STEPHEN J. LAUMAKIS
1125 Iowa Avenue West
St. Paul, MN 55108
(651) 489-7245
E-mail: SJLAUMAKIS@STTHOMAS.EDU
EDUCATION
University of Notre Dame, Ph.D., May, 1991
Villanova University, M.A., December 1984
St. Charles Seminary, B.A., Summa Cum Laude, May, 1982
AREA OF SPECIALIZATION
Medieval Philosophy: St. Thomas Aquinas
AREAS OF COMPETENCE
History of Philosophy, Buddhist Philosophy, Chinese Philosophy,
Epistemology, Ethics, Logic
DISSERTATION
Area: Thomistic Epistemology and Metaphysics
Title: The Sensus Communis and the Unity of Perception
According to St. Thomas Aquinas
Director: Professor Mark D. Jordan
ACADEMIC AWARDS
Sabbatical Leave, Spring 2014
Faculty Partnership, Buddhism as Philosophy and Religion in India, China, and Japan, University
of St. Thomas, Summer 2010
Promotion to Professor, 2008
Faculty Partnership, Cognition & Consciousness, University
of St. Thomas, Summer 2007
Sabbatical Leave, Spring 2007
Maxi Grant, University of St. Thomas, Spring 2006
Faculty Partnership, Buddhism, University of St. Thomas, Summer
2005
Japan Studies Association Freeman Foundation Summer Seminar,
Summer 2005
Asian Studies Development Program, Summer 2004 Field Seminar
in China
Bush Grant, Spring 2004
Bush Grant, Fall 2003
Bush Grant, Summer 2003
Faculty Partnership, Chinese Philosophy, University of
St. Thomas, Summer 2003
N.E.H. and Asian Studies Development Program Workshop Participant,
Fall 2002
Faculty Partnership, Chinese Philosophy, University of
St. Thomas, Summer 2002
N.E.H. and Asian Studies Development Program Workshop Participant,
Fall 2001
Aquinas Scholars Program Professor of the Year, 2001
Sabbatical Leave, Spring 2000
Faculty Partnership, Chinese Philosophy, University of
St. Thomas, 1999
N.E.H. Summer Institute Grant, East-West Center, University
of Hawai'i, 1998
Aquinas Scholars Program Professor of the Year, 1998
Promotion to Associate Professor, University of St. Thomas,
1997
Faculty Partnership, Existentialism, University of St.
Thomas, 1996
Tenure, University of St. Thomas, 1995
Research Assistance Grant, University of St. Thomas, 1994
Faculty Partnership, Hinduism and Buddhism, University
of St. Thomas, 1994
Faculty Partnership, African Philosophy, University of
St. Thomas, 1994
Dissertation Year Fellowship, University of Notre Dame,
1989
Tuition Scholarship, University of Notre Dame, 1985-1990
Tuition Scholarship, Villanova University, 1982-1984
General Excellence in the Study of Philosophy, St. Charles
Seminary, 1982
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN
Professor:
The Person & The Good, (Online/Asynchronous), Summer 2025
Buddhist Philosophy, Spring 2025
Philosophy of Sport, Spring 2025
Philosophy of Sport, Spring 2025
The Person & The Good, Fall 2024
Chinese Philosophy, Fall 2024
Philosophy of Sport, Fall 2024
Philosophy of Sport, Fall 2024
The Person & The Good, (Online/Asynchronous), Summer 2024
Buddhist Philosophy, Spring 2024
Philosophy of Sport (2-credit version), Spring 2024
The Person & The Good, Spring 2024
The Person & The Good (Honors), Spring 2024
The Person & The Good, Fall 2023
The Person & The Good (Super Section), Fall 2023
Philosophy of Sport, Fall 2023
The Buddha, The Lama, and Your Brain (Honors Seminar), Fall 2023
The Person & The Good, (Online/Asynchronous), Summer 2023
Chinese Philosophy, Spring 2023
The Person & The Good, Spring 2023
At the Heart of Time (Honors Seminar), Spring 2023
The Person & The Good (Super Section), Fall 2022
The Person & The Good (Honors), Fall 2022
Philosophy of Sport, Fall 2022
Emerging Issues in the Law, Philosophy, and Culture of Sport (Honors Seminar), Fall 2022
The Person & The Good, Summer 2022
The Person & The Good, Spring 2022
The Person & The Good (Honors), Spring 2022
Environmental Ethics, Spring 2022
Philosophies of Nature and the Environment (Honors Seminar), Spring 2022
