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Mark J. Lutz
Associate Professor
Department of Political Science
Director, Society for Greek Political Thought
North American Chapter
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PhD, MA, University of Toronto
BA, University of Chicago (with honors)
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TEACHING AND RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Classical political philosophy, early modern political philosophy, religion and politics, and contemporary political thought.
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BOOKS:
Divine Law and Political Philosophy in Plato’s Laws. 2012. Northern Illinois University Press.
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Socrates’ Education to Virtue: Learning the Love of the Noble. 1998. State University of New York Press.
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SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:
“Living the Theologico-Political Problem.” The European Legacy. 2018. Vol. 23. No. 8. Pp. 1-25.
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“Philosophy, Eros, and Conversation in the Socratic Turn” in Socrates in the Cave. 2018. Palgrave McMillan Press.
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“The Confrontation between Philosophy and the Gods” in Challenging Theocracy. 2018. University of Toronto Press.
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“The Epistolary Exchange between Strauss and Kojève” in Philosophy, History, and Tyranny. 2015 SUNY Press. Pp. 197-218.
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“On the Argument and the Action of Plato’s Laws” in Brill’s Companion to Leo Strauss’ Writings on Classical Political Thought. 2015. Brill Academic Publishers. 424-442.
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“The Arts, the Humanities, and Politics” with Kelly Lutz. American Political Culture: An Encyclopedia. 2015. ABC-CLIO. 60-67.
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“Civilization and the Gods in the Eumenides.” in In Search of Humanity: Essays in Honor of Clifford Orwin. 2015. Lexington Press. 3-16.
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“The Minos and the Socratic Examination of Law.” American Journal of Political Science. 2010. Vol. 54. No. 4. Pp. 988-1002.
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“Wrath and Justice in Homer’s Achilles.” Interpretation. 2006. Vol. 33. No. 2. Pp. 111-31.
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“Socratic Virtue in Post-Modernity: The Importance of Philosophy for Liberal Democracy.” American Journal of Political Science. 1997. Vol. 41. No. 4. Pp. 50- 71.
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“Civic Virtue and Socratic Virtue.” Polity. 1997. Vol. 29. No. 4. Pp. 565-92.
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“The Problem of the Noble and the Practicality of Platonic Political Philosophy.” Journal of Politics. 1994. Vol. 56. No.1.
Pp. 95-114.
