Paul Crittenden (academic)

Paul Crittenden
Born
Australia
Education
Alma materCatholic Institute of Sydney, Yale Divinity School, Balliol College, Oxford
Philosophical work
Era20th-century philosophy, 21st-century philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolContinental philosophy, Analytic philosophy
InstitutionsUniversity of Canterbury, University of Sydney
Main interestsEthics, Moral development, Greek philosophy, Sartrean ethics
Notable works
  • Learning to be Moral (1990)
  • Sartre in Search of an Ethics (2009)
  • Reason, Will and Emotion (2012)
  • Life Hereafter (2021)

Paul Crittenden is an Australian philosopher and academic known for his work in ethics, Greek philosophy, and European philosophy from Nietzsche to Sartre. He is a former Professor of Philosophy at the University of Sydney and was appointed Emeritus Professor following his retirement in 2001.