Rob Koons

Executive Committee | Affiliated Faculty

Rob Koons is professor of philosophy in the College of Liberal Arts. He is the author or co-author of five books, including: Realism RegainedThe Atlas of Reality: A Comprehensive Guide to MetaphysicsThe Waning of MaterialismNeo-Aristotelian Perspectives on Contemporary Science, and Neo-Aristotelian Metaphysics and the Philosophy of Nature. He has been working recently on an Aristotelian interpretation of quantum theory, on defending and articulating Thomism in contemporary terms, and on arguments for classical theism. His forthcoming books include: Is Thomas Aquinas’s Philosophy of Nature Obsolete? and Classical Theism. He completed his M.A. at Oxford University and his Ph.D. at the University of California at Los Angeles.

Email: koons@austin.utexas.edu

EDUCATION

M.A. at Oxford University

Ph.D. at the University of California at Los Angeles

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