Buddhist Philosophy, Fall 2021
The Person & The Good, Fall 2021
The Person & The Good, Summer 2021
The Person & The Good, Spring 2021
Buddhist Philosophy, Fall 2020 (Heart Attack)
The Person & The Good, Fall 2020
The Person & The Good (Honors), Fall 2020
At the Heart of Time (Honors Seminar), Fall 2020
Philosophy of the Human Person, Summer 2020
The Vices (Honors Seminar), Spring 2020
The Person & The Good, Spring 2020
The Person & The Good (Honors), Spring 2020
The Person & The Good, Fall 2019
The Person & The Good (Super Section), Fall 2019
Sports, Law, and Society (Honors Seminar), Fall 2019
Philosophy of the Human Person, Summer 2019
Willpower & Mindfulness (Honors Seminar), Spring 2019
Philosophy of the Human Person, Spring 2019
Philosophy of the Human Person (Super Section), Spring 2019
Ethics East and West (University of Hawai'i), J-Term 2019
Philosophy of the Human Person, Fall 2018
Philosophy of the Human Person, (Honors), Fall 2018
Philosophy of the Human Person (Super Section), Fall 2018
Nature and Spirituality (Honors Seminar), Fall 2018
Philosophy of the Human Person, Summer 2018
The Vices (Honors Seminar), Spring 2018
Philosophy of the Human Person, Spring 2018
Buddhist Philosophy, Fall 2017
Philosophy of the Human Person, Fall 2017
Sports, Law, and Society (Honors Seminar), Fall 2017
Philosophy of the Human Person (Super Section), Spring 2017
Willpower (Honors Seminar), Spring 2017
Philosophy of the Human Person, Fall 2016
Philosophy of the Human Person (Super Section), Fall 2016
Nature and Spirituality (Honors Seminar), Fall 2016
Philosophy of the Human Person, Spring 2016
Philosophy of the Human Person (Super Section), Spring 2016
The Vices (Honors Seminar), Spring 2016
Philosophy of the Human Person, Fall 2015
Philosophy of the Human Person (Super Section), Fall 2015
Sports and Society (Honors Seminar), Fall 2015
Philosophy of the Human Person, Spring 2015
Philosophy of the Human Person (Super Section), Spring 2015
Willpower (Honors Seminar), Spring 2015
Environmental Ethics, Fall 2014
Nature and Spirituality (Honors Seminar), Fall 2014
Philosophy of the Human Person (Super Section), Fall 2014
Philosophy of the Human Person (Honors), Fall 2014
Chinese Philosophy, Fall 2013
Environmental Ethics, Fall 2013
Philosophy of the Human Person (Super Section), Fall 2013
Philosophy and Law of Sports (Honors Seminar), Fall 2013
Willpower (Honors Seminar), Fall 2013
Philosophy of the Human Person (2 Super Sections), Spring 2013
Nature and Spirituality (Honors Seminar), Spring 2013
Philosophy of the Human Person (2 Super Sections), Fall 2012
Philosophy and Law of Sports (Honors Seminar), Fall 2012
Buddhist Philosophy, Spring 2012
Mindfulness: East & West (Honors Seminar), Spring 2012
Philosophy of the Human Person (Super Section), Spring 2012
Ethics East and West (University of Hawai'i), J-Term 2012
Philosophy of the Human Person (Super Section), Fall 2011
Save the Humans! (Honors Seminar), Spring 2011
Buddhism? (Honors Seminar), Spring 2011
Conversion (Honors Seminar), Spring 2011
Philosophy of the Human Person (Honors), Spring 2011
Introductory Ethics, Spring 2011
Philosophy of the Human Person, Fall 2010
Philosophy of the Human Person (Super Section), Fall 2010
Chinese Philosophy, Spring 2010
Mindfulness (Honors Seminar), Spring 2010
Introductory Ethics, Spring 2010
Ethics East and West (University of Hawai'i), J-Term 2010
Philosophy of the Human Person (Super Section), Fall 2009
Code Blue (Honors Seminar), Fall 2009
Philosophy of the Human Person (Super Section), Spring 2009
Athletics: Building Character or Characters (Honors Seminar), Spring 2009
Ethics East and West (University of Hawai'i), J-Term 2009
Philosophy of the Human Person (Super Section), Fall 2008
Philosophy of the Human Person (Paired Course with POLS 104), Fall 2008
