Biography
Jason Blakely is a Professor of Philosophy with interests in hermeneutics, phenomenology, political philosophy, ethics, philosophy and religion, and philosophy and literature. He is the author of many books, essays, and articles, in both academic outlets and as part of the public humanities. His more recent works include: Utopia for Our Century (with David Albertson, Yale, 2026); Lost in Ideology (Columbia/Agenda, 2024); and We Built Reality (Oxford, 2020). His ideas have also been featured in major public outlets like Harper's Magazine, The Boston Globe, NPR, and The Atlantic. He has delivered lectures across the U.S. and Europe and his writings have been translated into Spanish, Chinese, and Polish. He was educated at Vassar College and the University of California, Berkeley, where he studied with Mark Bevir and John Searle.
At Loyola Marymount he enjoys offering classes in ethics, political philosophy, hermeneutics, and more. For a current CV and a full list of publications please see his Academia.edu page. Links to his articles are also available via Google Scholar.
At Loyola Marymount he enjoys offering classes in ethics, political philosophy, hermeneutics, and more. For a current CV and a full list of publications please see his Academia.edu page. Links to his articles are also available via Google Scholar.
