Olav Bryant Smith

Dr. Olav Bryant Smith was born in Washington, DC, and earned his PhD at Claremont. Currently, he teaches at California State University, Chico and Butte College in Northern California. Dr. Smith’s first book, Myths of the Self: Narrative Identity and Postmodern Metaphysics, examined a trajectory from Kant through Heidegger and Whitehead, to Ricoeur. He has taught a wide variety of courses, including a historical Intro to Philosophy that he designed at Butte College. His interest in recent years has turned to ethics.