Jacob Van Vleet joined the DVC faculty in 2006.  He holds a Ph.D. in Philosophy and Religion from the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco, an M.A. in Philosophy from the Dominican School of Philosophy (Berkeley), an M.A. in Theology from the Graduate Theological Union at U.C. Berkeley, a B.A. in Religious Studies from California State University – Chico, and an A.A. from Shasta College.  His primary academic interests include Asian and Western comparative philosophy, particularly ethics and the philosophy of technology.  He is the author of Informal Logical Fallacies: A Brief Guide, a critical thinking textbook used at various colleges and universities.  For more information, see: www.jvanvleet.com.