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Gregory Poore

Associate Professor of Philosophy, Apologetics, and Ethics

About

Gregory S. Poore graduated from 鶹Ƶ in 2007 as a Tigrett Medalist and returned as a faculty member in 2021. From 2013-2021 he served on the faculty at Shorter University, where he played a key role in successfully implementing, assessing, and reporting on their Quality Enhancement Plan for SACSCOC. He received his MA and PhD from Baylor University, where he was awarded three fellowships and received an outstanding dissertation award. He teaches classes in philosophy, ethics, apologetics, and Bible. His scholarly interests include ethics, philosophy of religion, theology, epistemology, and the history of philosophy.

Gregory and his late wife, Bethany, have two daughters. He and his daughters are members of First Baptist Church in Jackson, TN. His interests include music, literature, grilling, hiking, gardening, and farming. A little-known fact is that he is licensed by the Georgia Department of Agriculture to candle and grade eggs.

Education

  • Ph.D, Baylor University

  • M.A. in Philosophy, Baylor University

  • B.A. in Philosophy/Christian Studies, 鶹Ƶ University

Scholarship

Books

  • Routledge

  • Thomas Reid on Mind, Knowledge, and Value (2015)

    Oxford University Press

Articles

  • Ancient Philosophy

  • New Essays on Thomas Reid (2017)

    Journal of Scottish Philosophy

  • Bioethics for beginners: 60 cases and cautions from the moral frontier of healthcare (2014)

    Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics

  • Why Care for the Severely Disabled? A Critique of MacIntyre’s Account (2014)

    The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy

  • Reconciling Robert Adams’ Accounts of Virtues and Motivational Virtues (2011)

    Southwest Philosophy Review

Presentations

  • Assessing Circularity in the Self-Testimony of Scripture (2022)

    Southwest Regional Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society

  • Wherein Lies the Image of God? A Constructive Critique of John Kilner’s Account (2021)

    Southeast Regional Meeting of the Evangelical Philosophical Society

  • Hume on the Transition from ‘Is’ to ‘Ought (2019)

    Tennessee Philosophical Association

  • Ethical Challenges of Globalization (2019)

    Global Perspectives Forum

  • Animal Knowledge, Rational Knowledge, and Theism in Reid’s Epistemology (2018)

    Animal Knowledge, Rational Knowledge, and Theism in Reid’s Epistemology

  • Reconciling the Food Chain with the Great Chain of Being: Or, a Philosopher Reflects on Raising Sheep for Meat (2018)

    Stewardship of Creation Conference, Baylor Symposium on Faith and Culture

  • Making Sense of Thomas Reid’s Principles of Common Sense (2015)

    Center for the Study of Scottish Philosophy Spring Conference

  • Anselm’s Apophatic Ontological Argument? (2014)

    Biennial Meeting of the Baptist Association of Philosophy Teachers

  • William Alston’s Defense of the Divine Mystery Thesis (2014)

    Southeast Regional Meeting of the Evangelical Philosophical Society

  • Wise Ignorance: Wendell Berry on Living and Teaching with Propriety (2014)

    Sixteenth Annual Christianity in the Academy Conference

  • Wise Ignorance: Wendell Berry on Caring for Creation (2012)

    National Meeting of the Evangelical Philosophical Society

  • Does Theism Play a Plantingian Role in Reid’s Epistemology? (2012)

    International Bicentennial Conference of the Center for the Study of Scottish Philosophy

  • Aristotelian Compassion (2012)

    American Philosophical Association Central Division Meeting

  • Wendell Berry on the Prudent Life (2011)

    Educating for Wisdom in the 21st Century University

  • Reconciling Robert Adams’ Accounts of Virtues and Motivational Virtues (2011)

    Baylor University Graduate Philosophy Colloquium

  • Why Care for the Severely Disabled? A Critique of MacIntyre’s Account (2011)

    American Philosophical Association Pacific Division Meeting

  • A Double Take on Double Effect: What Is the Principle of Double Effect Supposed to Establish? (2010)

    2010 Baylor Symposium on Faith and Culture

  • The Viability of a Divine Will Theory of Moral Obligation: A Reply to Robert Adams (2010)

    Eastern Regional Conference of the Society of Christian Philosophers

  • Coherence and the Justificatory Role of Theism in Thomas Reid’s Epistemology (2010)

    Annual Conference of the British Society for the History of Philosophy

  • Closed Causal Systems and the Hume-Edwards Principle (2009)

    Midwestern Regional Meeting of the Society of Christian Philosophers

  • A Teleological Account of Time’s Arrow (2009)

    North Texas Philosophical Association

  • Community, Human Nature, & the Care of the Severely Disabled: A Critique of MacIntyre’s Account (2008)

    International Society for MacIntyrean Philosophy Annual Conference

  • Hanging from Edwards’ Infinite Chain: Is an Infinite Regress of Causes Possible? (2008)

    Central Regional Meeting of the Society of Christian Philosophers

  • Divine Forgiveness and Reconciliation in Christianity: A Response to Nicholas Wolterstorff (2008)

    Third Annual Christian Scholars Forum

  • Life Is a Miracle: The Spirituality and Philosophy of Wendell Berry (2006)

    Pristine Harmony: A Conference on Christianity and the Environment

  • The Controlling Influence of Religion in Theoretical Thought: A Meditation on the Thought of Herman Dooyeweerd (2006)

    Eleventh Annual Christianity in the Academy Conference

Dissertations

  • Theism and the Justification of First Principles in Thomas Reid’s Epistemology (2013)

    Baylor University

Awards

  • Outstanding Dissertation Award, Baylor Philosophy Department (2014)

  • Bringing Theory to Practice Seminar Grant, Association of American Colleges and Universities (2014)

    Principal investigator, grant writer. Grant for “Integrating Faith and Critical Thinking,” in support of Shorter University’s Quality Enhancement Plan

  • Bringing Theory to Practice Seminar Grant, Association of American Colleges and Universities (2013)

    Primary grant writer. Grant for Baylor’s Academy for Teaching and Learning

  • American Philosophical Association Pacific Graduate Student Paper Award (2013)

  • Grant for Full Travel Expenses for presenting at the International Bicentennial Conference of the Center for the Study of Scottish Philosophy (2012)

    Presenting at the International Bicentennial Conference of the Center for the Study of Scottish Philosophy

  • American Philosophical Association Travel Grant (2012)

    Attending the American Philosophical Association/American Association fo Philosophy Teachers Seminar on Teaching and Learning in Philosophy

  • Baylor’s Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Award nominee (2012)

    Nominated by the Baylor Graduate School based on high student evaluation scores.

  • Honorable Mention for the SCP Graduate Student Essay Award, Central Meeting of the Society of Christian Philosophers (2012)

    for "Aristotelian Compassion"

  • American Philosophical Association Central Graduate Student Paper Award (2012)

  • Baylor’s Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Award nominee (2011)

    Nominated by the Baylor Graduate School based on high student evaluation scores.

  • American Philosophical Association Pacific Graduate Student Paper Award (2011)

  • Graduate Bursary for Accommodations (2010)

    Annual Conference of the British Society for the History of Philosophy, the University of Aberdeen and the University of Glasgow, Scotland

  • Dean’s Scholarship, Baylor Graduate School, 2007-2012 (2007)

  • Full Graduate Teaching Assistantship and Stipend, Baylor University, 2007-2012 (2007)

  • Full Tuition Scholarship, Baylor University, 2007-2013 (2007)

  • Elizabeth Tigrett Medal, 鶹Ƶ University (2007)

    Presented to the outstanding senior in the graduating class. The award is based on citizenship, character, leadership, scholarship, and school service.