Van Tu
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Bio
I completed the program in Ancient Philosophy at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, in 2020. My dissertation offered a comprehensive study of Aristotle’s theory of practical rationality, and I have since published papers on Presocratic philosophy, Plato, and Neoplatonism. From 2019 to 2022, I taught at Bowdoin College before joining CSUSB in 2022.
Education
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Ph. D., Philosophy, Program in Ancient Philosophy, 2020
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, M.A., Classical Greek, 2019
University of Florida, B.A., Summa cum Laude, Philosophy, 2011
Courses/Teaching
Fall 2025
PHIL 3019-60: Happiness
PHIL 3019-61: Happiness
PHIL 3019-62: Happiness
PHIL 3210: Ancient Philosophy
Specialization
Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy