Brian Treanor


Dr. Brian Treanor is currently the Casassa Chair in Social Values, Professor of Philosophy in the Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, and the Academic Director of the Academy of Catholic Thought & Imagination at Loyola Marymount University. He received his Ph.D. from Boston College where he studied with Richard Kearney & Jacques Taminiaux. Dr. Treanor’s work takes its cue from the tradition of philosophical hermeneutics, but remains consciously interdisciplinary by engaging theology, literature, poetry, psychology, ecology, and other disciplines.

Early life

Brian Treanor was born in California. He completed his undergraduate degree in Political Science at UCLA and attended both CSU, Long Beach and Boston College for his graduate work.

Research

Treanor's research is in the area of philosophical hermeneutics. With significant focus on environmental philosophy, philosophy of religion, and ethics. He is the author or editor of six books:
He has also written numerous article related to his field. A full list can be found at http://faculty.lmu.edu/briantreanor/cv-2/

Teaching & Administrative Work

Treanor is a committed advocate for liberal arts education. He as worked regularly in LMU's core curriculum, including founding a Great Books Learning Community. Twice, he has been honored by the Associated Students of LMU as Teacher of the Year and, in 2011, was given the President’s Fritz B. Burns Teaching Award, the university’s highest honor. He was the founding director of the program, and the founding director of the .