Stephen T. Asma
Appearance
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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). Additionally, he works on the philosophy of improvisation and imagination.[3] Asma was a Fulbright Scholar in Beijing China in 2014.[4] He writes regularly for the New York Times, The Stone, and various magazines.[5][6][7]
Personal life
Asma also plays music professionally, with various bands, playing blues or jazz.[8][9][10] And he has worked as a professional freelance illustrator.[11][12][13]
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.
- "The Myth of Universal Love". New York Times. January 5, 2013.
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(help) - "Monsters on the Brain: An Evolutionary Epistemology of Horror" (PDF). Social Research. 81 (4). Columbia University: 941–968. Winter 2014.
- "Was Bo Diddley a Buddha?". New York Times. April 10, 2017.
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(help) - The Evolution of Imagination. University of Chicago Press. 2017.
- Why We Need Religion. Oxford University Press. 2018.
References
- ^ "Faculty". Chicago: Columbia College.
- ^ http://www.colum.edu/academics/mind-science-culture/members.php.
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- ^ "Author". NY Times.
- ^ "Author". Aeon. Archived from the original on 2015-06-10.
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- ^ "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
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- ^ "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 Angeles Review of Books. Retrieved May 17, 2016.