Mark Joseph Lutz Curriculum Vitae September 1, 2014

Mark Joseph Lutz Curriculum Vitae September 1, 2014 ADDRESS: University of Nevada at Las Vegas Department of Political Science 4505 South Maryland Avenue Las Vegas, Nevada 89154-5029 email: mark.lutz@unlv.edu office (702) 895-2899 EMPLOYMENT: Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Nevada at Las Vegas. 2012-. Assistant Professor. Department of Political Science. University of Nevada at Las Vegas. 2006-2012. Visiting Assistant Professor. Department of Political Science. University of Nevada at Las Vegas. 2005-06. Tutor. St. John's College. Liberal Arts Program. Annapolis, Maryland. 1998-2005. Assistant Professor. Department of Government. University of Notre Dame. 1990-98. Lecturer. Department of Political Science. Hiram College. 1990. Intern. Human Rights Bureau. Department of State. Washington, D.C. 1984. EDUCATION: Ph.D. The University of Toronto. Department of Political Science. Major Area: Political Theory. Dissertation: Plato s Symposium: The Erotic Dimension of Platonic Political Psychology. Master of Arts. The University of Toronto. Department of Political Economy. Bachelor of Arts. The University of Chicago. The College. Major Area: Political Science. Graduated with Honors. TEACHING AND RESEARCH INTERESTS: Classical political philosophy, early modern political philosophy, the theoretical foundations of liberalism, religion and politics, and civic education.

BOOKS: Divine Law and Political Philosophy in Plato s Laws. 2012. Northern Illinois University Press Socrates Education to Virtue: Learning the Love of the Noble. 1998. State University of New York Press REFEREED ARTICLES: The Minos and the Socratic Examination of Law. American Journal of Political Science. 2010. Vol. 54. No. 4. 988-1002. Wrath and Justice in Homer s Achilles. Interpretation. 2006. Vol. 33. No. 2. 111-31. "Socratic Virtue in Post-Modernity: The Importance of Philosophy for Liberal Democracy." American Journal of Political Science. October, 1997. Vol. 41. No. 4. Pp. 50-71. "Civic Virtue and Socratic Virtue." Polity. Summer, 1997. Vol. 29. No. 4. Pp. 565-92. The Problem of the Noble and the Practicality of Platonic Political Philosophy." Journal of Politics. Feb. 1994. Vol. 56. No.1. Pp. 95-114. CHAPTERS IN BOOKS: Socrates and the Problem of the Gods in Challenging Theocracy: Ancient Lessons for Global Politics. Edited by David Edward Tabachnick, Toivo Koivukoski and Herminio Meireles Teixeira. University of Toronto Press. Forthcoming. The Epistolary Exchange between Strauss and Kojève in Philosophy, History, and Tyranny: Re-examining the Debate Between Leo Strauss and Alexandre Kojève. Timothy W. Burns, and Bryan-Paul Frost, editors. SUNY Press. Forthcoming. On the Argument and the Action of Plato s Laws in Brill s Companion to Leo Strauss' Writings on Classical Political Thought. Timothy W. Burns, editor. Brill Academic Publishers. Forthcoming. The Arts, the Humanities, and Politics American Political Culture: An Encyclopedia. Michael Shally-Jensen, editor, ABC-CLIO. Forthcoming. Civilization and the Gods in the Eumenides. in In Search of Humanity: Essays in Honor of Clifford Orwin. Andrea Radasanu, editor. Lexington Press. Forthcoming.

