Dr. Scott Olsen

1. SCOTT A. OLSEN, Ph.D.
olsens@cf.edu
352-425-4473 (cell)
Professor of Philosophy & Religion at the College of Central Florida, Scott first received international
acclaim by successfully decoding the geometric mysteries of Plato. His book, The Golden Section: Nature’s Greatest
Secret received rave reviews, and in 2007 was awarded a 1st place for design by the Bookbinders’ Guild of New
York. A life-long student of the Ancient Wisdom, he has studied with physicist David Bohm, world religion
guru Huston Smith, sacred geometers Keith Critchlow & John Michell, and esotericist Douglas Baker. A
member and national lecturer for the Theosophical Society in America and a national lecturer in the UK, Scott
lectures widely on the Perennial Philosophy (in both its ancient and modern forms) with special emphasis on
the Divine Proportion and transformative states of consciousness.
In 2009 he assisted Alexey Stakhov with his highly acclaimed book, The Mathematics of Harmony: From
Euclid to Contemporary Mathematics and Computer Science. Recently he assisted both Stakhov and Samual Arinson
with their latest work, The "Golden" Non-Euclidean Geometry: Hilbert's Fourth Problem, "Golden" Dynamical Systems,
and the Fine-Structure Constant. He is currently working on his new book, Divine Proportion: the Mathematical
Perfection of the Universe.
In 2012 Scott made two trips to the Library of Alexandria, Egypt where he first presented a workshop
in June of that year on The Philosopher Mathematicians of Alexandria: Euclid and Hypatia for the New York Open
Center’s “Esoteric Quest for Ancient Alexandria: Greco-Egyptian Birthplace of the Western Mind,” and then
in October returned to present a paper on The Golden Section: Roots, Rediscovery and Relevance for Modern Physics for
the 4th International Arab Conference on Physics & Material Sciences. In November of that year he then
travelled to Shanghai, China where he presented The Golden Mean Solution to Dark Energy for the Mini-Symposia
on Dark Energy, of which he was also the Chair. In 2014 Scott did a summer lecture tour of Theosophical
Lodges throughout England and Wales giving 14 talks, including an all-day Sacred Geometry Workshop at
Llandysul, Wales.
Applying his knowledge of proportional symmetry to the aesthetics of physique competition, Scott
won 1st place as Mr. Minneapolis, Mr. Twin Cities, Mr. Gainesville, Mr. Northeast Florida, and the national
New York open title, Mr. Apollo, placing 3rd in both the Teenage Mr. America and the Collegiate Mr. America.
A member of the Florida Bar since 1984, he resides in Ocala, Florida with his lovely wife attorney Pam Olsen,
and 2 dogs (Odin and Loki) and 4 cats (Shiva, Nandi, Maya and Kalki).
Education: 1983: Ph.D., Philosophy, University of Florida;
Dissertation: The Pythagorean Plato and the Golden Section:
a Study in Abductive Inference
1982: JD, University of Florida
1977: MA, Philosophy, University of London, Birkbeck College;
(philosophy of science thesis read by David Bohm: The Collapse of
Continuous Space-Time)
1975: BA Cum Laude, Philosophy & Sociology, University of Minnesota;
Summa Cum Laude Thesis: Platonic Aesthetics