Getty Lustila
Visiting Lecturer of Philosophy and Religion
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 concerns the nature of accountability and its relation to salient moral attitudes, such as love, self-love, and remorse. The bulk of their work investigates these topics in an 18th century context and is dedicated to the writings of underrepresented figures in this period. Most recently Getty has begun to examine discussions about in accountability in Native American and Indigenous traditions.
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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.
