STEVEN F.

MCGUIRE
Department of Political Science
Eastern University
1300 Eagle Road
St. Davids, PA 19087
Phone: (610) 341-5882
smcguire@eastern.edu
CURRENT POSITION
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Eastern University, 2010-Present
EDUCATION
Ph.D. (with Distinction), Politics, The Catholic University of America, 2010
Fields: Political Theory, American Politics (comprehensive exams passed with honors)
Dissertation: Freedom and the Moral Condition in F.W.J. Schellings Freiheitsschrift
Advisor: David J. Walsh
M.A., Political Studies, University of Saskatchewan, 2003
Fields: Political Theory, Canadian Politics
Thesis: Leo Strauss and Eric Voegelin on the Just Man Problem in Platos Republic
Advisor: Jene M. Porter
B.A., Political Science, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, 2002
PUBLICATIONS
Edited Book
Eric Voegelin and the Continental Tradition: Explorations in Political Thought (co-edited with
Lee Trepanier), University of Missouri Press, 2010.
Chapters & Articles
Philosophy, the Mysteries, and Politics in Platos Phaedrus, in Die Stadt: Achse und Zentrum
der Welt / The City: Axis and Centre of the World. Eranos - Neue Folge Nr. 16, ed. Matthias
Riedl & Tilo Schabert, Wrzburg: Knigshausen & Neumann, 2011.
Voegelin and Schelling on Freedom and the Order of Existence, in Eric Voegelin and the
Continental Tradition: Explorations in Political Thought.
Guest editor, symposium on The Political Thought of David Walsh: A Symposium,
Perspectives on Political Science, 39(3) 2010.

Eric Voegelin and David Walsh on Modernity and the Search for Order, Perspectives on
Political Science, 39(3) 2010: 134-39.
Schelling on the University in an Age of Utility, in Reflections on Technology and Democracy,
ed. Lee Trepanier. Cedar City, UT: Southern Utah University Press, 2010.
CONFERENCES
Papers
The Theological Foundations of Kants Political Thought. Annual Meeting of the American
Political Science Association, New Orleans, LA, September 2012.
Theory and Practice in Kant and Tocqueville. Annual Meeting of the American Political
Science Association, New Orleans, LA, September 2012.
Morals, Metaphysics, and the Practice of Liberalism: John Rawls Constructivism and Eric
Voegelins Philosophy of Consciousness. Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science
Association, New Orleans, LA, January 2012.
The Primacy of the Personal in Kant and Voegelin. Annual Meeting of the American Political
Science Association, Seattle, WA, September 2011.
Autonomy and the Primacy of Practical Reason in the Philosophy of Immanuel Kant. Annual
Meeting of the Ciceronian Society, Charlottesville, VA, March 2011.
Political Obligation in Kant and Schelling. Annual Meeting of the American Political Science
Association, Washington, DC, September 2010 (poster session).
F.W.J. Schelling on the Metaphysics of Evil. Annual Meeting of the American Political
Science Association, Toronto, ON, Canada, September 2009.
Voegelin and Schelling on Freedom and the Order of Existence. Annual Meeting of the
American Political Science Association, Boston, MA, August 2008.
Schelling and Heidegger on the Essence of Human Freedom. Annual Meeting of the
Northeastern Political Science Association, Boston, MA, November 2006.
Philosophy, the Mysteries, and Political Order in Platos Phaedrus. Eranos Conference,
Ascona, Switzerland, August 2006. Invited.
Sophocles Oedipus Tyrannus and Irving Babbitts Moral Theory. Annual Meeting of the New
York State Political Science Association, New York, NY, April 2006.
Friedrich Nietzsche on the Pre-Platonics. Annual Meeting of
Science Association, Philadelphia, PA, November 2005.

the Northeastern Political

The Eleusinian Mysteries and Platos Symposium. Annual Meeting of the American Political
Science Association, Washington, DC, September 2005.
Discussant
The Languages of Eric Voegelin. Annual Meeting of the American Political Science
Association, Seattle, WA, September 2011.
Contemporary Political Philosophy: Theme and Variations. Annual Meeting of the American
Political Science Association, Washington, DC, September 2010.
Politics unto Creativity: Eric Voegelin Applied. Annual Meeting of the American Political
Science Association, Boston, MA, September 2008.
Mysticism, Philosophy, and Holocaust Studies. Annual Meeting of the American Political
Science Association, Washington, DC, September 2007.
SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS
National Endowment for the Humanities Enduring Questions Grant (to develop a course on
What is a Person?), 2012-2015.
Agora Institute Faculty Research Grant, summer 2012.
Summer Research Stipend (Eastern University), summer 2012.
Weaver Fellowship, Intercollegiate Studies Institute, 2009-2010.
Bradley Foundation Fellowship, The Catholic University of America, 2004-2009.
Teaching Assistant Fellowship, The Catholic University of America, 2004-2009.
Government of the Northwest Territories Doctoral Scholarship, 2005-2009.
Middlebury Grant, German Language School, Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont,
summer 2007.
Middlebury Grant, German Language School, Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont,
summer 2005.
Study Grant, Ancient Greek Summer School, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland, summer
2004.

Summer Language Bursary, Lcole de langue franaise et de culture qubcoise (French

language study), lUniversit du Qubec Chicoutimi, Chicoutimi, Qubec, Canada, summer
2003.
University of Saskatchewan Graduate Teaching Fellowship, University of Saskatchewan, 20022003.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Eastern University, 2010-Present
Courses Taught: American Government, Introduction to Political Theory, Justice in a
Pluralistic Society, Political Ideologies, Politics and Literature, Modern Political Thought,
Contemporary Political Thought, American Political Thought, The Active Life: Rhetoric
and Discourse
Lecturer, Department of Political Science, The George Washington University, 2008-2010
Courses Taught: Twentieth Century Political Thought, Introduction to Comparative
Politics
Lecturer, Department of Politics, The Catholic University of America, 2007-2010
Courses Taught: Introduction to Political Theory, Ancient & Medieval Political Thought,
Introduction to Comparative Politics
Teaching Assistant, Department of Politics, The Catholic University of America, 2004-2009
Courses taught: Introduction to Political Theory, Introduction to Comparative Politics
(x3), Introduction to American Government, The US Presidency, Election 2008
Teaching Assistant, Department of Political Studies, University of Saskatchewan, 2002-2003
Courses: Democracy in North America, Political Ideas and Change in a Global Era
LANGUAGES
German (reading, conversational speaking), ancient Greek (some reading), French (some
reading)
REFERENCES
Dr. David J. Walsh, The Catholic University of America, (202) 319-6187, walshd@cua.edu
Dr. Claes G. Ryn, The Catholic University of America, (202) 319-6225, ryn@cua.edu
Dr. Holger Zaborowski, The Catholic University of America, (202) 319-6645,
zaborowski@cua.edu
Dr. John von Heyking, University of Lethbridge, (403) 329-2573 john.vonheyking@uleth.ca