Elizabeth Schiltz
Professor of Philosophy; Chair of South Asian Studies; Classical Studies
Phone: 330-263-2289
Office: Scovel 201
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Degrees
- B.A., Ohio Wesleyan 1993
- Ph.D., Duke 2000
Areas of Interest
Schiltzs research interests are in world philosophy, with a focus on the self and its flourishing in ancient Greek, South Asian, and East Asian traditions. Her current projects focus on issues in philosophy as a way of life in general, and on bodily practices in classical philosophical traditions in particular.
Courses Taught
- FYS 101: On the Meaning of Life
- PHIL 221: Philosophy and the Religious Life
- PHIL 230: Self, Truth & the Good Life in World Philosophies
- PHIL 231: Self, No-self and Liberation in South Asian Philosophical Traditions
- PHIL 250: Ancient Greek Philosophy
- PHIL 299: Philosophy and Sports
- PHIL 301: Ontological Commitments
Publications
- Soul, Body, and the Philosophical Way of Life: Plato and a Pythagorean at the Syracusan Court, chapter, in Body and Soul in Ancient Greece and Rome, edited by Jurgen Gatt, Samantha Newington, and Michaela Senkova, Siracusa, Italy: Fonte Aretusa, 2024.
- Daoist Sage, Daoist Leader: Isaac McAdoo Finds His Flow, chapter, in Ted Lasso and Philosophy, edited by David and Mary Baggett, Hoboken, NJ: Blackwell, 2023.
- Meditation is the Substance of Wisdom: East Asian Buddhism in the Philosophy Classroom, chapter, in Introduction to Buddhist East Asia: An Interdisciplinary Approach, edited by Robert Scott and James McRae, Albany: SUNY Press, 2023.
- T堯梗 Vessel of Knowledge That Stole Our Hearts, chapter, in The Good Place and Philosophy, edited by Steven Benko and Andrew Pavelich, Illinois: Open Court Press, 2019.
- T堯梗 Katha Upanishad, chapter, in The Upanishads: A Complete Guide, edited by Singe Cohen. London: Routledge Publishing, 2017.
- How to Teach Comparative Philosophy, article, in Teaching Philosophy, June 2014.
- ’Weeds are the bane of fields; desire is the bane of mankind: Desire, Intentional Actions, and the Good Life, article, in Anthology of Philosophical Studies, edited by Patricia Hanna, 2008.
- Who am I?: The Platonic Dialogues and the Upanishads on the Self, article, From Ancient Greek to Asian Philosophy, edited by Elizabeth Hoppe and Ronald Weed, 2007.
- “Two Chariots: Moral Psychology in Plato’s Phaedrus and the Katha Upanishad,” article, Philosophy East and West, July 2006.
Professional Affiliations
- Philosophy in the Media Fellow, , 2022 – present
- Secretary-Treasurer, , 2021 present
- Editorial Board Member, Teaching Philosophy, 2018 present, Comparative Philosophy, 2021 present
- Cohort Member, , 2019 present