Burton Porter

Burton Porter earned his Ph.D. at St. Andrews University (Scotland), which included graduate studies at Oxford University. He has been on the faculty at several institutions including Drexel University, Russell Sage College, Mount Holyoke College, and the University of Maryland (European Division). At present, he teaches philosophy at Western New England University.Dr. Porter writes both academic and fiction works, and has published a number of books as well as papers and reviews. Among his recent book publications are: Finding Your Own Philosophy of Life, Algora (2016); The Age of Disinformation: A Contempt for Truth; Authenticity; Forbidden Knowledge; African Metaphor; The Good Life: Options In Ethics; The Great Perhaps: God as a Question; What the Tortoise Taught Us; and Philosophy Through Film.He received the award of Outstanding Educator of America, and the Faculty Research Award at Western New England University. He lives outside Amherst. MA with his wife, Barbara, and has a son, Mark, a daughter, Ans, and a stepdaughter, Sarah. His interests range from philosophy to music to literature.