Elisa Torres Neff, ABD

Examples of classes taught by Dr. Elisa Torres Neff:

• Honors College Courses

• Ph.D. University of Dallas, Philosophy, Institute of Philosophic Studies, current.
• M.A. University of Dallas, Philosophy, Institute of Philosophic Studies, 2020.
• B.A. Belmont Abbey College, Department of English Literature, Department of Theology, May, 2017. Minor in Christianity and Culture, Minor in Political Philosophy, Minor in Medieval Studies.
• Thesis: Pius Aeneas: Remembrance, Hope and Divine Reliance as Piety’s Necessary Constituents in Virgil’s Aeneid.

Publications

• “The Cartesian American Mind.” Paper presented at the Intercollegiate Symposium on Democracy and Liberalism in America, held at Lee University, TN. 2016.
• “The Interdisciplinary Nature of Lady Philosophy’s Healing Remedies in Boethius’ Consolation of Philosophy.” Paper presented at Medieval Conference held at Longwood University, VA. 2017.
• “The Ills of Man Writ Large: Humanism in More’s Utopia.” Paper presented at the Faith and Reason Conference, held at Central College, IA. 2017.
• “Sweetness in Leisure: Acquiring a Taste for the Good.” Lecture given at the Duc in Altum retreat, Belmont, NC. 2018.
• “The Distinctiveness of the Disciplines in the Quest for Truth: A Socratic Analysis.” Opening lecture given at the Undergraduate Conference of the Liberal Arts, University of Dallas, TX. 2019.
• “The Varying Forms of Science in Rousseau’s First Discourse.” Paper presented at the Institute of Philosophic Studies Colloquium, University of Dallas, TX. 2020.
• The Private Uprooted: Machiavelli’s Mandragola and its Moral Implications. Ramify Journal. (Forthcoming)
• The Ills of Man Writ Large: Hythloday’s Diagnosis and Solution in Thomas More’s Utopia. Lexington Books. (Forthcoming)

Professional Memberships

• Member of the 10th Cohort of the Lilly Graduate Fellows Program. 2017–current.
• Graduate Fellow of the American Public Philosophy Institute. 2021–current.

• Virgilian piety, the dialogues of Plato, the problem of Socrates, learning as recollection, the quarrel between the Ancients and the Moderns, atheistic humanism, and the literary masterpieces of Dostoyevsky.