Faculty Profile for Dr. Seth A Thompson

Biography Section

Biography and Education

I started college as a theater major, and found my way into English and philosophy, earning my BA in English, my MA in literature, and my PhD in philosophy. My interdisciplinary background shaped my current academic interests. I wrote my dissertation in aesthetics, and I drew on my years in literary studies to provide most of the case studies against which to hone my philosophical arguments.

I earned my PhD at UNT, whose philosophy program boasts the first graduate environmental philosophy focus. As such, I studied environmental philosophy under some of the founders of the field (Baird Callicott, Gene Hargrove, and Pete Gunter). This emphasis also led me into philosophy of technology, as our relationship with technology plays a crucial role in most of our ecological crises.

Teaching Interests

I gravitate toward the intersection of environmental ethics and philosophy of technology. We cannot solve our environmental crises without carefully examining both.