Michael D. Beaty
Professor of Philosophy
Baylor University
Michael D. Beaty is a professor of philosophy and chair of the Department of Philosophy at Baylor University. He served as director of the Institute for Faith and Learning from 1997 to 2002. After attending the United States Military Academy, Ouachita Baptist University for a B.A., and Baylor University for a M.A., he received his Ph.D. from the University of Notre Dame in 1987. He is the co-editor of Christian Theism and Moral Philosophy (Mercer University Press, 1998) and editor of Christian Theism and the Problems of Philosophy (University of Notre Dame Press, 1990). He has published a variety of articles on topics ranging from contemporary metaphysics and epistemology to ethics, social philosophy, and philosophical theology. Work sponsored by and for the Lilly Endowment highlights his particular interest in the philosophy of education and the future of Christian higher education.
Beaty was a visiting fellow at the Center in Spring 2005 and has participated in all of our annual fall conferences.
