Department of Religions and Cultures and Philosophy
CURRICULUM VITAE
CURRICULUM VITAE
OF
W. A. BORODY
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
Associate Professor (tenured), Philosophy Programme , Nipissing University (2003-2007)
Assistant Professor (tenured), Philosophy Programme , Nipissing University (1997-2003)
Contractual Professor , Philosophy Program , Nipissing University (1989-1996)
Full-Time Sessional , Dept. of Religion , University of Calgary (1988-1989)
Part-Time Instructor , Dept. of Religion , McMaster University (1988)
ACADEMIC, UNIVERSITY AND PROFESSIONAL AWARDS
2004-2005 Grant from SSHRC SIG : $1,100 funding for book project on Friedrich Nietzsche's Birth of Tragedy
2001-2002 2001-2002 Research Grant: Nipissing Internal Research Institute (for research at the Nietzsche Archives in Weimar , Germany and the Nietzsche Haus in Switzerland )
1985-1986 Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute Fellowship for Research in India
1978-1985 McMaster University Graduate Studies Scholarship
1977 Goethe Institute Scholarship for Language Study in Germany
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Dept. of Religion, Programme in Indian Philosophy and Sanskrit, McMaster University , 1988.
M.A., Dept. of Philosophy, Ancient Greek Philosophy and Modern Continental Philosophy, McMaster University , 1980.
B. A., Honours , Philosophy and Classical Greek , University of Guelph , 1978.
PUBLICATIONS
2007. Submission of a Paper: “The Manusmriti on the Fear of the Horror of Existence,” Journal on Indian Philosophy and Religion (12 pages)
2007. Refereed Article in a Book: "Nietzsche in the Ganges : Ānanda and the Unio Mystica in the Birth of Tragedy ." Rethinking Mysticism, ed. Chandana Chakrabarti. Cambridge Scholars Press, forthcoming 2007.
http://www.c-s-p.org
2006. Refereed Article in Conference Proceedings : "The Role of the Concept of "Eros" in the Birth of Tragedy ." Competing Diversities: Traditional Sexualities and Modern Western Sexual Identity Constructions , ed. Lars Ivar Owesen-Lein Borge, forthcoming 2007
http://www.enkidumagazine.com/art/2005/080305/E_033_080305.htm
2005. Publication of a book : "Sadyojyoti's Bhoga Kārikā : A Translation and Commentary. Motilal Banarsidass Publishers."
http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/ASIN/8120829352
2004. Refereed Article , "Nietzsche on the Cross: The Defence of Personal Freedom in the Birth of Tragedy ." Humanitas (pp. 1-18).
www.nhinet.org/borody16-2.pdf
2004. Referreed Article , "The Politics of Immediacy: Martin Heidegger's Nazi-Era Critique of Plato," The Examined Life , V, 18.
http://examinedlifejournal.com/index.shtml
2000. Refereed Article , "Classical Greek Philosophical Paideia in Light of the Post-Modern Occidentalism of Jacques Derrida" (pp. 1-14). Paideia: Proceedings of the Twentieth World Congress in Philosophy
http://www.bu.edu/wcp/Papers/Gend/GendBoro.htm
Published Article , "Figuring the Phallogocentric Argument with Respect to the Classical Greek Philosophical Tradition," Nebula: A Netzine of the Arts and Science, Vol. 13 (pp. 1-27).
http://kenstange.com/nebula/feat013/feat013.html
1997. Refereed Article : "The Trials of Arjuna and Socrates: Physical Bodies, Violence and Sexuality , " Asian Philosophy , 7 (3 ), 221-233.
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/archive/casp-con.asp
1984. Refereed Article in Conference Proceedings : "Annambhatta's Conception of Language in the Tarka Samgraha ," South Asian Horizons , 155-162
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3680/is_199604/ai_n8754293
1978. Editorial Credits : "Vol I, The Collected Works of Bertrand Russell", Bertrand Russell Archives , Hamilton , Ontario .
http://www.mcmaster.ca/russdocs/russell.htm
PRESENTATIONS
2008. Submission for the Presentation of a Paper : "The Role of the Concept of 'Nothingness' in the Philosophy of Transhumanism." XII World Congress of Philosophy: Rethinking Philosophy Today . Seoul National University , Seoul , Korea , August 2008.
