Ieuan Williams graduated with a BA in Philosophy from the University of Swansea in 1971. He then went to the University of Stirling to read for a Ph.D. in philosophy. After completing his Ph.D. he lectured in Philosophy for six years at Edinburgh University before returning to Swansea in 1980 as a lecturer in Philosophy. From 1985 to 1990 he was Secretary of the UK Association for Legal and Social Philosophy and in 1989 one of the organizers of the 14th World Congress in Social Philosophy held at the University of Edinburgh. In 2001 he became involved in creating a new department of Media and Communication Studies at Swansea and taught several modules in the field of film studies between 2001 and 2006. In 2007 he joined the Department of American Studies to teach modules on American film and on ethical issues in American domestic and foreign policy.

Articles:

• 'Scepticism and the Absurd'Philosophical Investigations, vol. 9, no. 4, October 1986.
• 'Rationality and Human Nature in Economics and the Law' in R.N. Moles ed. Law and Economics (Stuttgart: Franz Steiner, 1988)
• 'Newman and the Naturalist Tradition' Philosophical Investigations, vol. 15, No. 1. January 1992
• 'Legal Rights and Privacy in the Information Society' in Werner Maihofer and Gerhard Sprenger eds. Law and the State in Modern Times (Stuttgart: Franz Steiner, 1989)
• 'Plato: Media Theorist' in Philip Bounds and Mala Jaghohan eds. Rethinking Media Theory (Perter Lang, 2007)
• 'Spinoza: Media Theorist' in Philip Bounds and Mala Jagmohan eds. Rethinking Media Theory (Peter Lang, 2007)

Administration:

• Department: Director of Postgraduate Study, Research Committee Member