Howard Wettstein

Howard Wettstein holds a B.A. from Yeshiva University and a Ph.D. from City University of New York. He is currently a Professor of Philosophy at UC Riverside, where he has held the position of Chair of the Philosophy Department and Director of the University Honors program. Previously, he held positions at the University of Notre Dame and the University of Minnesota, Morris and visiting positions at Stanford University and the University of Iowa. His main research areas are the philosophy of language and the philosophy of religion. He is the editor of "Midwest Studies in Philosophy" since 1974. He has written three books, the latest being "The Significance of Religious Experience" (Oxford UP, 2012). He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Dr. Barbara Wettstein, and they have two children and two grandchildren.