REVIEW ARTICLES AND BOOK REVIEWS: Review of Richard Burt s In the Whirlwind in Politics and Religion. 2013. 6(02), 448-450. Review of Michael Lynch s In Praise of Reason in Review of Metaphysics. December 2012. Vol. 66, Vol. 2: 373-375. Review of David Leibowitz s The Ironic Defense of Socrates in the Journal of Politics. April, 2012. Vol. 74 2:6-7. Review Article of Stanley Rosen's Plato's Statesman: The Web of Politics, Joshua Parens' Metaphysics as Rhetoric, and Peter Ahrensdorf's The Death of Socrates and the Life of Philosophy in American Political Science Review. 1996. Vol. 90 3:638-9. Review of Jennifer Tolbert Roberts' "Athens on Trial." Journal of Politics. 1995. Vol. 57. 3:879-881. "Tyranny and the Problem of Politics: Review of Michael Palmer's Love and the Common Good" in Review of Politics. 1993. Vol 55. 1:162-4. The Care of the Self." Review of C. Fred Alford's The Self in Social Theory in Review of Politics. 1992. Vol. 54. 2:323-5. HONORS AND AWARDS: Awarded Sabbatical Leave. College of Liberal Arts. UNLV. Fall 2013. Awarded Summer Research Fellowship. College of Liberal Arts. UNLV. 2009 through 2011 Awarded Funding for faculty study group on Shakespeare. St. John s College. Summer 2003. Awarded Funding for faculty study group on Hegel s Philosophy of Right. Summer 2002. Awarded Earhart Foundation Research Fellowship, 1993. Awarded John M. Olin Research Assistantship, 1986-88. Awarded University of Toronto Open Fellowship, 1985-86. Awarded Connaught Scholarship for students with outstanding records, 1982-85. Awarded Charles Gorden Heyd Fellowship for "A" quality students, 1981-82.

Graduated with Honors from the College, University of Chicago, June 1980. Dean's List, College of the University of Chicago, September 1976-June 1980. PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS. Invited Lecture. The Challenge to Philosophy in Plato s Euthyphro. Philosophy Department Colloquium. Department of Philosophy. University of Nevada, Las Vegas. April 25, 2014. Paper presentation. Plato on Justice and the Gods Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference. April, 2013. Paper accepted and distributed. The Challenge to Political Rationalism in Plato s Euthyphro. American Political Science Association. Annual Conference. New Orleans, La. August 31, 2012. Paper presentation. The Rational Interpretation of Divine Law. American Political Science Association. Washington DC. September 2, 2010. Paper presentation. Rationalism and Divine Law in Plato s Laws Western Political Science Association Conference. San Francisco, CA., April 2, 2010. Paper presentation. Political Theory and the Constitution Constitution Day Lecture. Daughters of the American Revolution. Old Spanish Trail Chapter. Henderson, Nevada. September 17, 2009. Paper presentation. Practical Reason and the Rule of Law. Western Political Science Association Conference. Las Vegas, NV. March 9, 2007. Invited by Student Committee on Instruction to lead Plato in the Springtime all- College seminars. St. John s College, Annapolis, Md. 2000-2004. Participant in roundtable on Socrates Education to Virtue. Southwestern Social Science Association. Annual Conference. San Antonio, TX. April 3, 1999. Paper presentation. "Civic Virtue and Liberal Education in Plato's Laws." American Political Science Association. Annual Meeting. Boston, Massachusetts. September 6, 1998. Interviewed about teaching Tocqueville for Tocqueville in America Series. C-SPAN. Broadcast October 16, 1997. Participant in Liberty Fund Conference on Character Formation in Liberal Society. Jackson, Wyoming. May 8-11, 1997. Paper presentation. "Self-Rule in Plato's Laws." Southwest Political Science Association Annual Conference. New Orleans, La. March 28, 1997.

Paper presentation. Socratic Virtue and Civic Virtue. American Political Science Association Annual Conference. New York, New York. September 1, 1994. Invited Lecture. The Erotic Character of Platonic Political Philosophy at Olin Conference Reflections on Love and Friendship. University of Chicago. May 4, 1994. Paper presentation. "Erotic Matters in Plato's Republic" Southwestern Social Science Association Annual Conference. San Antonio, TX. April 2, 1994. Delivered paper "The Erotic Origins of Philosophy." Southwestern Social Science Association Annual Conference. Austin, Tx., March 22, 1992. Participant at conference on the Influence of Nuclear Arms on Foreign Policy, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, June 1983. Participant at conference on The Making of Foreign Policy in Democracies, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, August 1982. MANUSCRIPT REVIEWER American Journal of Political Science American Political Science Review Ancient Philosophy Diametros: A Journal of Philosophy Journal of Politics Political Research Quarterly Politics and Religion Review of Politics. State University of New York Press PROFESSIONAL SERVICE Director, Society for Greek Political Thought, North American Chapter. September, 2014-. Local Arrangements Chair. Western Political Science Association Annual Meeting. Las Vegas, N.V. April, 2015. Section Chair, Society for Greek Political Thought. Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting. Chicago, Il. April 2015. Panel Chair. Roundtable on The Political Theory of Aristophanes. American Political Science Association Annual Conference. Washington, D.C. August, 2014. Discussant. Citizenship and the Problems of Political Life in Greek Thought American Political Science Association Annual Conference. Washington, D.C. August, 2014.

