A Journal for the History of Philosophy, 22(2), Spring 2018: 293-313.

Courses Taught
  • Medieval Theories of Cognition
  • History of Philosophy: Ancient