Simon Smith was awarded a D.Phil. in Philosophy by the University of Sussex in 2007. The philosophical theology of Austin Farrer is his primary subject matter; personalist metaphysics, his abiding interest. He is Editor of the journal Appraisal. He has co-edited two volumes of essays on personalism: Looking at the sun: New Writings in Modern Personalism (2017) with Anna Castriota; and In the Sphere of the Personal: New Perspectives in the Philosophy of Persons (2016) with James Beauregard. Having taught philosophy in the UK and Oman, he now lives in a university library, scavenging for food among the law periodicals. Buried deep in the Surrey…

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