Faculty Profile for Dr. Robert F O'Connor

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Dr. Robert F O'Connor
Assoc Professor of Instruction — Philosophy
CMAL 203
phone: (512) 245-2285
Scholarly/Creative Work
Awards
Service

Biography Section

Biography and Education

 See CV.

Teaching Interests

 Ethics and society, ​ethical theory, professional ethics, intro to philosophy, impact of technology on society and values.

Research Interests

 Ethical dimensions of contemporary moral issues, such as abortion, public health, war and peace, environmental ethics, animal welfare, social and economic justice, equality and discrimination, and global economic justice.

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • O’Connor, R. F. (1978, September 1). Book review of Garry Wills, Inventing America: Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence. [Review of Inventing America: Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence, by G. Wills]. The Texas Humanist. Austin, Texas, USA: Texas Council for the Humanities.
  • O’Connor, R. F. (n.d.). A Moral and Pragmatic Argument for the Fate of the Dreamers.
  • O’Connor, R. F. (Ed.). (1986). Texas Myths. Texas A&M University Press.
  • O’Connor, R. F. (1979). Ortega’s Reformulation of Husserlian Phenomenology. Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, XL(1), 53–63.
  • O’Connor, R. F. (1975, December). [Review of Phenomenology and Art, by P. Silver]. Philosophy and Phenomenological Research.

Selected Awards

  • Award / Honor Recipient: Award of Merit: “Texas Experience”, Amer. Assoc. of State & Local History. 1988
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Silver Medal: Distinguished Service, Univ. Nacional Autónoma de México. 1988
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Honorable Mention: Texas Myths book, Texas Historical Commission Publications. 1986

Selected Service Activities

Reviewer / Referee
Athens Philosophical Society
November 2024-November 2024
Reviewer / Referee
Association for Professional and Practical Ethics
December 2023-December 2023
Member
Online course committee
August 2017-Present
Judge
annual Texas Regional Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl (Association for Practical and Professional Ethics)
November 2004-Present
Member
Rotary Club of San Antonio
March 1999-Present