Religious Pluralism (Honors Seminar), Fall 2008
University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN
Associate Professor:
Feminist Epistemology (Independent Study), Summer 2008
Epistemology, Spring 2008
Chinese Philosophy (Independent Study), Spring 2008
Religious Pluralism (Honors Seminar), Spring 2008
Philosophy of the Human Person (Super Section), Spring 2008
Ethics East and West (University of Hawai'i), J-Term 2008
Buddha's Brain , Fall 2007
Socrates, Buddha, Kongzi, Jesus (Honors Seminar), Fall 2007
Philosophy of the Human Person (Super Section), Fall 2007
Philosophy of the Human Person (Paired Course with POLS 105),
Fall 2007
Ethics East and West (University of Hawai'i), J-Term 2007
Buddha's Brain (Honors Seminar), Fall 2006
Ways to Wisdom (Honors Seminar), Fall 2006
Philosophy of the Human Person, Fall 2006
Philosophy of the Human Person (Paired Course with SOC 100),
Fall 2006
Ethics East and West (University of Hawai'i), J-Term 2006
Buddha's Brain (Honors Seminar), Fall 2005
Philosophy of the Human Person, Fall 2005
Philosophy of the Human Person (Honors), Fall 2005
Philosophy of the Human Person (Paired Course with ECON
252), Fall 2005
Buddhist Philosophies, Spring 2005
Buddha's Brain (Honors Seminar), Spring 2005
Introductory Ethics, Spring 2005
Ethics East and West (University of Hawai'i), J-Term 2005
The Vices (Honors Seminar), Fall 2004
Philosophy of the Human Person, Fall 2004
Philosophy of the Human Person (Honors), Fall 2004
Chinese Philosophy (Independent Study), Fall 2004
Philosophy of the Human Person (Paired Course with PSY
111), Fall 2004
Introductory Ethics, Spring 2004
Buddhism (Indepdent Study), Spring 2004
Ethics East and West (University of Hawai'i), J-Term 2004
Buddhism, Fall 2003
The Vices (Honors Seminar), Fall 2003
Philosophy of the Human Person, Fall 2003
Philosophy of the Human Person (Honors), Fall 2003
Philosophy of the Human Person (Paired Course with JOUR
100), Fall 2003
Socrates, Buddha, Confucius, Jesus (Honors Seminar), Spring
2003
Medieval Philosophy, Spring 2003
Introductory Ethics, Spring 2003
Introductory Ethics (University of Hawai'i), J-Term 2003
Chinese Philosophy, Fall 2002
Mind & Intelligence (Honors Seminar), Fall 2002
Philosophy of the Human Person, Fall 2002
Philosophy of the Human Person (Honors), Fall 2002
Philosophy of the Human Person (Paired Course with PSY
111), Fall 2002
Introductory Ethics (Independent Study), Summer 2002
Chinese Philosophy, Spring 2002
Socrates, Buddha, Confucius, Jesus (Honors Seminar), Spring
2002
Introductory Ethics (University of Hawai'i), J-Term 2002
Philosophy of the Human Person, Fall 2001
Philosophy of the Human Person (Paired Course with PSY
111), Fall 2001
Philosophy of the Human Person (Honors), Fall 2001
Chinese Philosophy (Independent Study), Spring 2001
Philosophy and Technology (Independent Study), Spring 2001
Philosophy of Sports (Honors Seminar), Spring 2001
Introductory Ethics, Spring 2001
Introductory Ethics (Honors), Spring 2001
Introductory Ethics (University of Hawai'i), J-Term 2001
Chinese Philosophy, Fall 2000
Philosophy of the Human Person, Fall 2000
Philosophy of the Human Person (Paired Course with ECON
251), Fall 2000
Philosophy of the Human Person (Honors), Fall 2000
Introductory Ethics (University of Hawai'i), J-Term 2000
Three Pillars of Chinese Philosophy (Honors Seminar), Fall
1999
Philosophy of the Human Person, Fall 1999
Philosophy of the Human Person (Honors), Fall 1999
Introductory Ethics, Summer 1999
Introductory Ethics, Spring 1999
Introductory Ethics (Honors), Spring 1999
Twentieth Century Thomism, Spring 1999
Philosophy and Psychology (Honors Seminar), Spring 1999
Philosophy of the Human Person (Paired Course with SOC
100), Fall 1998
Philosophy of the Human Person (Honors), Fall 1998
Philosophy of the Human Person, Fall 1998
