Dr. Todd Lavin
DEGREES EARNED / CERTIFICATIONS / PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
- Professor of Philosophy at Clarion University from 2006 to the present
- Ph.D. in Philosophy: Purdue University, 1997
- M.A. in Philosophy: City University of New York, 1992
- B.A. in Philosophy: George Washington University, 1990
PRIMARY COURSES TAUGHT
- Ancient Greek Philosophy
- Early Modern Philosophy
- Existentialism
- Ethics
- Freud and Philosophy
- Introduction to Philosophy
- Religions of the World
- Philosophy Goes to the Movies
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Ancient Greek Philosophy with specific focus on the philosophy of Plato
- Existentialism with specific focus on the philosophy of Martin Heidegger
- Philosophical relevant of Freud and Psychoanalysis
MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS / PRESENTATIONS
Recent Presentations
- "Aristotle on Megalopsychia and Happiness" presented at the 2nd Annual conference of the Pennsylvania Circle of Ancient Philosophy, Spring 2014
- "Kant's Humanism" presented at the 2013 United Kingdom Kant Society, Heythrop College, University of London, Fall 2013
- "Plato's Republic and the Allure of Democracy" at the 1st Annual conference of the Pennsylvania Circle of Ancient Philosophy, Spring 2013
Recent Publications:
- "The Politics of Authentic Existence" in Existentialist Thinkers and Ethics, edited by Christine Daigle, McGill-Queen's University Press, 2006
- "Neo-Liberalism, The New Christian Right and the Desire for One's Own Oppression: The United States at the Turning Point," in Humanity at the Turning Point: Rethinking Nature, Culture and Freedom, Renvall Institute for Area and Cultural Studies, University of Helsinki, 2006
HONORS AND AWARDS
- Charles E. Gauss Prize for Excellence in Philosophy, awarded by George Washington University, 1990
CURRENT PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Membership in:
- United Kingdom Kant Society
- International Society for Universal Dialogue
- North American Heidegger Society
- Pennsylvania Circle for Ancient Philosophy
- Interdisciplinary Association of Philosophy and Religious Studies