Tyler DesRoches
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Phone: 480-727-3273
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Mail code: 7904Campus: Tempe
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C. Tyler DesRoches is Associate Professor of Sustainability and Human Well-Being at the School of Sustainability and Associate Professor of Philosophy at the School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies at Arizona State University. He is also the former President of International Network for Economic Method and a faculty affiliate at the Center for the Study of Economic Liberty, Arizona State University. Tyler has a PhD in philosophy from the University of British Columbia and his areas of specialization include the history and philosophy of economics, human well-being and sustainability. Formerly, Tyler was a Forest Economist with Natural Resources Canada and a Sessional Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy and Vancouver School of Economics at the University of British Columbia. He is a Founding Editor of the Erasmus Journal for Philosophy and Economics and a co-Founder of the Canadian Society for Environmental Philosophy. He has published articles in many peer-reviewed journals, including the Australasian Journal of Philosophy, Synthese, Journal of Applied Philosophy, and History of Political Economy. Tyler's first book (edited with Byron Williston and Frank Jankunis) is entitled, Canadian Environmental Philosophy (2019). His second book, a monograph, is entitled, Sustainability without Sacrifice: A Philosophical Analysis of Human Well-Being and Consumption (under contract with Oxford University Press).
- Ph.D. Philosophy, University of British Columbia, Canada 2015
- M.A. Philosophy and Economics (Cum Laude), Erasmus University-Rotterdam, Netherlands 2009
- M.A. Economics, University of Victoria, Canada 2004
- B.Comm. Economics (honors), Saint Mary's University 2002
Trained as a philosopher and economist, I am a sustainability scholar whose interdisciplinary research focuses on the relation between sustainability and human well-being. In general, I approach this topic as a philosophically informed social scientist. As the only humanities faculty member with a tenure home at the School of Sustainability, my unique role is to help bridge the gap between sustainability science and the humanities. To perform this role, my research consists of an independent research agenda on sustainability and well-being, and I also have several on-going collaborative research projects on cognate topics, such as health & well-being, energy & well-being, food & well-being, environmental philosophy, and the nature of interdisciplinary science during the Anthropocene. My collaborators, at ASU and beyond, come from a wide range of disciplines, including ecology, engineering, mathematics, environmental history, history and philosophy of science, and environmental philosophy.
Books
1. DesRoches, C. Tyler, Frank Jankunis, and Byron Williston (Eds). 2019. Canadian Environmental Philosophy. Montreal & Kingston: McGill-Queens University Press. https://www.mqup.ca/canadian-environmental-philosophy-products-9780773556676.php
Journal Articles and Chapters
22. Inkpen, S. Andrew and C. Tyler DesRoches. In Press. “When Ecology Needs Economics and Economics Needs Ecology: Interdisciplinary Exchange during the Anthropocene.” Ethics, Policy & Environment
21. DesRoches, C. Tyler. In Press. “On the Concept of Sustainability.” In B. Williston (Ed.), Environmental Ethics for Canadians (3rd Ed.), Oxford University Press.\
20. Vizcaino, Maricarmen, Matthew Buman, C. Tyler DesRoches, and Christopher Wharton. In Press. “From TVs to Tablets: The Relation between Device-Specific Screen Time and Health-Related Behaviors and Characteristics.” BMC Public Health
19. DesRoches, C. Tyler. 2020. “On the Concept and Conservation of Critical Natural Capital.” International Studies in the Philosophy of Science. https://doi.org/10.1080/02698595.2020.178834
18. Nagatsu, Michiru, Taylor Davis, C. Tyler DesRoches, Inkeri Koskinen, Miles MacLeod, Milutin Stojanovic, and Henrik Thorén. 2020. “Philosophy of Science for Sustainability Science.” Sustainability Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11625-020-00832-8
17. DesRoches, C. Tyler. 2020. “Value Commitment, Resolute Choice, and the Normative Foundations of Behavioural Welfare Economics.” Journal of Applied Philosophy 37 (4): 562-577. https://doi.org/10.1111/japp.12418
16. DesRoches, C. Tyler. 2020. “The Preservation Paradox and Natural Capital.” Ecosystem Services: Science, Policy and Practice 41 101058. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2019.101058 (IF: 6.497 (5-year); acceptance rate: n/a)
