Professor of Philosophy, Classics & Environmental Studies at Augustana University
Dr. David O'Hara teaches a variety of courses, including Ancient Philosophy, American Philosophy, Environmental Ethics and Law, Classical Chinese Philosophy and Philosophy of Religion. He teaches and conducts research in the forests of Guatemala, the reefs of Belize and the tundra of Alaska, and he teaches environmental humanities courses in Greece, Spain and Morocco. His most recent book is Downstream, (Cascade Press, 2014) about brook trout and the ecology of the Appalachians. He is also the author of Narnia and the Fields of Arbol: The Environmental Vision of C.S. Lewis (U. P. Kentucky, 2008). He is currently preparing an edited volume of the religious writings of American philosopher Charles S. Peirce.
David attended Montessori from ages 2 to 7. He brings this Montessori background into his approach with graduate students.