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Tyler DesRoches
Associate Professor
School of Sustainability
Other ASU affiliations
Associate Professor
School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies
Senior Global Futures Scholar
Global Futures Scientists and Scholars
[email protected]
Phone:
555-555-5555
Mail code:
7904
Campus:
Tempe
Long Bio
​​C. Tyler DesRoches is Associate Professor of Sustainability and Human Well-Being in the School of Sustainability and Associate Professor of Philosophy in the School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies, Arizona State University. Tyler is a former President of International Network for Economic Method and faculty affiliate with the Center for the Study of Economic Liberty. He holds 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 tree planter in northern British Columbia, a wildfire fighter in northern Alberta, and a Forest Economist with Natural Resources Canada. He was also a Sessional Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy and Vancouver School of Economics at the University of British Columbia. Tyler is a Founding Editor of the Erasmus Journal for Philosophy and Economics (
), co-Founder of the Canadian Society for Environmental Philosophy, and the Founding Director of ASU Farm: A Center for Environmental Stewardship and Character Building (
). He has published articles in many peer-reviewed journals, including the Australasian Journal of Philosophy, Synthese, Ethics, Policy & Environment, Journal of Applied Philosophy, Politics, Philosophy & Economics, Journal of Social Philosophy and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.​
Education
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
Research Website URL
Research Interests
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.
Publications
Books
1.
DesRoches, C. Tyler
, Frank Jankunis, and Byron Williston (Eds). 2019.
Canadian Environmental Philosophy
. Montreal & Kingston: McGill-Queens University Press.
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
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
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.
16.
DesRoches, C. Tyler
. 2020. “The Preservation Paradox and Natural Capital.”
Ecosystem Services: Science, Policy and Practice
41 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.
​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.
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.
12.
DesRoches, C. Tyler
. 2019. “Some Truths Don’t Matter: The Case of Strong Sustainability.”
Ethics, Policy & Environment
22, no. 2: 184-96.
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.
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.
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.
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.
7.
DesRoches, C. Tyler
. 2018. “What is
Natural
about Natural Capital during the Anthropocene?”
Sustainability
3, no. 10: 806.
6.  Bartha, Paul and
C. Tyler DesRoches
. 2017. “The Relatively Infinite Value of the Environment.”
Australasian Journal of Philosophy
95, no.2: 328-53.
5.
DesRoches, C. Tyler
. 2014. “On Aristotle’s Natural Limit.”
History of Political Economy
46, no. 3: 387-407.
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.
3.
DesRoches, C. Tyler
. 2007. “Policy Advice for Public Participation in British Columbia Forest Management.”
The Forestry Chronicle
83, no. 5: 672-81.
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
Courses
2026 Spring
Course Number
Course Title
PHI 792
Research
PHI 799
Dissertation
SOS 493
Honors Thesis
SOS 792
Research
SOS 799
Dissertation
PHI 394
Special Topics
SOS 394
Special Topics
2025 Fall
Course Number
Course Title
PHI 792
Research
PHI 799
Dissertation
SOS 792
Research
SOS 492
Honors Directed Study
SOS 799
Dissertation
SOS 539
Human Well-Being and Sustain
PHI 538
Human Well-Being and Sustain
SOS 394
Special Topics
SOS 394
Special Topics
SFS 394
Special Topics
SFS 394
Special Topics
2025 Spring
Course Number
Course Title
PHI 792
Research
PHI 799
Dissertation
SOS 493
Honors Thesis
SOS 792
Research
SOS 799
Dissertation
PHI 394
Special Topics
SOS 394
Special Topics
2024 Fall
Course Number
Course Title
SOS 310
Equity, Justice & Sustainblity
PHI 792
Research
SOS 792
Research
SOS 492
Honors Directed Study
2024 Spring
Course Number
Course Title
SOS 599
Thesis
PHI 792
Research
SOS 792
Research
SOS 799
Dissertation
2023 Fall
Course Number
Course Title
SOS 310
Equity, Justice & Sustainblity
SOS 792
Research
2023 Summer
Course Number
Course Title
SOS 310
Equity, Justice & Sustainblity
SOS 310
Equity, Justice & Sustainblity
SOS 596
Capstone: Scientific Paper
2023 Spring
Course Number
Course Title
SOS 799
Dissertation
SOS 792
Research
SOS 310
Equity, Justice & Sustainblity
2022 Fall
Course Number
Course Title
SOS 792
Research
SOS 494
Special Topics
SOS 591
Seminar
PHI 591
Seminar
2022 Summer
Course Number
Course Title
SOS 310
Equity, Justice & Sustainblity
SOS 310
Equity, Justice & Sustainblity
SOS 484
Internship
SOS 596
Capstone: Scientific Paper
2022 Spring
Course Number
Course Title
SOS 799
Dissertation
SOS 792
Research
SOS 310
Equity, Justice & Sustainblity
SOS 310
Equity, Justice & Sustainblity
2021 Summer
Course Number
Course Title
SOS 484
Internship
SOS 596
Capstone: Scientific Paper
2021 Spring
Course Number
Course Title
SOS 799
Dissertation
SOS 792
Research
SOS 310
Equity, Justice & Sustainblity
SOS 310
Equity, Justice & Sustainblity
SOS 310
Equity, Justice & Sustainblity
Expertise Areas
Consumer Behavior
Economics
Environmental Philosophy
Environmental Social Science
Philosophy of Science
Sustainability Science and Studies