http://wcp2008.or.kr
2007. Presentation of a A Paper: “The ManuSmrti on the Fear of the Horror of Existence,” paper presented at the Conference: “Terrorism, Pacifism: The Culture of War,” Nov 8 -10, 2007, at the Mountainside Retreat Center , Bethany College, West Virginia.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=158274
2006. Presentation of a Paper : "The role of Ānanda in Friedrich Nietzsche's Birth of Tragedy ." Conference: Consciousness, Self-Consciousness and Cultural Identity; Society for Indian Philosophy and Religion. Calcutta , India .
http://cfp.english.upenn.edu/archive/2004-12/0160.html
2005. Presentation of a Paper: "Eroticizing the Experience of 'Being qua Being': Friedrich Nietzsche's Birth of Tragedy. " Conference : Competing Diversities: Traditional Sexualities and Modern Western Sexual Identity Constructions. Mexico City , Mexico , June 2005.
http://www.enkidumagazine.com/art/2005/080305/E_033_080305.htm
2004. Presentation of a Paper: "Nietzsche on the Use and Abuse of Philosophy," History Seminar Series, Nipissing University .
2000. Presentation of a Paper : "Classical Greek Philosophical PAIDEIA in Light of the Post-Modern Occidentalism of Jacques Derrida. " Conference : Twentieth World Congress of Philosophy , Boston. http://cfp.english.upenn.edu/archive/2004-12/0160.html
1997. Presentation of a Paper : "The Phallogocentric Argument," Ontario Classical Association 53 rd Spring Meeting , North Bay , Ontario .
1993. Presentation of a Paper : "A Comparative Study of the Ethics of Arjuna in the Bhagavad Gita and Socrates in the Apology and Crito. " Conference : The Second International East Meets West Conference in Cross-Cultural Communication, Comparative Philosophy, and Comparative Religion , Long Beach , California .
http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0031-8221(199110)41%3A4%3C457%3AROTSEP%3E2.0.CO%3B2-C
1992. Presentation of a Paper : "The Concept of the Lived Body in the Bhagavad Gita ," University of Guelph Philosophy Colloquim , Guelph , Ontario .
1992. Co-organizer and Discussant: Panel Discussion, White Ribbon Campaign , Nipissing University , North Bay .
1991. Presentation of a Paper : "The Ethics of Equanimity in the Bhagavad Gita ," Dept.of Philosophy, Brock University .
1990. Presentation of a Paper : "Teaching the 'Introduction to Philosophy' from a Global Perspective," Conference : 8 th International Workshop-Conference on Teaching Philosophy , Bloomington , Indiana .
1989. Presentation of a Paper : "The Defence of Religious Militarism in the Classical Indian Tradition: the Artha Shastra and Bhagavad Gita. " Conference : Third Inter-University Seminar on Peace Education, Learned Societies Conference , Laval University .
1988. Presentation of a Paper : " The Bhagavad Gita in light of Traditional Western notions of Just War and Holy War," Gnosis Society, University of Calgary .
1988. Presentation of a Paper : "Are Traditional Religious Responses to Suffering Escapist?" Fall Lecture Series, Calgary Catholic Community .Calgary.
1988. Presentation of a Paper: "The Concept of the Purusa as an 'Enjoyer' according the Saiva Siddhanta and Samkhya-Yoga," Conference : Canadian Asian Studies Association, Learned Societies Conference , Windsor .
1983. Presentation of a Paper: "The Concept of Ś abda in Nyāya- Vaiśesika." Conference : Canadian Association of Sanskrit and Related Studies, Learned Societies Conference, University of British Columbia .
