Anthony Douglas Woozley

Anthony Douglas Woozley (; 1912–2008) was an English philosopher who was Commonwealth Professor of Philosophy at the University of Virginia from 1977 to 1983 and the Chair of Moral Philosophy at the University of St Andrews from 1954 to 1967. He was also known for inaugurating the teaching of law and philosophy at Oxford University.

Early life and education Woozley was born in Beaconsfield, England, in 1912. He was educated at Haileybury College and The Queen's College, Oxford, where he read Greats. He achieved a double first and was awarded a Prize Fellowship at All Souls College, and the John Locke Scholarship in 1935. During this time, Woozley was responsible for teaching philosophy at Queen's, but arranged to have Stuart Hampshire teach Aristotle's Ethics because "he found [Aristotle] to be so sensible so as to be utterly unstimulating." During this time, he co-authored Plato's Republic: A Philosophical Commentary (1964) with Robert Cross, as well as an edition of John Locke's Essay Concerning Human Understanding (1964). Among his contributions at St Andrews was arranging for the departments of logic and moral philosophy to work in greater proximity of each other.

In 1965, he was a visiting professor at the University of Rochester.

Later life After retiring, Woozley became interested in computers and computer pedagogy. He began using the Nota Bene program and authored the Customization and Programming Guide. Theory of Knowledge: An Introduction (Hutchinson's University Library, 1949). Plato's Republic: A Philosophical Commentary (Macmillan, 1964). (Ed.) John Locke, An Essay Concerning Human Understanding (W. Collins, 1964). Law and Obedience: The Arguments of Plato's Crito (University of North Carolina Press, 1979). Nota Bene: Customization and Programming Guide (1994).