Renaissance Program Studies--Philosophy and Technology,
Fall 1998
Satori(Enlightenment): Evolution, Epistemology, and Ethics
(Honors Seminar), Spring 1998
Minds Without Bodies: Angels, Spring 1998
Introductory Ethics, Spring 1998
Introductory Ethics (Honors), Spring 1998
Ancient Philosophy (Independent Study), Spring 1998
Medieval Philosophy (Independent Study), Spring 1998
Berkeley's Idealism (Independent Study), Spring 1998
Medieval Philosophy (Independent Study), J-Term 1998
Philosophy of the Human Person (Paired Course with PSY
111), Fall 1997
Introductory Ethics (Honors), Fall 1997
Introductory Ethics, Fall 1997
Assistant Professor:
Angels? (Independent Study), Summer 1997
Philosophy of the Human Person, Spring 1997
Twentieth Century Thomism, Spring 1997
Renaissance Program Studies--Philosophy and Technology,
Fall 1996
Introductory Ethics (Honors), Fall 1996
Introductory Ethics, Fall 1996
Philosophy of the Human Person (Paired Course with THEO
101), Fall 1996
Angels?, Spring 1996
Philosophy of the Human Person, Spring 1996
Philosophy of the Human Person (Paired Course with PSY
111), Fall 1995
The Classical Tradition, Fall 1995
Philosophy of the Human Person, Spring & Summer 1995
Philosophy of the Human Person (Honors), Spring 1995
Medical Ethics (Independent Study), J-Term, 1995
The Philosophy of Thomas Aquinas, Fall 1994
The Classical Tradition, Spring 1995 & Spring 1994
Introductory Ethics, Spring 1994 & Fall 1994
Philosophy of the Human Person (Honors), Spring 1994
Philosophy of the Human Person, Spring, Summer, Fall 1993
Thomistic Epistemology, Spring 1993
Philosophy of the Human Person (Honors), Spring 1993
Thomistic Metaphysics (Independent Study), Spring 1993
Philosophy of the Human Person, Spring 1993
Philosophy of the Human Person, Spring, Summer, Fall 1992
Introductory Logical Analysis, Summer 1992
Theories of Knowledge, Spring, 1992
Philosophy of the Human Person (Honors), Spring 1992
Sense, Commonsense, and Aquinas, J-Term, 1992
Introductory Ethics, Fall 1991
Philosophy of the Human Person, Fall 1991
Instructor:
Introductory Ethics, Spring & Summer 1991, Fall 1990
Introductory Logical Analysis, Spring 1991, Fall 1990
University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN
Instructor (Full Responsibility):
Introduction to Philosophy, Spring 1989 & Spring 1990
Teaching Assistant:
Introduction to Philosophy, Fall 1989
Modern Philosophy, Spring 1988
Ancient and Medieval Philosophy, Fall 1987
Philosophy of Religion, Fall 1986 & Spring 1987
Introduction to Philosophy, Fall 1985 & Spring 1986
Rosemont College, Rosemont, PA
Instructor (Full Responsibility):
The Medieval Mind, Spring 1985
PRESENTATIONS
"The Logic of 'Human Becomings'"
Asian Studies Development Program
Thirty-Second Annual National Conference
Washington, DC 3-7-25
"Happiness: What is it? & How to Achieve it? (Eastern & Western Philosophhical Views)"
The Good Life: A Mental Health Conference Hosted by
Minnesota North-Itasca campus
Grand Rapids , MN 9-11-24
"Confucian Role Ethics (CRE) and Aristotelian Virtue Theory (AVT)"
Asian Studies Development Program
Thirty-First Annual National Conference
Boston, MA 3-8-24
"Buddhism as a "Way of Life""
Asian Studies Development Program
Thirtieth Annual National Conference
Kansas City, Missouri 3-10-23
"Was Thomas Aquinas a Good Confucian?"
Asian Studies Development Program
Twenty-Ninth Annual National Conference
San Diego, CA 3-5-22
"Socratic and Buddhist Ignorance"
Asian Studies Development Program
Twenty-Eighth Annual National Conference
Virtual Conference 3-5-21
"Socratic Ignorance and Buddhist Wisdom"
Asian Studies Development Program
Twenty-Seventh Annual National Conference
Atlant, GA 3-5-20
"What's Wrong With Mindfulness?"
Asian Studies Development Program
Twenty-Fifth Annual National Conference
Nashville, TN 3-3-19
"Why Buddhism is True?"
