Dr. Stephen Rowe is a contemporary American philosopher and educator with an international reputation, highly conversant with philosophy of religion, comparative philosophy, ethics, liberal education, US-China dialogue, philosophy of democracy, feminism, pragmatism, and Zen. Rowe is the author or editor of 14 books, including Two Americas: Liberal Education and the Crisis of Democracy (2018), Educating for an Ecological Civilization (2018), Overcoming America / America Overcoming: Can We Survive Modernity? (2012), Rediscovering the West: An Inquiry into Nothingness and Relatedness (1994), and Leaving and Returning: On America’s Contribution to a World Ethic (1989).

Legacy in Education: Dr. Rowe joined Grand Valley State University (GVSU) in 1972 and was the founding Coordinator of the Synoptic Program at William James College (WJC) as well as the Founding Coordinator of GVSU’s Liberal Studies Program beginning in 1982. Dr. Rowe served as the Chair for the Department of Philosophy from 1989 through 2002, and continued as Professor of Philosophy and Liberal Studies at GVSU through his retirement in 2019.

Learn more through Dr. Rowe’s Amazon Author Page, Curriculum Vitae (also included below) and Published Works.