Roderick Long

Roderick Long is a Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Auburn University. He holds a PhD from Cornell University and specializes in Greek philosophy, moral psychology, ethics, and political philosophy with a focus on libertarian and anarchist theory. His broader research interests include philosophy of social science, medieval philosophy, and eastern philosophy.

He has authored two books: Reason and Value: Aristotle Versus Rand (2000) and Wittgenstein, Austrian Economics, and the Logic of Action (2009). He also co-edited Anarchism/Minarchism: Is a Government Part of a Free Country? (2008) and serves as co-editor of the Journal of Ayn Rand Studies.

Long runs the Molinari Institute and Molinari Society, serves as webmaster for the Alabama Philosophical Society, and is a senior scholar at the Ludwig von Mises Institute. He advises the AU Libertarians student group and co-founded the Alliance of the Libertarian Left, while also serving on the board of the Foundation for a Democratic Society.