Arthur Morton

Arthur L. Morton is an Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Saint Xavier University. His primary research focuses on the requirements for an "adequate" understanding of human existence and the world, with a particular emphasis on skeptical inquiry.

• Department: Philosophy
• Academic Rank: Associate Professor
• Email: morton@sxu.edu
• Courses Taught: Ethics, Theories of Knowledge, Logic and Argument, Philosophy of Science, History and Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy and Cognition, Early Modern Philosophy, Contemporary Philosophy

Research Specializations:

• Early Modern Philosophy
• History and Philosophy of Science
• Philosophy of Mind
• Cognitive Science
• Contemporary Analytic Philosophy
• Ethics/Moral Philosophy

Publications & Presentations: Morton has published works on Hume's philosophy, skepticism, and cognitive science, including a review of "Hume's Skeptical Crisis" (2013) and "Hume's Newtonian Image of Science" (2011). His presentations include "The Science and Philosophy of Compassion" (2014) and commentaries at the Mid-south Philosophy Conference (2011).