Asian Studies Development Program
Twenty-Fourth Annual National Conference
Washington, DC 3-3-18
“Meditation: East and West”
Asian Studies Development Program
Twenty-Third Annual National Conference
Portland, OR 3-3-17
“Pope Francis' Place’”
Eleventh East-West Philosophers’ Conference
Honolulu, HI, 5-29-16
“Confucian Role Ethics: Are We Human Beings or Human Becomings?”
Philosophy Department Colloquium Series
University of St. Thomas, 4-5-16
“Confucian Role Ethics: Whose Role and Which Virtue?”
Asian Studies Development Program
Twenty-Second Annual National Conference
Washington, D.C. 3-18-16
Philosophy, Theology, and the Core Curriculum:
A Case Study at the University of St. Thomas, or, A View from the Trenches
The Idea of a Catholic College: Charism, Curricula, and Community
King's Collge
Wilkes-Barre, PA 9-19-14
New Works in the Field: Chinese Role Ethics: A Vocabulary
(by Roger Ames)
Chinese Role Ethics: Do the Tires Ever Meet the Road?
Asian Studies Development Program
Twentieth Annual National Conference
Houston, Texas 3-15-14
New Works in the Field: Encountering China: Early Modern Responses
(Edited by Qingjun Li and Rachana Sachdev)
Asian Studies Development Program
Nineteenth Annual National Conference
Phoenix, Arizona 3-2-13
"Buddhisms:"What the Buddha Taught and What Buddhists Believe"
Six-week Lecture series for the Selim Center of the University of St. Thomas
6-27-12 to 5-1-12
"'Happiness' and Human Flourishing: East & West"
Asian Studies Development Program
Eighteenth Annual National Conference
Seattle, Washington 3-30-12
“A Comparative Evaluation of the Value of External Goods In the Pursuit of ‘Happiness’ and ‘Human Flourishing’”
Philosophy Department Colloquium Series
University of St. Thomas, 11-15-11
“A Comparative Evaluation of the Value of External Goods In the Pursuit of ‘Happiness’ and ‘Human Flourishing’”
Tenth East-West Philosophers Conference
Honolulu, HI, 5-23-11
"Navigating the Rivers of Change: From a College to University Program and from 'Different not Harder' to 'Different and Challenging'"
45th Annual Conference of the National Collegiate Honors Council
Kansas City, MO, 10-22-10
"Is There a Christian/Catholic Contribution to 'Contemplative Science"?"
East-West Center/East-West Center Association
50th Anniversary International Conference
Honolulu, HI, 7-4-10
"Is There a Christian/Catholic Contribution to 'Contemplative Science"?"
Asian Studies Development Program
Sixteenth Annual National Conference
Honolulu, HI, 7-1-10
"Confucius and Plato on Playing Golf and Living the Good Human Life"
Philosophy Department Colloquium Series
University of St. Thomas, 2-25-10
"Confucian 'Virtues' and the 'Common Good'"
Notre Dame Center for Ethics and Culture Tenth Annual Fall Conference--The Summons of Freedom
South Bend, IN, 11-14-2009
"Plato and Confucius on Golf and the Good Human Life"
Asian Studies Development Program
Fifteenth Annual National Conference
Philadelphia, PA, 3-6-09
"Family--Playing Second Fiddle to the Pursuit of Truth, Justice, and the Way?"
Notre Dame Center for Ethics and Culture Ninth Annual Fall Conference--The Family: Searching for Fairest Love
South Bend, IN, 11-7-2008
"New Works in the Field: A Discussion of 'An Introduction to Buddhist Philosophy' by Stephen J. Laumakis"
Panel Discussion with Peter Hershock (Coordinator, ASDP), Terry Mazurak (The College of Idaho), and James Deitrick (University of Central Arkansas)
Asian Studies Development Program
Fourteenth Annual National Conference
Chicago, Illinois, 3-8-08
"The Prospects of "Contemplative Science'"
With Dr. Greg Robinson-Riegler (Department of Psychology, UST) and four UST students
Asian Studies Development Program
Fourteenth Annual National Conference
Chicago, Illinois, 3-7-08
"Family,
'Filial Piety,' and Society--East and West"
Notre Dame Center for Ethics and Culture Eighth Annual Fall Conference--The Dialogue of Cultures
South Bend, IN, 11-30-2007
"The Philosophy and Psychology of 'Contemplative Science'"
With Dr. Greg Robinson-Riegler (Department of Psychology, UST)
Asian Studies Development Program
Thirteenth Annual National Conference
Seattle, Washington, 3-10-07
“Diagnosing Modernity—Two Papal Views”
Notre Dame Center for Ethics and Culture Seventh Annual Fall
Conference—Modernity: Yearning for the Infinite
South Bend, IN, 12-2-2006
"Remembering Who I Am: My Mind, My Brain, My Body, My Soul,
or My What?"
