Associate Professor of Philosophy  
Email: hm38[at]aub.edu.lb
Ext. 4269

Qualifications
PhD (2003) and MA (1996) in Philosophy from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
BA (1991) in Philosophy from Wesleyan University: Middletown, Connecticut

Publications

Contemporary Philosophical Naturalism and Its Implications, B. Bashour and H. Muller (eds.), London and New York, Routledge 2013.
'Why Alief is not a Legitimate Psychological Category' (co-authored with Bana Bashour), Journal of Philosophical Research, Vol. 36, 2011 
'More Troubles for Epiphenomenalism', Philosophia Vol. 37, No.1, 2009
'Varieties of Shame', Philosophy of Management, Vol. 6, No. 3, 2008
'Why Qualia Are Not Epiphenomenal', Ratio, Vol. 21, No. 1, March 2008

Published book reviews
Review of Kepa Korta, Ernest Sosa and Xabier Arrazola (eds.) Cognition, Agency and Rationality in Minds and Machines: Journal for Artificial Intelligence, Philosophy, and Cognitive Science, Vol. 13, No. 3, August 2003
Review of Steven Horst, Symbols, Computation and Intentionality: A Critique of the Computational Theory of Mind in Minds and Machines: Journal for Artificial Intelligence, Philosophy, and Cognitive Science, Vol. 9, No. 3, August 1999

Research interests
My main area of research interest is the philosophy of mind with an emphasis on the philosophical psychology of the emotions.  I am currently writing about the relation between propositions and desires, as well as the role of emotions in the explanation and justification of rational action.