Stephen T. Asma
Stephen Asma in 2008 (photo by Brian Wingert
Stephen T. Asma (born 1966) is Professor of Philosophy and Distinguished Scholar at Columbia College Chicago.[1] He is also a Senior Fellow of the Research Group in Mind, Science, and Culture at Columbia College Chicago. [2]
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. [3] He writes regularly for the New York Times, The Stone, and various magazines.[4][5][6]
Personal life
Asma also plays music professionally, with various bands, playing blues or jazz.[7][8][9] And he has worked as a professional freelance illustrator.[10][11][12]
Publications
- Following Form and Function: A Philosophical Archaeology of Life Science. Studies in Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy. Northwestern University Press. 1996.
- Stuffed Animals and Pickled Heads: The Culture and Evolution of Natural History Museums. New York: Oxford University Press. 2001.
- The Gods Drink Whiskey: Stumbling Toward Enlightenment in the Land of the Tattered Buddha. San Francisco: Harper Collins. 2005.
- On Monsters: An Unnatural History of Our Worst Fears. Oxford University Press. 2009.
- Buddha for Beginners. Writers and Readers Publishing Inc. 1996., Revised by Hampton Roads Publishing, 2009
- Why I am a Buddhist. Hampton Roads Publishing. 2010.
- Against Fairness. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 2013. ISBN 9780226029863.
- "Monsters on the Brain: An Evolutionary Epistemology of Horror" (PDF). Social Research. Columbia University. 81 (4): 941–968. Winter 2014.
- The Evolution of Imagination. University of Chicago Press. 2017.
References
- ↑ "Faculty". Chicago: Columbia College.
- ↑ http://www.colum.edu/academics/mind-science-culture/members.php. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ "Scholar". Council for International Exchange of Scholars.
- ↑ "Author". NY Times.
- ↑ "Author". Aeon.
- ↑ "Experts". Psychology Today.
- ↑ "Swing Hakim".
Stephen T. Asma (rhythm and slide guitar) is a Chicago blues man who has performed and toured across the country with many great bluesmen, such as Buddy Guy, Koko Taylor, and B. B. King
- ↑ "Performance".
- ↑ "Discography". Sound Cloud.
- ↑ "Buddha for Beginners". Publishers Weekly.
- ↑ "Artwork".
- ↑ "Portfoilio". Carbon Made.
External links
- Official website
- Asma, Stephen (Jan 7, 2013). "The Myth of Universal Love.". Opinionator. New York Times. Retrieved Jan 10, 2013.
- Asma, Stephen (May 6, 2016). "Imagining Philosophy.". Los Angelos Review of Books. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
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