I received my Ph.D. in philosophy at the University of California, Berkeley, and a J.D. at Harvard Law School. Before coming to Oxford, I was Professor of Philosophy in the Philosophy Department at the University of California Riverside, Professor of Philosophy at Brigham Young University, and a teaching fellow at Stanford Law School. He is considered a leading interpreter of the philosophy of Martin Heidegger. Wrathall is featured in Tao Ruspoli's film Being in the World. According to a recent reviewer of Wrathall's latest book, "Wrathall's writing is clear and comprehensive, ranging across virtually all of Heidegger's collected works.... Wrathall's overall interpretation of Heidegger's work is crystal clear, compelling, and relevant."[1]

Wrathall's main interests include phenomenology, existentialism, the phenomenology of religion, and the philosophy of law, but he is best known for his work on Martin Heidegger.

He is considered a leading interpreter of the philosophy of Martin Heidegger. Wrathall is featured in Tao Ruspoli's film Being in the World.