Getty Lustila
Visiting Lecturer of Philosophy and Religion
At Northeastern since 2020
Getty Lustila is a Visiting Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy and Religion at Northeastern University. Before arriving at Northeastern, Getty served as a Post-Doctoral Teaching Fellow at Stonehill College and taught in the Clemente Course in the Humanities, a program dedicated to helping adults who face economic hardship further their educational and career goals. Getty received a Ph.D in Philosophy from Boston University, an M.A. in Philosophy from Georgia State University, and a B.A. in History from Winona State University. Getty’s research focuses on topics in early modern philosophy and ethics, and especially on the work of underrepresented and non-canonical figures in the early modern period. His writings have appeared in the Canadian Journal of Philosophy, the European Journal of Philosophy, Utilitas, and Hume Studies. Getty is currently preparing a number of articles on love, gossip, and the philosophy of Sophie de Grouchy.
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Ancient Philosophy and Political Thought
PHIL 2325
Examines the philosophers of classical Greece, primarily Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. These philosophers examined the nature of the material world, of the city, and of the person. The course takes up both the moral and political writings as well as the metaphysical writings. Devotes considerable attention to major works such as Plato’s Republic. Some time is given to early Greek philosophers, to the Sophists, and to later developments.
