The author

 

Henry Haslam brings a natural scientist’s approach to the study of the moral mind. He obtained his PhD for a study of the rocks of Ben Nevis and spent his career working in the earth sciences. He is married, with three children and seven grandchildren. His leisure interests include hillwalking and bell-ringing. He now lives in Taunton, Somerset and can be contacted by clicking .

 

His publications include more than 50 papers and reports on geology and related topics. He has also written articles on theology, politics and economics. As a counterweight to
philosophy, he is the amanuensis for a goat who blogs in verse.
 

 Summary of career

 

1975–2000 British Geological Survey (formerly Institute of Geological Sciences)
 

1972–1975 Geological Survey of Malawi

 

1968–1972 Institute of Geological Sciences

 

1965–1967 Mineral Resources Division, Tanzania