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Philosophy


Faculty
Janet Folina
Geoff Gorham
Martin Gunderson
Joy Laine
Diane Michelfelder

Karen Warren

Henry West
Bill Wilcox

Visiting Faculty
Amy Ihlan

 


 

Faculty

Henry West

Professor

Office: Old Main 112
Office Hours: by appointment only
Telephone Number: (651) 696-6155
E-mail: west@macalester.edu

Classes for Spring 2008:
PHIL115 Problems of Philosophy
PHIL230 Ancient and Medieval Philosophy
PHIL294 Mill's Utilitarianism

Current Research Interests: John Stuart Mill, Utilitarianism

Key publications or presentations:

  • Moral Philosophy: Classic Texts and Contemporary Problems , Encino, CA: Dickenson, 1977.
  • "Utilitarianism," part of "Philosophy, History and Systems," Encyclopedia Britannica.
  • "Mill, John Stuart," and "Consequentialism," Encyclopedia of Philosophy - Supplement.
  •  An Introduction to Mill's Utilitarian Ethics, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004. 

Please see additional publications in the Faculty Publication Database.



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