Dr. Mark R. Huston, Philosophy Chair, is one of the region’s foremost authorities on conspiracy theory. His expertise makes him a frequent lecturer and guest at forums as well as a much-sought contributor to a variety of publications.

After recently publishing “Medical Conspiracy Theories and Medical Errors” for the “International Journal of Applied Philosophy,” he decided to try something a little lighter that combined his interests in conspiracy theory and movies.

The result is “The Greatest Conspiracy Theory Movies,” which is the second entry in the new book “Conspiracy Theories: Philosophers Connect the Dots.”

“I have published other articles on movies and think about them quite a bit. So it was natural for me to combine that interest with my interest in conspiracy theories,” Huston said.

Huston has been an instructor at Schoolcraft for 13 years. This semester, he is teaching introduction to philosophy, ethics, bioethics—an ethics class that focuses on medical ethical concerns—and philosophy of religion. Huston is particularly excited to teach philosophy of religion, which is a new class at Schoolcraft. In that class, Huston explores a variety of topics, such as various proofs for the existence of God, mysticism, free will and many others. 

In addition to his teaching responsibilities, Huston has been a prolific contributor to various publications, including two essays in a book on tennis and philosophy and an essay in a book on golf and philosophy.  Further, just prior to his latest work, he published an essay on existentialism and the movie “Apocalypse Now” in the “Community College Humanities Review,” which is the journal for the Community College Humanities Association.