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University of Southern California

Philosophy Theology Aesthetics Epistemology Ethics Logic Metaphysics Other Philosophy Specialty...History of Philosophy Religious Studies Christian Religion

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Dallas Willard served as Professor Emeritus of Philosophy in the University of Southern California’s Dornsife School of Philosophy, where he taught for 47 years from 1965 to 2012. He received his Bachelor’s degree in psychology from Tennessee Temple College in 1956, a Bachelor’s degree in philosophy and religion from Baylor University in 1957, and a Ph.D. in philosophy, with a minor in the history of science, from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1964. Before joining USC, Willard taught at the University of Wisconsin-Madison from 1960 to 1965 as an instructor and assistant professor. At USC, he served as director of the School of Philosophy from 1982 to 1985, chaired 31 doctoral dissertations—the most recent in 2007—and held visiting appointments at UCLA in 1969 and the University of Colorado in 1984. Willard taught a wide range of courses, including logic, metaphysics, ethics, aesthetics, history of ethics, philosophy of religion, and history of philosophy from the 17th to 20th centuries. He introduced innovative courses such as “Reasoning and Logic” and “The Professions and the Public Interest in American Life.”