Dr. David O’Hara teaches a variety of courses, including ancient philosophy, American philosophy, environmental ethics, Asian philosophy, and philosophy of religion. He regularly teaches a course on classics in Greece, and a course on tropical rainforest and reef ecology in Belize and Guatemala. His most recent book is Downstream, (Cascade Press, 2014) about brook trout and the ecology of the Appalachians. He is also the author of Narnia and the Fields of Arbol: The Environmental Vision of C.S. Lewis (U. P. Kentucky, 2008). He is currently preparing an edited volume of the Religious Writings of American philosopher Charles S. Peirce.
Associate Professor, Philosophy and Classics
Department Chair, Augustana University
David O’Hara has been a regular speaker at All Souls. He is the Director of Sustainability at Augustana University, where he is also Professor of Philosophy, Classics, and Environmental Studies. He will talk about what sustainability is, how to build bridges with those who don’t share our views about the importance, and value of sustainability.
Dr. O’Hara has spent the month of January with students in Guatemala . How has climate change affected the eco-system? Or has it?
“How do we love our neighbors while trying to solve difficult environmental problems?” Wicked problems are problems that are especially difficult to solve because of factors like incomplete information, changing environments and complex or interdependent systems. We will consider several “wicked” problems concerning nature and the resources we extract from it. Guest Speaker: David O’Hara, … Continue reading Wicked Problems in Environmental Ethics and Policy
