Campbell University
Department of Government, History & Justice
PO Box 356
Buies Creek, NC 27506
(910) 893-1486
E-Mail: donald46@charter.net (preferred) or
dschroed@camel.campbell.edu

PERSONAL DATA
Born December 23, 1946
Single
Excellent health

PRIMARY TEACHING FIELDS

Political philosophy -- All historical periods and specialized topics
Constitutional Law

MULTI-MEDIA SKILLS

Proficiency with computer-based multi-media hardware and software, including Powerpoint, Perfect Presentation, Adobe Premiere (video), and a variety of image and sound programs.

PRESENT POSITION

Associate Professor, Campbell University (Tenured)
Teaching Responsibilities:
    Ancient Political Thought
    Medieval Political Thought
    Modern European Political Thought
    American Political Thought
    Constitutional Development (two semester sequence)
    Constitutional Law Seminar
    American National Government
    American Political Parties

PREVIOUS POSITIONS

Visiting Assistant Professor (1977-8)
Political Science Department
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803 

Assistant Professor (1975-7)
Department of History and Political Science
St. Xavier College
103rd and Central Park
Chicago, IL 60655

Instructor (1973-5)
Department of Government
Lamar University
Beaumont, TX 77710

"Aristotle on the Good of Virtue-Friendship," History of Political Thought (Summer, 1992). An earlier version was given at the Annual Meeting of the Southwest Political Science Association, April 1, 1991.

"Aristotle on Law," Polis, 4 (Fall 1981), 17-31

"John Rawls and Contract Theory," Soundings, 66 (Fall 1973), 338-48.

Workshop Participant, ATechnology and Teaching Political Science.@ Annual Meeting of the North Carolina Political Science Association, March, 2000.

ALaw, Constitutionalism and Aristotle=s Conception of Nobility.@ Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Western Political Science Association, March, 1998.

Panel Discussant, Political Theory, and Roundtable Participant, Technology, Teaching and the Future of Higher Education, Annual Meeting of the North Carolina Political Science Association, April, 1998.

Panel Discussant, Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association in cooperation with the Society for Greek Political Thought, September, 1998.

Panel Discussant, Political Implication of Plato=s Timaeus. Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association in cooperation with the Society for Greek Political Thought, September, 1996.

"Aristotle's Conceptions of the Noble and the Divine as Activities of the Soul," Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association in cooperation with the Society of Greek Political Thought, September 1995.

"Psychological Dimensions of Aristotle's Political and Ethical Ideas," presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Assocation, November, 1994.

"Aristotle on Natural Justice and Law," presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, November, 1993. Preparation is in progress for publication.

IN PROGRESS: Aristotle's Political Psychology, a book-length study of the relevance of Aristotle's epistemology to his ethical and political ideas.

PH.D. DISSERTATION: "Contemporary Contractarian and Utilitarian Conception of Justice" (Supervised by Professor John H. Hallowell)

M.A. THESIS: "Aristotle's Conception of the Rule of Law" (Supervised by Professor John H. Hallowell)

Dr. James L. Abrahamson, Former Chairman (retired) Department of Government and History, Campbell University
Current Address:      642 Fearrington Post
                                        Pittsboro, NC 27312
                                        (919) 542-7132

                    Dr. Timothy G. O'Rourke
                    Teresa M. Fischer Professor of Citizenship Education
                    School of Education
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                    University of Missouri-St. Louis
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                    Dr. Dean Minix, Chairman
                    Department of Social Sciences
                    University of Houston-Downtown
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                    Houston, TX 77002
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