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Steve Bein
Associate Professor
Full-Time Faculty
College of Arts and Sciences: Philosophy
Degrees
- Ph.D., Philosophy, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, 2005
- M.A., Philosophy, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, 1997
- B.A., Philosophy, Eastern Illinois University, 1995
Research interests
Dr. Bein's research interests include compassion, environmental philosophy, the philosophy of Watsuji Tetsuro and Zen Buddhism. He also writes about philosophy in popular culture, with subjects ranging from LEGO to Wonder Woman to Star Trek.
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.