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Steve Bein
Associate Professor
Full-Time Faculty
College of Arts and Sciences: Philosophy
Courses Taught
- PHL 103: Introduction to Philosophy
- PHL 312: Ethics
- PHL 347: Japanese Philosophy
- PHL 348: Comparative East/West Philosophy
- PHL 355: Asian Philosophy
- SEE 402: Sustainability Research II
- Senior seminars on various topics such as compassion, comparative virtue ethics, etc.
Degrees
- Ph.D. in Philosophy, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, 2005
- M.A. in Philosophy, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, 1997
- B.A. in Philosophy, Eastern Illinois University, 1995
Research Interests
My research interests include compassion, environmental philosophy, the philosophy of Watsuji Tetsuro, and Zen Buddhism. I also write about philosophy in popular culture, with subjects ranging from LEGO to Wonder Woman to Star Trek.