Shimer Great Books
Adam Kotsko
Assistant Professor in the Shimer Great Books School
Contact +1 630 637 5486
akotsko@noctrl.edu
Office Location
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Office Hours
MWF 11:30-11:50, 1:30-2:30; MW 3:55-4:25; or by appointment
Adam Kotsko is on the faculty of the Shimer Great Books School at North Central College, where he teaches widely in the humanities and social sciences. His research focuses on political theology, continental philosophy, and the history of Christian thought. He is the author, most recently, of Agamben's Philosophical Trajectory, a comprehensive study of the Italian philosopher that emphasizes how his thought has evolved in response to political events, and What Is Theology? Christian Thought and Contemporary Life, a collection of essays on the perils and promise of modernity's theological legacy.
Courses Taught
SGBH 101: Art and Fiction
SGBH 102: Music, Verse, and Drama
SGBH 202: Theology: Structures of Meaning
SGBS 102: The Western Political Traditon
SGBN 101: The Shape of the World
SGBN 102: What is Matter?
SGBI 451: Ancient to Early Modern World
SGBI 452: The Modern World
PHIL 110: Ethics
CARD 101: First-Year Seminar: Writing
CARD 400: Cardinal Directions Senior Seminar