faculty
Mark Nelson, Ph.D.
Office Location
Porter Center Room 6
Office Available
Wednesdays: 1:15pm - 2:45pm
Thursdays: 1:15pm - 2:45pm
Specialization(s)
Ethics (especially Metaethics), Epistemology, Philosophy of Religion
Biography/Details
Dr. Nelson grew up near Chicago, graduated from Wheaton College with a degree in philosophy, and earned a master’s degree and doctorate in philosophy at the University of Notre Dame. Before coming to Westmont in 2006, he taught at the University of Leeds in England. He studies ethics, epistemology and the philosophy of religion. His many publications include: “What the Utilitarian Cannot Think,” “Ethical Theory and Moral Practice,” “Non-contradiction: Oh Yeah and So What,” “Think,” and “Y and Z are not off the Hook: the Survival Lottery made Fairer.”