Section Chair. Society for Greek Political Thought. Midwest Political Science Association Conference. Chicago, Il. April 2014. Discussant on Panel on the Strauss-Kojeve Debate. American Political Science Association Annual Conference. Chicago, Il. August 30, 2013. Section Chair. Society for Greek Political Thought. Midwest Political Science Association Conference. Chicago, Il. April 11-14, 2013. Section Chair. Political Theory: Historical Approaches. Western Political Science Association Conference. Hollywood, Ca. March 28-31, 2013. Discussant on Panel on Platonic Political Philosophy. Western Political Science Association Annual Conference. Hollywood, Ca. March 28, 2013. Chair and Discussant on Panel on Wisdom, Deliberation and Rule in the Polis. Midwest Political Science Association. April, 2012. Discussant on Panel on Political Dispositions. Western Political Science Association. Annual Conference. San Diego, Ca, March 20, 2008. Seminar Leader. National Capital Area Youth Leadership Conference, June 2002-2004. Discussant on Panel on Ancient Philosophy. American Political Science. Conference. Washington, DC. September, 2000. Discussant on Panel on Machiavelli. American Political Science Association Annual Meeting. Boston, Massachusetts. September 5, 1998. Served as Chair and Discussant for panel on "Modern Mysteries and the Education of Liberal Democracy." American Political Science Association Annual Meeting. Washington, D.C. August 29, 1997 Discussant on panel on Classical Political Philosophy. Learned Society of Canada. Ontario, Canada. June 2, 1996. Discussant on panel on Plato's Laws. Southwestern Social Science Association Annual Conference. New Orleans, La. March 19, 1993. Discussant on panel on the Peloponnesian War. American Political Science Association Annual Meeting. San Francisco, Ca. August 31, 1990. COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY SERVICE: Chair, College of Liberal Arts Curriculum Committee, UNLV 2012-13 Member, College of Liberal Arts Curriculum Committee, UNLV, 2007-09, 2011-12.

Member, Department Graduate Committee, UNLV. 2007-09, 2010-13. Member, Department Personnel Committee, UNLV 2007-08, 10-15. Member, Great Works Academic Certificate Committee. UNLV. 2006-13. Member, Ethics and Policy Studies Steering Committee. UNLV. 2006-11. Member. Department Scholarship Committee. UNLV. 2009-10, 2012-14.. Interim Director, Ethics and Policy Studies Program, 2008-2009 Member, University Program Review Committee, UNLV. 2008-09. Member, College of Liberal Arts Nomination Committee, UNLV. 2008. Expert Consultant on Ethics and Citizenship, General Education Advisory Committee, UNLV. 2008. Member, Department Search Committee, UNLV. 2006-08. Member, Department Self-Study Committee. UNLV 2007. Member, Department Strategic Planning Committee. UNLV. 2008. Member, Annual Prize Committees, St. John s College. 1998-2005. Member, Admissions Committee, St. John s College, 2001-2005. Member, Political Theory Search Committee, Department of Government, Notre Dame. 1993-96. Chair, Political Theory Field, Department of Government, Notre Dame. 1992-94. Member, Graduate Admissions Committee, Department of Government, Notre Dame. 1992-93 and 1995-96. Member, Department Strategic Planning Committee, Department of Government, Notre Dame, 1994.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS: American Political Science Association Midwestern Political Science Association Society for Greek Political Thought, Director. South Western Political Science Association Western Political Science Association LANGUAGES: Ancient Greek and French. REFERENCES: Available upon Request.