Professor Yoram Lubling (Ph.D. UNL 1992) has been a member of the philosophy department at Elon University since 1991. His areas of philosophical interest are Classical American Philosophy (Emerson, Pierce, James, Royce, and Dewey); Holocaust Studies; Philosophy of Art; Jewish Philosophy; Martin Buber; Ethics of Memory; Existentialism; History of Modern Zionism; Philosophy of Relations/ Community; Active Pedagogy; Philosophy of Love; and Social Ethics. A selection of his recent publications include, Twice-Dead: Moshe Y. Lubling; the Ethics of Memory, and the Treblinka Revolt (New York: Peter Lang Publications, 2007) with a Foreword by Elie Wiesel; "Philosophy's Living Pedagogy," in Bridges: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Theology, Philosophy, History and Science. Spring/Summer 2006; "John Dewey and the Problem with Pacifism," in The Journal of Contemporary Philosophy, Vol. XXVI No. 5 & 6; "Service-Learning: When the Goal and Process of Education Are One and the Same," in University Teaching: A Reference Guide for Graduate Students and Faculty, eds. Tice, Jackson, Lambert, and Englot. Second Edition (New York: Syracuse University Press, 2005); "Teaching the Holocaust: Philosophy and the Holocaust," ed. Simon P. Sibelman (New York: The Edwin Mellen Press, 2005); "Martin Buber's Prophetic Zionism: Searching for the Spirit of Israel," in Skepsis: A Journal for Philosophy and Interdisciplinary Research. XV/I (2004); "Deliberation as a Dramatic Rehearsal: John Dewey and the Future of Philosophy," in The Journal of Contemporary Philosophy, Vol. XXI, No. 3 & 4, May/June/August, 1999; "The Jew as the Other: The Image of the Jew in American Films," eds. Greenspoon and Le Beau (New York: Fordham University Press, 1996).


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  • Ethical Practice -- Spring 2006
  • Classical American Philosophy -- Fall 2006

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