Robert H. Scott, Ph.D.

Robert H. Scott

Associate Professor, Philosophy

Phone706-946-5488

Office location Blue Ridge Campus, 111, Blue Ridge

Area(s) of Expertise: Phenomenology, environmental ethics, History of Philosophy, Philosophy of Technology, Buddhist Philosophy

Overview

Dr. Scott teaches on the Blue Ridge and Dahlonega campuses. He is editor (with Gregory  S. Moss) of The Significance of Indeterminacy: Perspectives from Asian and Continental Philosophy (Routledge, 2019) and (with James McRae) of Introduction to Buddhist East Asia (Suny Press, 2023). Dr. Scott currently serves as Philosophy Coordinator.

Courses Taught

  • PHIL 2010 - Introduction to Philosophy
  • PHIL 2200 - Ethics from a Global Perspective
  • PHIL 3000 - Ancient Philosophy
  • PHIL 4220 - Environmental Ethics
  • PHIL 4900 (Topics) - Phenomenology and Existentialism

Education

  • Ph.D., Philosophy, University of Georgia, 2015
  • M.A., Philosophy, Loyola University Chicago, 2003
  • B.A., Philosophy and Biblical Studies, Wheaton College, 1995

Research/Special Interests

  • Continental Philosophy and Phenomenology
  • Ethics (especially Environmental Ethics)
  • History of Philosophy
  • Global/Comparative Philosophy

Publications

Co-editor (with Greg Moss) of The Significance of Indeterminacy: Perspectives from Asian and Continental Philosophy, New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2018.

"Indeterminacy as Key to a Phenomenological Reinterpretation of Aristotle's Intellectual Virtues" in The Significance of Indeterminacy: Perspectives from Asian and Continental Philosophy (see above).

"A Phenomenological Theory of Ecological Responsibility and Its Implications for Moral Agency in Climate Change," in The Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics, January 10, 2018, (available online).

Work Experience

Assistant Professor, University of North Georgia, June 2016 – present

Lecturer, University of North Georgia, 2015-2016

Personal Information

  • President, Georgia Philosophical Society
  • Member, International Association of Environmental Philosophers (IAEP)
  • Member, American Philosophical Association