{"id":183,"date":"2025-07-14T12:42:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T16:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faculty.nipissingu.ca\/davidt\/?page_id=183"},"modified":"2025-11-05T10:14:37","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T15:14:37","slug":"welcome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/faculty.nipissingu.ca\/davidt\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><a href=\"https:\/\/faculty.nipissingu.ca\/davidt\/files\/2025\/11\/Tabachnick-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-196\" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.nipissingu.ca\/davidt\/files\/2025\/11\/Tabachnick-228x300.jpeg\" alt=\"David Edward Tabachnick\" width=\"187\" height=\"243\" \/><\/a>David Edward Tabachnick\u00a0is Professor of Political Science at Nipissing University. His research focuses on linking ancient political thought to contemporary ethics and politics. He is the author of\u00a0<i>The Great\u00a0Reversal: How We Let Technology Take Control of the Planet<\/i>\u00a0(University of Toronto Press, 2013) and a founding editor of\u00a0<i>The Ancient Lessons for Global Politics<\/i>\u00a0book series. He is working on the latest installment,<i>\u00a0Defending Democracy: Ancient Lessons for Global Politics<\/i>. His newest book<i>\u00a0The Leisure Ethic: The End of Work and the Return to Virtue<\/i>\u00a0is with the University of Toronto Press.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>He has also published many other articles, chapters and edited books related to technology, ethics, and the concept of peace.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<h2>Contact Info<\/h2>\n<div>\n<p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Nipissing University<br \/>\n<\/span>100 College Drive, Box 5002\u200b<br \/>\nNorth Bay, ON, P1B 8L7<br \/>\n<strong>Office A317<\/strong><br \/>\n705-474-3450 ext. 4146<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:davidt@nipissingu.ca\" target=\"_top\">davidt@nipissingu.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>David Edward Tabachnick\u00a0is Professor of Political Science at Nipissing University. His research focuses on linking ancient political thought to contemporary ethics and politics. 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