Stephen T. Asma
Stephen Asma in 2008 (photo by Brian Wingert
Stephen T. Asma (b 1966) is Professor of Philosophy and Distinguished Scholar at Columbia College Chicago,[1]
He works on the philosophy of the life sciences, and the theme of Religion and Science (especially Buddhism and Christianity). Asma was a Fulbright Scholar in Beijing China in 2014. [2] He writes regularly for the New York Times, The Stone. [3]
Publications
- Against Fairness. (Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2013. ISBN 9780226029863.
- On Monsters: An Unnatural History of Our Worst Fears. Oxford University Press (2009)
- Why I am a Buddhist. Hampton Roads Publishing (2010)
- The Gods Drink Whiskey: Stumbling Toward Enlightenment in the Land of the Tattered Buddha. HarperCollins San Francisco June 1, 2005 (paper 2006)
- Stuffed Animals and Pickled Heads: The Culture and Evolution of Natural History Museums. Oxford University Press, New York. April, 2001 (paperback May 2003).
- Buddha for Beginners. Writers and Readers Publishing Inc, 1996. Revised and republished by Hampton Roads Publishing, 2009.
- Following Form and Function: A Philosophical Archaeology of Life Science. Studies in Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy Series, Northwestern University Press. December 1996.
References
http://www.colum.edu/Academics/Humanities_History_and_Social_Sciences/faculty/Stephen_Asma.php
External links
- http://www.stephenasma.com/
- Stephen Asma faculty profile at Columbia College Chicago
- Asma, Stephen. “The Myth of Universal Love.” New York Times Opinionator January 7, 2013 (Accessed January 10, 2013).
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