Department of Philosophy

Professor Odin teaches Japanese and Comparative philosophy. He has spent seven years studying in Japan and one year in India. In addition to his years teaching at University of Hawaii he has been a Visiting Professor at Boston University, Tohoku University in Sendai, Japan, and Tokyo University in Tokyo, Japan.  His most recent grants for research in Japan include NEH, Japan Foundation, and two Fulbrights. Professor Odin has published three books, his most recent works entitled The Social Self in Zen and American Pragmatism (1996), and Artistic Detachment in Japan and the West, and approximately 55 articles in Comparative Philosophy. Contact Information CV Office Hours