COURSES PREPARED AND TAUGHT:
AT NIPISSING UNIVERSITY :
(all courses listed below are full-year, or 6-credit)
| PHILOSOPHY COURSES: | |||
| Course Title | Course Level | Course | Number of Times Taught |
| Introduction to Philosophy | First Year | 1115E | 21 |
| Philosophy of Art & Literature | Second Year | 2245E | 2 |
| Origins of Western Philosophy | Second Year | 2305E | 17 |
| Reason and Experience in Early Modern Philosophy | Second Year | 2325E | 2 |
| Contemporary Moral Issues | Second Year | 2525E | 2 |
| Philosophy of Science | Second Year | 2915E | 2 |
| The Philosophy Of Nietzsche | Third Year | 3435E | 1 |
| Existentialism | Third Year | 3475E | 2 |
| Philosophy of Religion | Third Year | 3635E | 1 |
| Philosophy of Language | Third Year | 3635E | 1 |
| Problems of Philosophy: -"War and Justice" | Third Year | 3995E | 1 |
| Moral Philosophy | Third Year | 3545E | 1 |
| Straight Thinking and Argument | Second Year | 2505E | 2 |
| Eastern Philosophy | Second Year | 2705E | 8 |
| Seminars in Philosophy: - "The Philosophy of Futurism" - "Nietzsche's Birth of Tragedy" |
Fourth Year | 4215 | 2 |
| RELIGIOUS STUDIES: | |||
| Course Title | Course Level | Course | Number of Times Taught |
| Introduction to World Religions | First Year | 1025 | 3 |
| AT OTHER INSTITUTIONS: | |||
| Course Title | Course Level | Institution | Times Taught |
| Introduction to the Major Religions | First Year | McMaster Univ | 1 |
| Issues in Religion: (War and Justice) |
Second Year | Univ. of Calgary | 1 |
| Evil and Suffering in the Great Religions | Third Year | Univ. of Calgary | 1 |
| World Religions: Eastern |
Second Year | Univ. of Calgary | 1 |
| Religion and Social Morality | Third Year | Univ. of Calgary | 1 |
| Scripture and Religion | Third Year | Univ. of Calgary | 1 |
SERVICE TO NIPISSING UNIVERSITY AND OTHER BODIES
2007 Member, Native Studies Strategic Planning Committee
2007 Member, Appointments, Promotions and Tenure Committee
2007 Advisory Member, International Society of Indian Philosophy and Religion
2006 Interim Chair, Department of Humanities and Cultural Studies
2005-2006 Appointments, Promotions and Tenure Committee
2004-2005 Sabbatical
2003/2004 Member, Board of Governors
Member, Plant and Property Committee
2002/2003 Member, Student Academic Standing , Appeals and Petitions Committee
Member, APT Subcommittee, Native Studies
Chair, APT Subcommittee, FAVA
2001/2002 Member, Curriculum Committee
Member, Student Academic Standing, Appeals and Petitions Committee
2000/2001 Chair, Humanities Division
Member, Curriculum Committee
1999/2000 Chair, Humanities Division (Philosophy, History, English, Classics,
French, Fine Arts and Visual Arts [FAVA], Religious Studies,
Languages, and Film)
Member, Curriculum Committee
Member, Reappointment Committee, FAVA (APT)
1998/99 Chair, Humanities Division
Member, Ad Hoc Committee on Retention and Recruitment
Member, Curriculum Committee
Chair, Reappointment Committee, Classics Position (APT).
1997/98 Sabbatical
1996/97 Chair, Reappointment Committee, Computer Science Position (APT)
1995/96 Interim Chair, Humanities Division
Member, Ad Hoc Committee on Retention and Recruitment
Member, Curriculum Committee
Member, Reappointment Committee, Faculty of Education Position (APT)
1994/95 Member, Reappointment Committee, Sociology Position (APT)
Member, Ad Hoc Committee on Language Competency Testing
Member, Orientation to Teaching
Chair, Reappointment Committee , Business Administration Position (APT)
Member, Appointment Committee, (APT)
1993/94 Member, Special Needs Advisory Committee
Member, Orientation to Teaching Selection Committee
Member, Appointment Committee, Women Studies/Philosophy Position (APT)
1992/93 Member, Equity Committee
Member, Appointment Committee, French/ Fran H ais Position, APT
Member, Special Needs Advisory Committee
Faculty Advisor, Philosophy Club
1991/92 Member, Working Environment Committee, Arts and Science
Member, Special Needs Advisory Committee
Faculty Advisor, Philosophy Club
Member, Academic Planning Committee
1990/91 Co-Organizer, Humanities Division Annual Symposium
Member, Academic Planning Committee
1989/90 Member, Academic Planning Committee
Scholarly/Creative Activity in the North Bay Community:
I am the "Creative Director" of a CD project:
" Nietzsche Metamorphica: Contemporary Music Based on the Life and Writings of Friedrich Nietzsche."