15. Pike, Kenneth R. and C. Tyler DesRoches. 2020. “Virtual Consumption, Sustainability, and Human Well-Being.” Environmental Values 29 (3): 361-378. https://doi.org/10.3197/096327119X15678473650938
14. Vizcaino, Maricarmen, Matthew Buman, C. Tyler DesRoches, and Christopher Wharton. 2019. “Reliability of a New Measure to Assess Modern Screen Time in Adults.” BMC Public Health, 19: 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-7745-6
13. Inkpen, S. Andrew and C. Tyler DesRoches. 2019. “Revamping the Image of Science for the Anthropocene.” Philosophy, Theory and Practice in Biology. 11, no. 3: 1-7. http://dx.doi.org/10.3998/ptpbio.16039257.0011.003
12. DesRoches, C. Tyler. 2019. “Some Truths Don’t Matter: The Case of Strong Sustainability.” Ethics, Policy & Environment 22, no. 2: 184-96. https://doi.org/10.1080/21550085.2019.1625543
11. DesRoches, C. Tyler, Frank Jankunis, and Byron Williston. 2019. “Situating Environmental Philosophy in Canada.” In C.T DesRoches, F. Jankunis, and B. Williston (eds.), Canadian Environmental Philosophy, 3-15, Montreal & Kingston: McGill-Queen’s University Press. https://philpapers.org/rec/DESSEP-4
10. DesRoches, C. Tyler. 2019. “Water Rights and Moral Limits to Water Markets.” In C.T. DesRoches, F. Jankunis, and B. Williston (Eds.), Canadian Environmental Philosophy, 217-33, Montreal & Kingston: McGill-Queen’s University Press. https://philpapers.org/rec/DESWRA-2
9. DesRoches, C. Tyler, S. Andrew Inkpen, and Thomas L. Green. 2019. “The Eroding Artificial/Natural Distinction: Some Consequences for Ecology and Economics.” In M. Nagatsu & A. Ruzzene (eds.), Contemporary Philosophy and Social Science: An Interdisciplinary Dialogue, 39-57, Bloomsbury Publishing, London: UK. https://philpapers.org/rec/DESTEA-9
8. DesRoches, C. Tyler. 2018. “On the Historical Roots of Natural Capital in the Writings of Carl Linnaeus.” Research in the History of Economic Thought and Methodology 36C: 103-17. https://doi.org/10.1108/S0743-41542018000036C006
7. DesRoches, C. Tyler. 2018. “What is Natural about Natural Capital during the Anthropocene?” Sustainability 3, no. 10: 806. https://doi.org/10.3390/su10030806
6. Bartha, Paul and C. Tyler DesRoches. 2017. “The Relatively Infinite Value of the Environment.” Australasian Journal of Philosophy 95, no.2: 328-53. https://doi.org/10.1080/00048402.2016.1182196
5. DesRoches, C. Tyler. 2014. “On Aristotle’s Natural Limit.” History of Political Economy 46, no. 3: 387-407. https://doi.org/10.1215/00182702-2796197
4. Rutherford, Malcolm and C. Tyler DesRoches. 2008. “The Institutionalist Reaction to Keynesian Economics.” Journal of the History of Economic Thought 30, no. 1: 29-48. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1042771608000033
3. DesRoches, C. Tyler. 2007. “Policy Advice for Public Participation in British Columbia Forest Management.” The Forestry Chronicle 83, no. 5: 672-81. https://doi.org/10.5558/tfc83672-5
2. Wang, Sen, C. Tyler DesRoches, Lili Sun, Brad Stennes, and G. Cornelius van Kooten. 2007. “Linking Forests and Economic Well-Being: A Four-Quadrant Approach.” Canadian Journal of Forest Research 37, no. 10: 1821-31. https://doi.org/10.1139/X07-044
1. Bryan Peter, C. Tyler DesRoches, Tony Mogus, Sen Wang, and Bill Wilson. “From the Other Side of the Ledger: The Industrial Benefits of Wildland Fire Management in Canada.” 2007. In K.G. Hirsch and P. Fuglem (eds.), Canadian Wildland Fire Strategy: Background, Syntheses, Analyses and Perspectives, 69-75, Canadian Council of Forest Ministers. https://www.ccfm.org/pdf/cwfs_Analysis_EN_web.pdf
Other Peer-Reviewed (Short Communication)
1. Bethem, Jacob, Giovanni Frigo, Saurabh Biswas, C. Tyler DesRoches, Martin Pasqualetti. 2020. “Energy Decisions within an Applied Ethics Framework: An Analysis of Five Recent Controversies.” Energy, Sustainability and Society 10:29 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13705-020-00261-6
Edited Special Issues (Peer-Reviewed Journals)
1. DesRoches, C. Tyler and Antoine Missemer (Eds). 2020. “History and Philosophy of Natural Capital and Ecosystem Services.” Ecosystem Services: Science, Policy and Practice https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/ecosystem-services/special-issue/10MD1DTRC2B
Non-Peer Reviewed Publications
Book Reviews
3. DesRoches, C. Tyler. In Press. “Time and the Generations: Population Ethics for a Diminishing Planet,” by Partha Dasgupta. Environmental Ethics
2. DesRoches, C. Tyler. 2019. “Economics, Ethics, and Ancient Thought: Towards a Virtuous Public Policy,” by Donald G. Richards. History of Political Economy 51, no. 2: 385-7. https://doi.org/10.1215/00182702-7368980