(Philosophical accounts of what we think we are and how we know
what we are)
Center for Senior Citizens’ Education
University of St. Thomas, 9-27-2006
"The Buddha, the Dalai Lama, and Your Brain"
With Dr. Greg Robinson-Riegler (Department of Psychology,
UST)
Asian Studies Development Program
Twelfth Annual National Conference
Nashville, Tennessee, 3-17-06
"IBL Teaching Through Thought Experiments in PHIL
115"
Bush Grant Summer Seminar
Best Practices of Our Best Professors
University of St. Thomas, 7-18-05
"Buddha's Brain"
With Dr. Greg Robinson-Riegler (Department of Psychology,
UST)
Asian Studies Development Program
Eleventh Annual National Conference
Whittier, California, 4-22-05
"When Ethics Collide: Reconciling Professional Calling
and Personal Conviction"
2005 Whalen Symposium on Media Ethics
University of St. Thomas, 3-16-05
"Go East, Young Man: The Importance of Faculty Development
in Asian Studies"
With Dr. David Landry (Department of Theology, UST)
International Dinner Discussion
University of St. Thomas, 10-19-04
"Basic Teachings of the Buddha"
Faculty Development Summer Seminar
Exploring Ethics Across the Disciplines
University of St. Thomas, 6-8-04
"Basic Buddhism" (with four UST Students)
Asian Studies Development Program
Tenth Annual National Conference
Kansas City, Missouri, 4-17-04
"Confucius and ZHONG/'Doing One's Utmost'"
Asian Studies Development Program
Ninth Annual National Conference
Paradise Valley Community College, Scottsdale, AZ, 3-8-03
"'Socratic' Ends and Ch'an/Zen Means"
Minnesota Philosophical Society
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 9-28-02
"Wisdom From The Sages Of China"
First International Conference on "Intelligence and
Wisdom"
University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN, 6-10-02
"Teaching the Zhongyong"
Asian Studies Development Program
Eighth Annual National Conference
Agnes Scott College, Decatur, GA, 3-16-02
"'Re'-Constructing Philosophical Arguments:
Getting a Grip on Thomistic Straw Men"
Midwest Regional Meeting of the Society of Christian Philosophers
Bethel College, St. Paul, MN, 3-8-02
"The Importance of Being a Thomist--Two Papal Views"
Minnesota Philosophical Society
The College of St. Benedict, St. Joseph, MN, 9-22-01
"The Importance of Being a Thomist--Two Papal Views
of Catholic/Christian Philosophy"
UST Catholic Studies Program
The Angelicum University, Rome, Italy, 5-28-01
"Was Thomas Aquinas a Taoist?"
Twenty-Second Medieval Forum
Plymouth State College, Plymouth, NH, 4-6-01
"Paired Courses Learning Communities: Regular and
Intensive Versions"
With Dr. Joseph Hallman (Department of Theology, UST),
Dr. Greg Robinson-Riegler (Department of Psychology, UST) and Dr. John Krebsbach
(Associate Dean, Academic Counseling, Department of Music, UST)
The Collaboration for the Advancement of College Teaching
& Learning
Bloomington, MN, 11-17-00
"Confucius and Plato on 'Family Values'"
Minnesota Philosophical Society
St. Catherine's College, St. Paul, MN, 10-28-00
"Confucius and Plato on 'Family Values'"
Philosophy Department Colloquium Series
University of St. Thomas, 10-26-00
"Confucius, Plato, and Filial Piety?"
Asian Studies Development Program
Seventh Annual National Conference
East-West Center, Honolulu, HI, 7-2-00
"Knowledge--With or Without Grace?--in Aquinas"
International Congress on Medieval Studies
Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, 5-7-99
"Was Thomas Aquinas Chinese?"
