Dr. Barton Moffatt

Dr. Barton Moffatt

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Discipline

  • Philosophy

Title

  • Associate Professor

Contact

bmoffatt@philrel.msstate.edu

Address

  • George Hall 2180

Resume/CV

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Additional Positions

Undergraduate Program Coordinator for Philosophy


Education

  • Ph. D. University of Minnesota
  • M.A. University of Minnesota
  • B.A. University of North Carolina

Areas of Research

  • Philosophy of Biology
  • Bioethics

As a philosopher of biology, I study informational representations of biological function and the relationship between epistemological and metaphysical claims. In bioethics, I am interested in the relationship between science and society generally and specifically in scientific authorship and industry sponsored biomedical ghostwriting.