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Positions.

1. St. Joseph's School, Abbey Wood, London. Head of Art Department. 1976-79.
2. University of St Andrews:

  • Lecturer in Moral Philosophy. 1983-90.
  • Reader in Philosophy. 1990-94.
  • Professor of Philosophy. 1994-present.
  • Director, Centre for Ethics, Philosophy and Public Affairs. 1988-2000, 02-16. (see http://ceppa.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/)
  • Head, School of Philosophy, Anthropology, and Film 1996-99, 2010-11.
    additional roles.
  • Director, Philosophy Undergraduate teaching.
  • Director, St Andrews/Stirling Graduate Philosophy Programme.
  • Director of Research, Philosophy.

3. Georgetown University. Royden B. Davis Chair in Humanities. 2001-02.
4. Baylor University. J. Newton Rayzor Sr Distinguished Professor of Philosophy. 2015-present.

Visiting Positions
1. School of Architecture, University of Westminster, London. 1983-90.
2. Scottish Colleges of Nursing Education. 1986-88; 1993-4.
3. Department of Philosophy, University of Malta. 1992 and 1993.
4. Thomistic Institute, Notre Dame University, US. 1994, 96 and 99.
5. Department of Philosophy, University of Aberdeen. 1999 and 2004.
6. Goodspeed Lecturer, Denison University, USA. 2000.
7. Director, Summer Institute, University of St Thomas, US. 2003.
8. Institute for the Psychological Sciences, VA, US. 2005-09.
9. Director, Witherspoon Thomistic Seminar, Princeton, US. 2007-17.
10. Pentecost Lecturer, Pluscarden Abbey, Scotland. 2011.
11. Kaminski Lecturer, John Paul II University Lublin, Poland. 2013.
12. Visiting Professor, Jubilee Centre, University of Birmingham, UK. 2014-present.
12. Distinguished Visiting Prof. Notre Dame University Australia. 2016.
13. Clark Distinguished Professor, Scots College, Sydney, Australia. 2018.

Visiting Fellowships.
1. Campion Hall, University of Oxford 1985.
2. Centre for Philosophy of Science, University of Pittsburgh. 1987.
3. Inst. for Advanced Studies in Humanities, University of Edinburgh. 1989, 91, 93, 09.
4. St John’s College, University of Oxford. 1992.
5. Social Philosophy and Policy Center, BGSU Ohio, US. 1992 and 2000.
6. Centre for Sculpture, Henry Moore Institute, UK. 1998-99.
7. Senior Fellow, Witherspoon Institute, Princeton, US. 2006-present.
8. Centre for Ethics and Culture, University of Notre Dame, US. Remick Senior Fellow 2013-14, thereafter permanent fellow. 2013-present

Grants
1. British Academy Research Grants. 1987, 88.
2. British Council Grants. 1989, 91, 92, 97.
3. Carnegie Trust Research Grants. 1989, 91, 93.
4. As Director of the Centre for Philosophy and Public Affairs secured grants from:
British Educational Association, Gordon Cook Foundation, Nature Conservancy Council, Philosophical Quarterly, Philosophy of Education Society of GB, Royal Bank of Scotland, Royal Society of Edinburgh, and Scots Philosophical Association.

Invited colloquia, lectures, etc.

  • UK
  • Austria
  • Ireland
  • Belgium
  • Malta
  • Germany
  • Iceland
  • Poland
  • Hungary
  • Italy
  • Portugal
  • Russia
  • Spain
  • Canada
  • Chile
  • Cuba
  • Mexico
  • USA
  • South Africa
  • Korea
  • Singapore
  • Australia

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