Faculty Profile for Elektra Celestial Jordan
Biography Section
Biography and Education
Ms. Elektra Jordan completed a Master of Arts in Applied Philosophy and Ethics as well as a Graduate Certificate in Professional Ethics in December 2024 at Texas State University. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Philosophy (summa cum laude) in May 2023 from Texas State University. During her time as a Texas State student, Ms. Jordan was a member of the Honors College, managing editor of the Texas State Undergraduate Research Journal, served in the Texas State Student Government Graduate House of Representatives and the Supreme Court, and led as President of the Texas State Delta chapter of Phi Sigma Tau international philosophy honor society.Research Interests
Applied philosophy, ancient philosophy (especially the pre-Socratics, Stoicism, and Epicureanism), Existentialism, political philosophy (especially social contract theory), American Pragmatism, and the history of Western philosophy.Selected Scholarly/Creative Work
- Jordan, E. C. (2023). Paradox is Fate: The Role of Self-Reflection in Heraclitean Philosophy. Helicon: The Yale Undergraduate Journal of Classics.
- Jordan, E. C. (2022). Making Right Matter: Establishing the United States Military as an Ethical Exemplar for Our Times. Texas State Undergraduate Research Journal, X.
- Jordan, E. C. (2020, August). Condemned to Exist: A Theory on Modernity & Our Inescapable Immortality. Texas Philosophical.
Selected Awards
- Award / Honor Recipient: Winner, 2022 Texas State University Writing Center Essay Contest, Texas State University Writing Center. March 2023
- Award / Honor Recipient: LBJ Civic Leadership Award, Texas State University. May 2022
- Award / Honor Recipient: Outstanding Undergraduate Student of the Year, Department of Philosophy, Texas State University. April 2022
- Award / Honor Recipient: Medal of Hope, Leadership Institute at Texas State University. March 2022