Welcome!
Jeff Flynn (left), Brian Johnson (center), Dan Mai (right)
I am an associate professor of Philosophy at Fordham University. Depending on what brought you here, I may or may not be the Brian Johnson you are looking for. With a name like mine, I have many doppelgangers. I am not the Brian Johnson who was lead singer for AC/DC. I am not the Brian Johnson who is a self-styled philosopher and self-help guru. Instead, I am one of the many academic Brian Johnsons. I specialize in ancient Greek and Roman ethics and I can be distinguished by the middle name of "Earl."
I keep a relatively low profile on "the interweb", but I appear in a few places:
- My Amazon.com author page
- A Fordham video, Meet Fordham Professors
- The video, Career Services: What to expect Fall of your Senior year
- "Office Hours with Brian Johnson" by Weiyu Li in Fordham's Observer
- Chapter 2 of Mark Adams' humorous book Meet Me in Atlantis. Mark wrote the best-selling book, Turn Right at Machu Picchu. In his Atlantis book, Mark writes about all of the people searching for Atlantis (not me!). I appear in Chapter 2 to talk with Mark about the origin of the myth in Plato. Hilarity ensues.
Education
- Ph.D. in Philosophy, The University of Chicago
- B.A. with honors in History, The University of Illinois at Chicago
Philosophic Interests
I specialize in Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy with a particular interest in Aristotle's ethics as well as Stoic ethics. I am also interested in Medieval Philosophy, Early Modern Philosophy, Applied Ethics (Business Ethics), and Literature.
Curriculum Vitae
A copy of my CV may be downloaded here: Johnson CV
Contact Information
I can be reached in the following places:
E-Mail address: brjohnson(.at.)fordham.edu
The above e-mail is the best way to reach me; simply replace (.at.) with @
Office Phone Number: 212-636-6394
Office: Lowenstein Building (LL), Room 921F
Philosophy Department Fax Number: 212-636-7153
Mailing Address:
c/o Department of Philosophy
Lowenstein Building, Room 916
Fordham University at the Lincoln Center
113 West 60th Street
New York, NY 10023