Stephen L. Esquith

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Stephen L. Esquith is a philosophy professor and the former Dean of the Residential College in the Arts and Humanities at Michigan State University. He earned his Ph.D. in political philosophy at Princeton University in 1979 and has taught courses at Michigan State University since 1980. [1] Much of his current work deals with ethical issues in development.

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Contributions to Philosophy

Steve Esquith's work primarily focuses on philosophy of law, moral philosophy, political philosophy, and ethical problems in developing countries. Specifically, he started working in ethics and development in 1990 after returning from Poland where he was a Fulbright scholar. Esquith has written on topics such as "the rule of law, the problem of democratic political education, mass violence and reconciliation, and moral and political responsibility." [2] In addition, he has been involved in several civic engagement projects within the public school system, led a study abroad program focusing on development in Mali, and spent an academic year as a senior Fulbright scholar at the University of Bamako where he taught courses on ethics and development at the Institut Polytechnic Rural and the Institut Supérieure de Formation et de Recherche Appliquée. [3] Esquith served as chair of the philosophy department at Michigan State University before going on to become Dean of the Residential College in the Arts and Humanities. He also helped to found and serves as a co-leader of the doctoral specialization in Ethics and Development at MSU.

Professional Publications

Esquith has written and/or presented over one hundred scholarly works during his career but his primary scholarly contribution is Intimacy and Spectacle published by Cornell in 1994. [4] This publication is an adroit critique of both modern and classical liberal political philosophy that was reviewed by several political philosophers. [5] Currently, Esquith just completed a new book on the topic of mass violence and democratic political education entitled The Political Responsibilities of Everyday Bystanders [6] and co-edited, with Dr. Fred Gifford, a volume of critical essays on ethics and development entitled Institutions and Urgency in Capabilities, Power, and Institutions: Towards a More Critical Development Ethics. [7]

Awards and Distinctions

In addition to being appointed Dean of the Residential College in the Arts and Humanities, Stephen Esquith is currently on the editorial board of the journal Polity and has been a senior Fulbright Scholar in both Mali and Poland. [8] He has also been awarded several grants and awards including a Michigan State University Teacher-Scholar Award in 1984, a community service learning award in 1999 and several community engagement grants throughout his career. [9]

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References

  1. Michigan State University Philosophy Department Archived 2011-08-24 at the Wayback Machine accessed May 30, (2011)
  2. Michigan State University Philosophy Department/Esquith Personal Website/CV accessed May 30,(2011)
  3. Michigan State University Philosophy Department/Esquith Personal Website/CV accessed May 30, (2011)
  4. Esquith, Stephen. Intimacy and Spectacle. Ithaca: Cornell (1994)
  5. Michigan State University Philosophy Department/Esquith Personal Website/CV accessed May 30,(2011)
  6. Stephen L. Esquith, The Political Responsibilities of Everyday Bystanders (Penn State University Press, 2010)
  7. Stephen L. Esquith and Fred Gifford, eds., Capabilities, Power, and Institutions: Toward a More Critical Development Ethics (Penn State University Press, 2010)
  8. Michigan State University Philosophy Department Website Archived 2011-08-24 at the Wayback Machine accessed May 30,(2011)
  9. Michigan State University Philosophy Department/Esquith Personal Website/CV accessed May 30,(2011)