July 8, 2008

Briar Cliff Professor Stephen Brown Publishes Book

 SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Briar Cliff University’s Stephen Brown, Ph.D., assistant professor and chairperson of BCU’s Department of Theology and Philosophy, had a book published in June by Continuum Press, a noted source for academic and scholarly works.

In his book, entitled Moral Virtue and Nature: A Defense of Ethical Naturalism, Dr. Brown presents a modernized version of the ethical theory of the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle. “Since all humans are members of the same biological species, we should be able to arrive at a rational consensus about what makes a good human being, regardless of our religious and cultural differences,” he argues in the book.

Dr. Brown, who joined Briar Cliff in 2003, earned a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from the University of Texas. He holds a master’s degree and doctorate of philosophy degree from the University of Oklahoma.

Briar Cliff University is a Catholic institution with an enrollment of more than 1,100 students from 26 states and four countries.  Students are educated in the Franciscan tradition of excellence in the liberal arts and career preparation in an environment of care and compassion. For more information, please visit www.briarcliff.edu.