1945 – 2020
Adam Morton (1945-2020) was a British-Canadian philosopher known for his work in epistemology, philosophy of mind, and moral philosophy. He made significant contributions to understanding bounded rationality, emotional cognition, and the epistemology of evil, bridging analytic philosophy with practical concerns about human reasoning under cognitive limits.
Authored 'On Evil' (2004), developing a philosophical account of the barrier concept of evil
Developed influential work on bounded rationality and epistemic limitations in 'Bounded Thinking' (2012)
Contributed to philosophy of emotion, particularly in 'Emotion and Imagination' (2013)
Wrote widely-used textbooks including 'A Guide Through the Theory of Knowledge'
Advanced understanding of folk psychology and simulation theory in philosophy of mind