Emrys Westacott
Emrys Westacott is professor of philosophy and human studies at the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Alfred University. His research interest cover modern and ancient philosophies, philosophy and religion and philosophy of social sciences.
Professor Emrys has worked in the Human Studies department and as a philosophy professor at A.U. for over 20 years. A prolific reader and writer, his work has been featured in popular and scholarly publications alike; his most recent book, The Wisdom of Frugality: Why Less is More–More or Less, was published in 2016, and his article “Philosophers Who Like Stuff: Their Case Against Frugality” was published in the Fall 2017 issue of Humanities magazine.
Research Interests
Modern Philosophy, Ancient Philosophy, Social and Political Philosophy, Applied Ethics, Philosophy of the Social Sciences, Logic, Aesthetics, Philosophy and Literature, Philosophy of Religion
Education
- University of Texas at Austin Ph.D. in philosophy, 1995, Dissertation: ‘Relativism and the Critique of Reason’ Advisor: Robert Kane
McGill University M.A. in philosophy, 1984 Thesis title: 'Kant’s Concept of Intellectual Intuition' Advisor: George di Giovanni
University of Sheffield (UK) B.A. in philosophy (first class honours), 1979
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