Andrew Lavin
Our Luncheon speaker for June will be Andrew Lavin who is the program Director for
the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI).
Andrew Lavin grew up in Chico and went to Butte for two Associate’s Degrees. Then he
transferred to Chico for a BA in Comparative Religion with minors in Ethics and
Philosophy. After that, SJSU for an MA in Philosophy, teaching in the Bay Area, and
then a PhD in Philosophy at UCLA. His interests are in the history of philosophy,
philosophy of mind and language, and he loves teaching ethics courses. He loves
philosophy because careful and precise thinking is far too rare and he wants to show
people how fun it can be to take your time and really think carefully about issues like
the meaning of life, ultimate reality, how to live a good life and to do what’s right,
and also what we are and how our minds work. He thinks the questions of philosophy are
really interesting and fun to think about and the tools, methods, and skills of
philosophy are indispensable for thinking well!