James E. Faulconer is an American philosopher, a former Richard L. Evans Professor of Philosophy at Brigham Young University, the former director of BYU's London Centre, a Fellow at the Wheatley Institution (and its former associate director), and a senior research fellow at the Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship.
He previously served as the dean of undergraduate education and the chair of the Philosophy Department at BYU.
Faulconer was born 27 September 1947 in Warrensburg, MO, USA, his family being from the nearby small towns of Knob Noster and Lamont.
His father spent his career in the U.S. Army, so Faulconer lived for substantial periods of his life in Germany, Korea, and several U.S. states.
He is also a member of the United States Democratic Party, where he has served as a district chairperson.