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About Robin – Ethics and Philosophy writer

Ethics and the Environment

For Robin's books click here and for some book reviews click here Qualifications and Education

Robin studied Classics, Philosophy and Ancient History at Christchurch, Oxford, and Theology at Regent’s Park College, Oxford. After undertaking research at Manchester University, he lectured in Philosophy at Cardiff University from 1968 until retirement in 2009.
Furthermore, Robin completed his PhD in 1972 and has been a Professor of Philosophy since 1992. He has also taught in Nigeria and Kenya, and in 1999, he was awarded a National Research Fellowship in South Africa and addressed three universities there. Other awards include a D.Litt. from Cardiff University in 2008 for his contributions to environmental philosophy. Robin and Leela are both members of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers).

Professional Associations

Robin has held a wide array of positions on prestigious committees and councils, including:
  • Emeritus Professor of the School of English, Communication, and Philosophy, and for the last few years the Institute of Sustainable Places at Cardiff University (which is closing at the end of 2021)
  • Chair of the Cardiff and District Branch of the United Nations Association
  • Former Member of the Council of the Royal Institute of Philosophy
  • Former Co-Opted Member of the Executive Committee of the British Philosophical Association
  • Former Chair of the Cardiff Branch of the Royal Institute of Philosophy
  • Participated in a UNESCO International Working Party on Environmental Ethics
  • Member of the Interdisciplinary Environmental Ethics Working Party at the Ian Ramsey Centre, St Cross College Oxford – Also co-edited their Report

Research Interests

Primarily, Robin’s research concerns are:
  • Environmental Philosophy (most branches)
  • Ethics (Including History of Ethics and Applied Ethics)
  • History of Ideas (Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries; also, Ancient Philosophy)
  • Philosophy of Religion (Religious Language, Theistic Arguments, and Panentheism)

Specialising in Environmental Ethics and Philosophy Robin's numerous books are available from good bookshops, but if you would like to contact him, click on FIND OUT MORE


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