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Christopher Johnsonジョンソン クリストファー
Associate Professor
Ph.D. in Philosophy, University of Alberta
Email : cjohnson [at] fc.ritsumei.ac.jp (Replace "[at]" with "@")
Office Location : AC5403
Education History /
Work Experience
Ph.D., Philosophy, University of Alberta, Canada (2014)
M.A., Philosophy, McMaster University, Canada (2005)
B.A., Philosophy, McMaster University, Canada (2002)
Associate Professor, College of Global Liberal Arts, Ritsumeikan University (2021-)
Adjunct Lecturer, Eikei University of Hiroshima (2022)
Assistant Professor, College of Global Liberal Arts, Ritsumeikan University (2019-2021)
Assistant Professor, School of International Liberal Arts, Miyazaki International College (2017-2019)
Lecturer, School of International Liberal Arts, Miyazaki International College (2015-2017)
Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Philosophy, MacEwan University (2014-2015)
Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Philosophy, University of Alberta (2010-2015)
Specialization /
Research Interests
Research keywords
Ethics, Political Philosophy, Philosophy of Sport, Critical Thinking
Message to Students
A liberal education is predicated on the notion that thinking makes us free. A simple idea, but one that suggests that the deeper purpose of education is to cultivate a flourishing self. At the College of Global Liberal Arts, this mandate is undertaken in recognition that students’ development today must take place in a global context; that the skills and abilities needed to succeed in the modern world—both humanistically and vocationally, and as members of a global community—must respond to the international and intercultural complexity that defines it. GLA accordingly offers students a unique opportunity: to develop their thought in a truly critical way, and their manner in a way that serves a responsible, flourishing future.