The Freedom Center is excited to welcome Dr. Connie Rosati as a visiting fellow during spring 2026. Visit dates: January 11-31, 2025; March 29 – April 18, 2026.
Connie S. Rosati is an American philosopher specializing in metaethics, ethics, and the philosophy of law. She currently holds the position of Roy Allison Vaughan Centennial Professor in Philosophy and Professor of Law at the University of Texas at Austin, where she has been a faculty member since 2020.
Her research focuses on foundational issues in ethics, such as the nature of normativity, moral motivation, and theories of well-being. She has also contributed to discussions on constitutional interpretation and the objectivity of law. Notable publications include “The Story of a Life,” which examines the role of narrative in personal well-being, and “Welfare and Rational Fit,” where she proposes a theory connecting welfare to rational agency .
