Elizabeth Schiltz

Biography

Schiltz’s 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

Selected Publications & Presentations

• “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.
• “The ‘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.
• “The 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, Marc Sanders Foundation, 2022 – present
• Secretary-Treasurer, Comparative Philosophy Toward World Philosophy, 2021 – present
• Editorial Board Member, Teaching Philosophy, 2018 – present, Comparative Philosophy, 2021 – present
• Cohort Member, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation/Notre Dame University Philosophy as a Way of Life Project, 2019 – present