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Emrys Westacott

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CONTACT: westacott@alfred.edu

I studied philosophy at Sheffield University in England, at McGill University in Montreal, and at the University of Texas (Austin) where I obtained my Ph.D. I came to Alfred in 1996 after spending a year teaching at Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas.

Courses I have taught include:

Introduction to Philosophy

Aesthetics
Ethics

Ethics of Everyday Living
Existentialism

Hermeneutics and Poststructuralism
Introduction to Logic
Modern Philosophy
19th Century Philosophy
20th Century Philosophy

21st Century Philosophy
Relativism
Philosophy of Religion

My main research interests are in metaphysics, ethics, and the history of philosophy.

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