Robert C. Koons
Professor of Philosophy
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Philosophy
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Waggener Hall
405 |
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Campus mail
code: C3500 |
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Thurs. 2-4. |
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University of
Texas |
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(512)
471-5530; fax 471-4806. |
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Austin, TX
78712-1180 |
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E-mail: koons at mail.utexas.edu |
Dr. Robert Koons is a professor of philosophy at the University of Texas, where
he has been since he earned his doctorate from UCLA in 1987. He is currently
working on the a priori knowledge of causation, the nature of teleology, Aristotelian theories of substance
and essence (hylomorphism), and the problem of universals.
Teaching
Spring 2009 Courses:
PHL 306/WCV 303: The Quest for Happiness in the Middle Ages
PHL 327: Contemporary Christian Philosophy
Past Courses:
- PHL 303: Human Nature
- PHL 313K: Logic, Sets and Functions
- PHL 313Q: Logic and Scientific Reasoning.
- PHL 327: Contemporary Christian Philosophy
- PHL 347: Philosophy of Law
- PHL 349: Medieval Philosophy
- PHL 356: Western Theism
- PHL 361K-W: Tolkien and Mythopoeia
- PHL 382: Causation and Teleology
Research:
Most Recent Book
Realism Regained: An Exact Theory of Causation, Teleology and the Mind (Oxford University Press, 2000, New York)
- A corrected index (Fixes erroneous page numbers in final, published version. 8/16/00)
- Abstract (in HTML)
- Table of Contents(in Adobe PDF format)
Personal:
Visit my virtual office at Leadership University.
Theology and apologetics:
Relevant articles of mine
Science and Theism: Concord, not Conflict. In The Rationality of
Theism, edited by Paul Copan and Paul K. Moser, Routledge, 2003.
Dual Agency: A Thomistic Account of Divine Providence and
Human Freedom, Philosophia Christi
4(2002): 397-410.
The Incompatibility of Naturalism and Scientific Realism. In Naturalism: A Critical Appraisal, edited by J. P. Moreland and William Lane Craig (Routledge, UK, 2000). A critique by Brian Holtz, and my reply (Sept. 2, 2004).
Debate on the Existence of God with the University Skeptical Society, Nov. 20, 1998
Post-Agnostic Science: How Physics is Reviving the Argument from Design.
The Role of Natural Theology in Lutheran Thought.
A New Look at the Cosmological Argument, American Philosophical Quarterly 34 (1997):193-212. LaTeX version, Adobe PDF version .
Faith, Probability and Infinite Passion: Ramseyian Decision Theory and Kierkegaard's Account of Christian Faith, Faith and Philosophy 10 (1993):145-160. Adobe PDF version .
Non-denominational sources
Guide to
Early Church Documents
Roman Catholic sources
Department of Philosophy | UT Austin
Comments to koons at mail.utexas.edu