About

Living Deliberately, Living Well (LDLW 3.0) is written by Becky Vartabedian. LDLW is a collection of writing that insists lessons from philosophy have value for our everyday lives. Especially here, and especially now.

Becky Vartabedian is a scholar-teacher who lives and works on Arapaho, Cheyenne, and Ute land (Denver, Colorado). Becky's research and writing are interdisciplinary, anchored by the resources of continental philosophy and critical theories. She teaches in the university classroom, via public humanities and public philosophy engagements, and in her more-frequent-than-occasional newsletter.

In 2026, Becky's co-hosting a monthly(ish) Seminar series, sponsored by the Shop at Matter and the Center for Critical and Cultural Theory, now in its second year and funded by Denver Arts and Venues. She is also part of the community of scholars that comprise the Denver Project for Humanistic Inquiry, or D-Phi. In connection with D-Phi, she's offered public art tours, participated on panel discussions, and facilitated Q & A for an international film director who was not excited to be Q'ed and had far fewer As for the audience. Ask her about it sometime - it's a funny story.

Becky earned her Ph.D. in philosophy from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, PA; she has graduate degrees in Interdisciplinary Studies (philosophy and film studies) and philosophy of religion; and BA degrees in philosophy and history. She is Professor of Philosophy at Regis University and is affiliated with Compass Ethics, an organizational ethics consultancy.

Born and raised in the Denver area, Becky lives in Denver with her husband, Andrew, and two basenji comrades named Luke and Lucille. She likes school, noodles in broth, deadlifting, and the Pittsburgh Pirates. Becky appeared on an episode of Jeopardy! in April 2008. She did not win.