Philosophers Johan Gustafsson and Thomas Ward have been hired by the University of Texas at Austin.

Johan Gustaffson and Thomas Ward

Johan Gustafsson was most recently senior research fellow at the University of York. He joins the UT Austin Department of Philosophy this fall as full professor. His research covers a range of topics in moral and political philosophy, and he is the author of Money-Pump Arguments (2022), among many other works. You can learn more about his writings at here and here.

Thomas Ward was previously associate professor of philosophy at Baylor University. This fall, he will be associate professor in the School of Civic Leadership at UT Austin with a courtesy appointment as associate professor in the Department of Philosophy. Ward works on the history of philosophy, especially medieval philosophy, and has authored several books in the area. You can learn more about his work here and here.

Additionally, UT Austin’s Department of Philosophy hired Jens Jäger, who will start as assistant professor this fall.