Tamler Sommers Explained
Tamler Sommers is an American philosopher, writer, and ghost hunter. He is the son of the American philosopher Fred Sommers and the stepson of Christina Hoff Sommers.[1] Sommers specializes in ethics and free will, and has commented on the ethics of the Alex Rodriguez performance-enhancing drugs scandal.[2] His book Why Honor Matters examines the nature of honor in American discourse and defends several aspects of honor cultures.[3] He currently co-hosts the podcast Very Bad Wizards with David A. Pizarro.[4]
Sommers received his Ph.D. in philosophy at Duke University in 2005 and is currently a professor of philosophy at the University of Houston.[5]
Books
- A Very Bad Wizard: Morality Behind the Curtain (2009).
- Relative Justice: Cultural Diversity, Free Will, and Moral Responsibility (2012).
- Why Honor Matters (2018).
External links
Notes and References
- http://leiterreports.typepad.com/blog/2014/10/in-memoriam-fred-sommers-1923-2014.html In Memoriam: Fred Sommers (1923-2014)
- News: Baseball's steroid issue calls ethics into question . Campbell . Steve . February 12, 2009 . Houston Chronicle . June 10, 2018.
- Kirsch . Adam . June 3, 2018 . Does Honor Matter? . The Atlantic . en-US . June 10, 2018.
- Web site: Very Bad Wizards - Hosts. 2020-08-24. www.verybadwizards.com.
- Web site: Who's Who in the Department of Philosophy . 2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog . . July 21, 2020.
