Dave Shapiro is a philosopher, educator, and writer whose work consistently explores matters of meaning, purpose, and equity in the lives of young people and adults. He is a Philosophy professor at Cascadia College, a community college in the Seattle area, and has a longstanding teaching and leadership role with the Philosophy Learning and Teaching Organization (PLATO), which brings philosophy and philosophers into K-12 classrooms. Dave has coauthored five books with Richard Leider; he has also published two books of his own on ethics and philosophy with young people. In 2018–2019, Dave was a Fulbright Academic and Professional Excellence Scholar; his project, “Cross-Pollinating Philosophy for Children in India and the US,” took him to South India, where he worked with scholars and educators to bring philosophical inquiry into the lives of students at schools in the states of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala. Dave is a lover of nature and a full-time bicycle commuter; he lives in Seattle with his wife, the artist, Jennifer Dixon.