Twentieth Medieval Forum
Plymouth State College, Plymouth, NH, 4-16-99
"Teaching the Confucian View of the Human Person"
Asian Studies Development Program
Sixth Annual National Conference
Middlesex Community College, Lowell, MA, 3-10-99
"Beyond Retention: How Learning Communities Can Improve
Instruction, Renew Faculty, and Reform the Curriculum"
With Dr. Joseph Hallman (Department of Theology, UST) &
Dr. Brad Stewart (Associate Dean, Academic Counseling, UST)
The Collaboration for the Advancement of College Teaching
& Learning
Bloomington, MN, 2-18-99
"Grace and Knowledge in Aquinas"
Nineteenth Medieval Forum
Plymouth State College, Plymouth, NH, 4-17-98
"A Question about Grace, Faith, and Knowledge"
Eighteenth Medieval Forum
Plymouth State College, Plymouth, NH, 4-19-97
"Subjectivity and the Sensus Communis in Aquinas"
Twenty-Fourth Annual Richard R. Baker Philosophy Colloquium
and the Eastern Regional Meeting of the Society of Christian
Philosophers
The University of Dayton, Dayton, OH, 4-5-97
"A Small Question About Tuche in the Nicomachean Ethics"
Minnesota Philosophical Society
Bethel College, St. Paul, MN, 10-26-96
"Thomistic Philosophical Theology and Technology"
Seventeenth Medieval Forum
Plymouth State College, Plymouth, NH 4-20-96
"A Technological Model of Divine Causality in Aquinas"
Co-authored with Mary M. Thomas (University of Minnesota)
Midwestern Regional Meeting of the Society of Christian
Philosophers
Loras College, Dubuque, IA, 3-8-96
"Can Christians Be Philosophers? Can Christians Do
Philosophy?"
Minnesota Philosophical Society
St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN, 10-21-95
"Philosophical Advice for DES Students"
Delta Epsilon Sigma Honor Society
University of St. Thomas, Fall 1995
"Philosophy and Theology in Aquinas"
Sixteenth Medieval Forum
Plymouth State College, Plymouth, NH, 4-22-95
"Aquinas and Some Contemporary Epistemology"
Pacific Regional Meeting of the Society of Christian Philosophers
University of La Verne, La Verne, CA, 1-28-95
"Aquinas and Contemporary Epistemology"
Fifteenth Medieval Forum
Plymouth State College, Plymouth, NH, 4-22-94
"Anthropology of the Hebrew Bible--A Response"
Philosophy Department Colloquium Series
University of St. Thomas, 3-24-94
"Berkeley's Notional Argument for the Existence of
God"
Pacific Regional Meeting of the Society of Christian Philosophers
University of La Verne, La Verne, CA, 1-28-94
"Descartes, Berkeley, and God" (Revised)
Midwest Regional Meeting of the Society of Christian Philosophers
Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL, 1-21-94
"A Cognitive Model of Divine Action in Aquinas"
Minnesota Philosophical Society
St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN, 10-23-93
"The Sensus Communis and the Unity of Perception in
Aquinas"
Fourteenth Medieval Forum
Plymouth State College, Plymouth, NH, 4-16-93
"The Sensus Communis and Divine Action in Aquinas"
Pacific Regional Meeting of the Society of Christian Philosophers
University of La Verne, La Verne, CA, 1-30-93
"Descartes, Berkeley, and God"
Minnesota Philosophical Society
Macalaster College, St. Paul, MN, 10-17-92
"The Sensus Communis in Aquinas"
International Congress on Medieval Studies
Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, 5-7-92
"Aristotle and Aquinas on How a Friend is Another
Self"
Minnesota Philosophical Society
University of Minnesota, Duluth, 9-19-91
PUBLICATIONS
"Buddhist Philosophy: A Collaborative Introduction to its Ideas and Applications, (Ed.),"
Routledge Press, Forthcoming (2027)
"An Introduction to Buddhist Philosophy,"
Cambridge University Press, Second Edition (January, 2024)
“Happiness, Human Flourishing, and the Good Human Life,” In S. Emmanuel (Ed.), Philosophy’s Big Questions: Comparing Buddhist and Western Approaches, (July, 2021) New York, NY: Columbia University Press
"Happiness: The Person & The Good," (Online Book, May 2020), Great River Learning, Dubuque, IA
"The Virtues of Golf, (Course) Management, and the Common Good," In Journal of Markets & Morality 21, no. 2 (Fall 2018): 395-405.
