Lawrence H. Simon

Associate Professor of Philosophy

Fall 2008

  • Introduction to Environmental Studies (ES 101)
  • Introduction to Environmental Studies (ES 101L5)
  • Introduction to Environmental Studies (ES 101L6)
  • History, Freedom, and Reason (PHIL 200)
Phone (207) 725-3720
Title Associate Professor
Department PHILOSOPHY
2nd Title Associate Professor
2nd Department ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
3rd Title Chair
3rd Department PHILOSOPHY
Work Location 103 Edward Pols House
E-Mail lsimon@bowdoin.edu
lawrence simon

Education:

Ph. D. (Boston)
M.A./B.A. (Cambridge)
A.B. (Oxford)
A.B. (Pennsylvania)

My areas of research and teaching include moral philosophy (metaethics and normative theory), environmental ethics, political philosophy and the philosophy of the social sciences. The main focus of my current research involves the normative aspects of environmental issues, especially questions of justice with regard to climate change and sustainability.