Ph.D.
Politics
Princeton University
M.A.
Politics
Princeton University
B.A.
Political Science
Reed College
About
Ian Walling is a political philosopher and visiting assistant professor of humanities and ethics at Christ College. His dissertation concerns the relationship between power and self-interest in Plato’s “Gorgias”, and his current work includes an attempt to revive interest in Aristotle’s theory of freedom. Before coming to Valpo, he held visiting positions at Whitman College and Hunter College CUNY, as well as an instructor position at Princeton University. He holds a bachelor of arts in political science from Reed College, as well as an M.A. and Ph.D. in politics from Princeton University. He teaches in the first-year program and coordinates the Oxford Debates.
