Meet Dr. Michael Plato
Degrees and Experience
- Ph.D., Philosophy (VU University of Amsterdam)
- M.T.S. Philosophical Theology (Toronto Baptist Seminary)
- M.A., Popular Culture (Brock University)
- B.A., Philosophy (Trinity College, University of Toronto)
Biography and Professional Achievements
Prior to coming to CCU, Dr. Plato was an instructor at Metropolitan Toronto University, Humber College, and Seneca College. He was also a guest lecturer at the University of Toronto, the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and Tyndale University College. Dr. Plato's areas of study and research include philosophical anthropology, the philosophy of technology and culture, and the philosophy of world religions.
Professional Associations and Affiliations
- Evangelical Philosophical Society
- Institute for the Study of Scottish Philosophy
- Eighteenth-century Scottish Studies Society
- Evangelical Theological Society
Publications
- Plato, M. (2025, Summer). Rules for Rebels. The Centennial Review, 17(3).
- Plato, M. (2025). Archibald Alexander and the philosophy of common sense. In K. DeYoung, P. K. Helseth, & D. P. Smith (Eds.), New Perspectives on Old Princeton, 1812–1929. Routledge.
- Plato, M. (2021, Winter). C.S. Lewis and Billy Graham on angels. The Southern Baptist Journal of Theology.
- Plato, M. (2017). Selected entries. In K. Minkema & A. Neele (Eds.), A Jonathan Edwards Encyclopedia. William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
- Plato, M. (2018, Winter). Transhumanism and the race to beat death. Plough Quarterly.
- Plato, M. (2017, May). Descartes’ Doll: Christianity and the myth of A.I. All Things, Andreas Center, Dordt College.
- Plato, M. (2016, October 11–12). C.S. Lewis’s nightmare: Christianity after the abolition of man. All Things, Andreas Center, Dordt College.
Presentations
- Plato, M. (2025, March). Rules for Rebels [Lecture]. Last Lecture Series, Centennial Institute, Colorado Christian University.
- Plato, M. (2024, June). Conscience and Controversy: Archibald Alexander's Use of Reid in Moral Philosophy [Paper]. Institute for the Study of Scottish Philosophy, Princeton Theological Seminary.
- Plato, M. (2023, September). Self Made: How We Became Our Own Creators [Keynote address]. CCU Symposium.
- Plato, M. (2022, November). The Dis-enchantment of Charles Taylor [Paper]. Evangelical Philosophical Society, National Conference, Denver.
- Plato, M. (2021, November). Why Socrates Matters [Presentation]. Presidential Lecture Series, Colorado Christian University.
- Plato, M. (2020, December). Mirroring the Divine Image: Towards a Biblical View of Humanity [Presentation]. Colorado Christian University Strategic Priority Workshop.
- Plato, M. (2020, November). The Reception of Scottish Philosophy at Early Princeton [Paper]. Evangelical Theological Society, National Conference.
- Plato, M. (2020, September). C.S. Lewis and Billy Graham on Angels [Paper]. Andrew Fuller Center, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
- Plato, M. (2020, August). Archibald Alexander of Princeton Theological Seminary and the Integration of Thomas Reid and Jonathan Edwards on the Will [Paper]. Institute for the Study of Scottish Philosophy, Princeton Theological Seminary.