1. DesRoches, C. Tyler. 2009. “Revitalizing Causality: Realism about Causality in Philosophy and Social Science,” by R. Groff (ed.), Journal of Economic Methodology 16, no. 4: 426-31. https://doi.org/10.1080/13501780902943707
Interviews, Introductions, and PhD Thesis Summary
5. DesRoches, C. Tyler and Antoine Missemer. 2020. “History and Philosophy of Natural Capital and Ecosystem Services.” Ecosystem Services: Science, Policy and Practice. https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/ecosystem-services/special-issue/10MD1DTRC2B
4. DesRoches, C. Tyler, Luis Mireles-Flores, and Thomas Wells. 2008. “Welcome to the Inaugural Issue of EJPE.” Erasmus Journal for Philosophy of Economics 1, no. 1: i-x. https://doi.org/10.23941/ejpe.v1i1.17
3. DesRoches, C. Tyler. 2015. “The World as a Garden: A Philosophical Analysis of Natural Capital in Economics.” PhD Thesis Summary, Erasmus Journal for Philosophy and Economics 8, no. 2: 121-3. https://doi.org/10.23941/ejpe.v8i2.207
2. DesRoches, C. Tyler. 2013. “The Oeconomy of Nature: An Interview with Margaret Schabas.” Erasmus Journal for Philosophy and Economics 6, no. 2: 66-77. https://doi.org/10.23941/ejpe.v6i2.134
1. DesRoches, C. Tyler, and Clemens Hirsch. 2009. “Cambridge Social Ontology: An Interview with Tony Lawson.” Erasmus Journal for Philosophy and Economics 2, no. 1: 100-22. https://doi.org/10.23941/ejpe.v2i1.26
Courses
2025 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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SOS 599 | Thesis |
PHI 792 | Research |
SOS 792 | Research |
SOS 799 | Dissertation |
PHI 394 | Special Topics |
SOS 394 | Special Topics |
2024 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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SOS 310 | Equity, Justice & Sustainblity |
PHI 792 | Research |
SOS 792 | Research |
SOS 492 | Honors Directed Study |
2024 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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SOS 599 | Thesis |
PHI 792 | Research |
SOS 792 | Research |
SOS 799 | Dissertation |
2023 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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SOS 310 | Equity, Justice & Sustainblity |
SOS 792 | Research |
2023 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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SOS 310 | Equity, Justice & Sustainblity |
SOS 310 | Equity, Justice & Sustainblity |
SOS 596 | Capstone: Scientific Paper |
2023 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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SOS 799 | Dissertation |
SOS 792 | Research |
SOS 310 | Equity, Justice & Sustainblity |
2022 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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SOS 792 | Research |
SOS 494 | Special Topics |
SOS 591 | Seminar |
PHI 591 | Seminar |
2022 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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SOS 310 | Equity, Justice & Sustainblity |
SOS 310 | Equity, Justice & Sustainblity |
SOS 484 | Internship |
SOS 596 | Capstone: Scientific Paper |
2022 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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SOS 799 | Dissertation |
SOS 792 | Research |
SOS 310 | Equity, Justice & Sustainblity |
SOS 310 | Equity, Justice & Sustainblity |
2021 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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SOS 484 | Internship |
SOS 596 | Capstone: Scientific Paper |
2021 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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SOS 799 | Dissertation |
SOS 792 | Research |
SOS 310 | Equity, Justice & Sustainblity |
SOS 310 | Equity, Justice & Sustainblity |
SOS 310 | Equity, Justice & Sustainblity |
2020 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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SOS 591 | Seminar |
PHI 591 | Seminar |
HPS 591 | Seminar |
SOS 494 | Special Topics |
2020 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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SOS 310 | Equity, Justice & Sustainblity |
SOS 310 | Equity, Justice & Sustainblity |
SOS 484 | Internship |
SOS 484 | Internship |
SOS 596 | Capstone: Scientific Paper |
SOS 484 | Internship |
2020 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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SOS 799 | Dissertation |
SOS 310 | Equity, Justice & Sustainblity |
SOS 394 | Special Topics |
2019 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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SOS 591 | Seminar |
PHI 591 | Seminar |
HPS 591 | Seminar |