College of Arts and Sciences Curtis Johnson
 



Curtis Johnson

Dr. Robert B. Pamplin, Jr. Professor of Government

department: Political Science
office: 330 John R. Howard Hall
phone: 503-768-7726
e-mail: johnson@lclark.edu

Degree: Ph.D. 1979 Columbia University. M.A. 1973 California State University at San Diego. A.B. 1970 University of California at Berkeley

Specializations:

  • Political theory
  • American government
  • Classical studies
  • History of political thought

Curtis Johnson (Ph.D. Columbia University) teaches political theory and the history of political thought. His research area is ancient Greek political theory and 17th century political thought. He has recently published books and articles on Plato, Aristotle, and Hobbes, and is currently working on a book on Darwin's debt to Aristotle.