Assistant Professor of Philosophy
email: athomp6@clemson.edu
web: http://people.clemson.edu/~athomp6/
Dr. Thompson received his M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Washington and his B.A. from The Evergreen State College. Allen's primary research interests concern ethical, aesthetic, and metaphysical questions in environmental philosophy and questions of naturalism and practical reason in neo-Aristotelian ethics. Recent publications include "Environmentalism, Moral Responsibility, and the Doctrine of Doing and Allowing," Ethics, Place, and Environment, 9:3 and "Reconciling Themes in neo-Aristotelian Metaethics," Journal of Value Inquiry, 41:2. He is currently co-organizing the conference "Human Flourishing and Restoration in the Age of Global Warming," Clemson University September 5-7, 2008.