Theodore Bergsma
Assistant Teaching Professor of Philosophy
228 Sparks Building
University Park, PA 16802
(814) 865-6397
Education
PhD, Philosophy, Penn State, 2020
MA, Philosophy, Miami University, 2015
BA, Philosophy, Grinnell College, 2013
Professional Bio
Areas of Specialization
- 20th Century Continental Philosophy (French Philosophy, Phenomenology, Psychoanalysis)
- 19th Century Philosophy (Nietzsche, Bergson, German Idealism)
Areas of Competence
- Ethics
- Aesthetics
- Ancient Philosophy
Courses Taught
- Phil01: Basic Problems of Philosophy
- Phil03: Persons, Moral Values, and the Good Life
- Phil05: Philosophy of Art and Film
- Phil14: Philosophy of Love and Sex
- Phil103: Introduction to Ethics
- Phil105: Introduction to Philosophy of Law
- Phil109: Introduction to Aesthetics
- Phil119: Ethical Leadership
- Phil457: 20th Century Philosophy
Publication
- “‘Both Directions at Once:’ Chronos, Aion, and the Timelessness of the Unconscious,” Deleuze and Guattari Studies, 15.2, forthcoming.
