Edward Feser

Edward Feser
Born Edward C. Feser
(1968-04-16) April 16, 1968
Residence Pasadena, California, US
Alma mater
Occupation Philosopher, writer
Known for Neo-scholasticism, religious writings, traditionalist Catholicism, traditionalist conservatism
Television Five Proofs (ETWN, 2018)
Website edwardfeser.com
Philosophy career
Era Contemporary philosophy
Region Western philosophy
School Analytical philosophy, Neo-Thomism, Neo-scholasticism, natural law, virtue ethics
Institutions Loyola Marymount University, Pasadena City College
Main interests
 Metaphysics, ethics, natural theology, philosophy of mind, political philosophy
Notable ideas
 Defense of Aristotelian-Thomistic metaphysics, five proofs of the existence of God, immateriality of mind[1]

Edward C. Feser (/ˈfeɪzər/; born April 16, 1968) is an American philosopher. He is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Pasadena City College in Pasadena, California. He has been a Visiting Assistant Professor at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles and a Visiting Scholar at the Social Philosophy and Policy Center at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio.

Called by National Review "one of the best contemporary writers on philosophy," Feser is the author of On Nozick, Philosophy of Mind, Locke, The Last Superstition: A Refutation of the New Atheism, Aquinas, Scholastic Metaphysics: A Contemporary Introduction, Neo-Scholastic Essay, and Five Proofs of the Existence of God, the co-author of By Man Shall His Blood Be Shed: A Catholic Defense of Capital Punishment, and the editor of The Cambridge Companion to Hayek and Aristotle on Method and Metaphysics. He is also the author of many academic articles. His primary academic research interests are in metaphysics, natural theology, the philosophy of mind, and moral and political philosophy.[3]

Feser also writes on politics and culture, from a conservative point of view; and on religion, from a traditional Roman Catholic perspective. In this connection, his work has appeared in such publications as The American, The American Conservative, Catholic World Report, City Journal, The Claremont Review of Books, Crisis, First Things, Liberty, National Review, New Oxford Review, Public Discourse, Reason, and TCS Daily.[4] He is best known for his writings on philosophy, especially his works on neo-scholasticism, and The Last Superstition: A Refutation of the New Atheism.

Education

Feser holds a Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of California at Santa Barbara, an M.A. in religion from the Claremont Graduate School, and a B.A. in philosophy and religious studies from the California State University at Fullerton. His thesis is titled "Russell, Hayek, and the Mind-Body Problem".[5]

Career

Feser is an associate professor of philosophy at Pasadena City College and has been a visiting assistant professor of philosophy at Loyola Marymount University and a visiting scholar at Bowling Green State University's Social Philosophy and Policy Center.[6]

Feser's book, The Last Superstition: A Refutation of the New Atheism, makes a philosophical argument for the classical Aristotelian-Thomistic worldview over and against the materialist assumptions and scientistic prejudices of contemporary atheists such as Richard Dawkins, of whom he is particularly critical.[7]

Feser has written articles for publications such as: The American, The American Conservative, Catholic World Report, City Journal, The Claremont Review of Books, Crisis, First Things, Liberty, National Review, New Oxford Review, Public Discourse, Witherspoon Institute, Reason, and TCS Daily.

Personal life

Feser lives with his wife and six children in Los Angeles, California.[6]

Bibliography

  • Five Proofs of the Existence of God (Ignatius Press, 2017) ISBN 978-1621641339
  • By Man Shall His Blood Be Shed: A Catholic Defense of the Death Penalty (with Joseph M. Bessette) (Ignatius Press, 2017) ISBN 978-1621641261
  • Scholastic Metaphysics: A Contemporary Introduction (Editiones Scholasticae, 2014), ISBN 978-3868385441
  • Aristotle on Method and Metaphysics (as editor and contributor) (Palgrave Macmillan, 2013) ISBN 978-0230360914
  • Aquinas (A Beginner's Guide) (Oneworld Publications, 2009) ISBN 978-1851686902
  • The Last Superstition: A Refutation of the New Atheism (St. Augustine's Press, 2008) ISBN 978-1587314520
  • Locke (Oneworld Publications, 2007) ISBN 978-1851684892
  • Philosophy of Mind (A Beginner's Guide) (Oneworld Publications, 2007) ISBN 978-1851684786
  • The Cambridge Companion to Hayek (Cambridge University Press, 2006) ISBN 978-0521849777
  • On Nozick (Thomson-Wadsworth, 2003) ISBN 978-0534252335

References

  1. ↑ Edward Feser. "The Immateriality of the Mind". Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  2. ↑ http://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2014/08/haldane-on-nagel-and-fifth-way.html?m=1
  3. ↑ http://edwardfeser.com/about.html
  4. ↑ http://edwardfeser.com/about.html
  5. ↑ "Russell, Hayek, and the Mind-Body Problem". WorldCat.
  6. 1 2 "Edward Feser". Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  7. ↑ Seaman, Mary McWay (September 2011). "The Last Superstition: A Refutation of the New Atheism". New Oxford Review. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
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