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May Haven

Philosopher, Teacher, Writer

Scholarly Record



Books

A Serious Dilemma for a Serious Philosopher

In A Serious Dilemma for a Serious Philosopher, E. F. Haven takes a bold look at the culture of academic philosophy and asks whether rigor, seriousness, and tradition have gone too far. Moving from Plato and Descartes to Nietzsche and Sartre, Haven argues that philosophy has become trapped by its own habits, distancing itself from lived experience, diverse voices, and the questions that matter most.

Philosophy and Better Call Saul

"Better Call Saul and Philosophy: I Think Therefore I Scam is a collection of twenty-three essays exploring the philosophical themes in the hit television show Better Call Saul, a prequel to the TV show Breaking Bad. The sixth and final season of Better Call Saul aired from April to August 2022."

Introduction to Philosophy, Essential Readings

This reader collects fifteen sources texts for the essential readings from Western Philosophy, organized by topic. It serves as a backbone for any introduction to philosophy course, or starting place for an interested reader looking to explore the fames dialogs in western thinking.

Classical Greek Philosophy

From Socrates, Plato and Aristotle, this text collects some of the most essential readings for a History of Ancient Philosophy course.

Critical Thinking and Composition

This is an introductory textbook in logic and critical thinking. Both logic and critical thinking involve the analysis and assessment of arguments.This text covers inductive arguments, deductive arguments, fallacies, and more.



Book Covers of the Five Books Published by May Haven

Published Work

But What Do You Feel? Accepting Guilt to Find What Is Real In Inception

Taking Seriousness Seriously: Defining Seriousness for Everyday Life

The Glyph of Usage as Trace: Examining usage as a unique trace in the essay Différance

The Look of the Cogito: Dismantling a Common Misconception of Being Looked At

Curriculum Vitae

Presentations

“The Unspoken Self: Kant’s Paralogisms and the Apophatic Turn”, Derrida Today, 2024 Athens, Greece

California Nurses Association, “Ethics of Clinicals during COVID-19”, April 2020

PechaKucha 20x20, “Modified Meaning” April 17, 2019

Open Education Consortium, Philosophy Faculty Dialog: March 7th, 2019

4CD Open Educational Resources Faculty Panel: February 22nd, 2019

Honors Retreat, “The Myth of a Wasted Life”, September 15th, 2018





In The Media

Articles

Why You Will Never Be Successful

3 Paradigms to Improve Your Health

Enlightenment Doesn’t Exist

Podcasts

Exposition #5 Feat. Professor Edward Haven



Classes Taught

Connect with Me

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