Professional profile
My primary area of research is comparative philosophy, in particular, the comparison of early Buddhism and John Dewey's pragmatism. I am currently working on a naturalistic conception of religious experience that draws on key elements in both of these philosophical traditions.
As an instructor of philosophy, I try to encourage students to do philosophy rather than merely study what important philosophers have written on the subject. My publications include a Hackett textbook Early Buddhist Discourses that contains translations of and introductions to 20 discourses from the Pali Canon (the earliest Buddhist scriptures).
I am an active member of the Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy and the Society for Asian and Comparative Philosophy (where I have served as program chair). |
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John J. Holder
Associate Professor of Philosophy
Location: Boyle Hall
Room: 421
Phone: (920) 403-3104
Fax: (920) 403-4086
Mailing address:
St. Norbert College
100 Grant Street
Boyle Hall, 421
De Pere, WI 54115-2099
john.holder@snc.edu
Academic credentials:
B.A., Dickinson College
M.A., University of Illinois at Chicago
Ph.D., Southern Illinois University
Courses taught:
PHIL 120 Philosophy of Human Nature
PHIL 210 Logic
PHIL 305 American Philosophy
PHIL 342 Asian Philosophy and Religion
PHIL 365 Twentieth-Century Philosophy |
