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Martin Tracey, PhD, serves as Professor of Philosophy and Director of General Professional Studies at Benedictine University in Lisle, Illinois, within the Department of History, Philosophy, and Theology. He joined the faculty in 1998. His academic credentials include a B.A. in Theology from the University of Notre Dame in 1990, an A.M. in Religious Studies from the University of Chicago in 1991, an M.M.S. in Medieval Studies from the University of Notre Dame in 1993, and a Ph.D. in Medieval Philosophy from the University of Notre Dame in 2000. Tracey's research specializations encompass medieval philosophy, medieval studies, religious studies, and theology, with particular attention to the moral thought of medieval Latin intellectuals such as Albertus Magnus and Thomas Aquinas. As a veteran teacher and administrator, he offers courses on business ethics, environmental ethics, ancient Greek philosophy, Anti-Misinformation, and Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence.

Tracey has an extensive record of scholarly publications focused on medieval ethical theory and Aristotelian commentaries. Key works include “Albert’s Moral Thought” in A Companion to Albert the Great: Theology, Philosophy, and the Sciences, edited by Irven M. Resnick (Brill, 2012, pp. 347-379); “Anselm’s De Casu Diaboli and the Deontological Character of his Moral Thought” in Anselm of Canterbury (1033-1109): Philosophical Theology and Ethics, edited by Roberto Hofmeister-Pich (Fédération Internationale des Instituts d’Études Médiévales, 2011, pp. 195-218); “Prudentia in the Parisian theological summae of William of Auxerre, Philip the Chancellor, and Albert the Great” in Via Alberti: Texte – Quellen – Interpretationen (Aschendorff, 2009, pp. 267-293); “Virtus in the Naples Commentary on the Ethica Nova (MS Naples, Biblioteca Nazionale, VIII G 8, ff. 4ra-9vb)” in Virtue Ethics in the Middle Ages: Commentaries on Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics, 1200-1500, edited by István Bejczy (Brill, 2008, pp. 55-76); “Albert on Incontinence, Continence, and Divine Virtue” in Das Problem der Willensschwäche in der mittelalterlichen Philosophie (Peeters, 2006, pp. 195-218); and “An Early 13th-Century Commentary on Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics Bk. I, Chs. 4-10” in Documenti e studi sulla tradizione filosofica medievale 17 (2006): 23-70. In 2016-2017, he received the Judith Ann Whinfrey Distinguished Faculty Award for Leadership from Benedictine University. Tracey contributes to campus initiatives, including sponsoring undergraduate research presentations at URSA events and participating in panels on environmental ethics and faith and reason.