"Playing to Win vs. Playing for Meaningful Victories," (With Peter A. Laumakis and Paul J. Laumakis) in Journal of the Philosophy of Sport, Volume 4, Issue 2 (2017), 174-182 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00948705.2017.1285706
“Philosophy, Theology, and the Core Curriculum: Case Studies at the University of St. Thomas,” Expositions, Volume 9, Number 1 (2015) at http://expositions.journals.villanova.edu
“The Philosophical Context of Gotama’s Thought,” In S. Emmanuel (Ed.), A Companion to Buddhist Philosophy, (November 2015) Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishers
Book Review: “Review of Neo-Confucian Self- Cultivation” in online supplement to Education About Asia, Volume 17: 2, (Fall 2012) at http://www.asian-studies.org/EAA/index.htm
"Eastern and Western Contributions to Contemplative Science, in Enrahonar: Quaderns de Filosofia, Num. 47, 2011
"Finding the (Fair)Way with Confucius and Ben Hogan,” In A. Wible (Ed.), Golf and Philosophy:Lessons from the Links. Lexington, KY: The University Press of Kentucky (August 2010)
Plato and Confucius on the Form of Golf--From the Ideal to the Real, In A. Wible (Ed.), Golf and Philosophy:Lessons from the Links. Lexxington, KY--The University of Kentucky Press
"The Philosophy and Psychology of 'Contemplative Science': The Problems and Possibilities for an Emerging East-West Connection" (Co-authored with Greg Robinson-Riegler) in East-West Connections: Review of Asian Studies, Volume 9, Number 1, Fall 2009
"The Sensus Communis Reconsidered" in The American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 82, Issue 3, Summer 2008
"An Introduction to Buddhist Philosophy" (February, 2008),
Cambridge University Press (Translated into Portuguese, "Uma Introducao A Filosofia Budista" (November 2010), Madras Editora Ltda.
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"'Re'-Constructing Philosophical Arguments: Getting a Grip
on Thomistic Straw Men"in The Modern Schoolman, Volume LXXXII, Number 4, May 2005
"Confucius and ZHONG/'Doing One's Utmost'" in
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UNIVERSITY SERVICE
College of Arts & Sciences Curriculum Committee (sabbatical replacement), 2019-2020
Director, Aquinas Scholars Honors Program, 2008-2018
ARCIE, Division 2 Representative, 2012-2016 (Co-Chair 2015-2016)
Philosophy Department Alumni Outreach Coordinator, 2007-2009
Human Diversity Course Review Committee 2003-Fall 2007 (Lead Co-Chair
2004-2005)
ACTC East Asian Studies Program Advisory Committee 2004-2007
(Chair 2006-2007)
Philosophy Department Special Activities Committee, 2002-2007
(Chair 2006)
Faculty Development Committee 2002-2006
Bush Grant Implementation Committee 2002-2008
Undergraduate Research and Collaborative Scholarship Board Reviewer 2002-Present
Online Course Development Task Force 2001-Present
Instructional Web Project Faculty Advisory Group 2001-Present
Bush Grant Committee 2000-2002
Aquinas Scholars Faculty Board, 2000-2008
University Moral and Philosophical Reasoning Core Course
Review Committee 1996-2003
University Paired Course Program 1995-2009
University Freshman Advising Program 1991-2010
University Athletic Committee Task Force Member 1995-1997
University Undergraduate Admissions Task Force Member 1994-1995
University Undergraduate Representative on Graduate Curriculum
Committee--School of Applied Science and Engineering 1993-1996
Philosophy Department Tutor Program Coordinator 1996-1997
Philosophy of the Human Person Course Liaison 1995-Present
Faculty Adviser for Phi Sigma Tau Philosophy Honor Society/Philosophy
Club 1994-2004
Philosophy Department University and College Senator 1993-1995
Philosophy Department Human Person Course Committee 1992-Present
Philosophy Department Visiting Speakers Committee 1991-2001
Philosophy Department Colloquium Series Coordinator 1991-1996,
2000-2001, 2004-2008, 2019-Present
University Freshman Advising Program, 1991-2010, 2018-Present
COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATIONS
Ethics
History of Philosophy
FOREIGN LANGUAGES
Latin
German
CURRENT RESEARCH
The Person and The Good
Eastern and Western Views of "Happiness"
Buddhist Philosophy
Chinese and Japanese Philosophy and Religion
Eastern and Western views of Mysticism, Meditation, and "Spiritual Senses"
The History and Development of Thomism and Thomistic Epistemology
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Asian Studies Development Program
Minnesota Philosophical Society
PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES
Jonathan Stoltz, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of Philosophy
241 JRC (John Roach Center for the Liberal Arts)
University of St. Thomas
2115 Summit Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55105-1096
651-962-5366
JESTOLTZ@stthomas.edu