Biography:Mark H. Bernstein
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Short description: American philosopher
Mark H. Bernstein | |
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Born | 1948 |
Era | 21st-century philosophy |
Region | Western philosophy |
School | Analytic |
Institutions | Purdue University |
Thesis | Freedom of Will and Autonomy of Mind (1982) |
Doctoral advisor | William C. Smith |
Main interests | Metaphysics, animal ethics |
Mark H. Bernstein (born 1948) is an American philosopher and Joyce & Edward E. Brewer Chair in Applied Ethics at Purdue University.[1] He is known for his research on animal ethics.[2]
Biography
Bernstein received a B.A. in January 1969 in Mathematics from Queens College, City University of New York, a M.A. in June 1975 in Philosophy from California State University, Northridge and a Ph D. in June 1982 in Philosophy from the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Bernstein takes an abolitionist approach to animal rights.[2] In 2015, he authored The Moral Equality of Humans and Animals.[3]
Selected publications
- Fatalism, University of Nebraska Press, 1992
- On Moral Considerability: An Essay On Who Morally Matters, Oxford University Press, 1998
- Without A Tear: Our Tragic Relationship with Animals, University of Illinois Press, 2004
- The Moral Equality of Humans and Animals, Palgrave Macmillan, 2015
- Comparing the Wrongness of Killing Humans and Killing Animals, In The Palgrave Handbook of Practical Animal Ethics, Palgrave Macmillan, 2018
References
- ↑ Rinčić, Iva; Muzur, Amir; Mijač, Sandra (2016). "Book Reviews". JAHR 7/1 (13): 79–82. https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/239486.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Rollin, Bernard (27 January 2016). "Review of The Moral Equality of Humans and Animals". Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews. ISSN 1538-1617. https://ndpr.nd.edu/news/the-moral-equality-of-humans-and-animals/. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
- ↑ Mylan Engel Jr. (2017). "Review: Bernstein on Moral Status and the Comparative Value of Lives". Journal of Animal Ethics 7 (2): 204–213. doi:10.5406/janimalethics.7.2.0204. https://www.niu.edu/engel/_pdf/bernstein-on-moral-status.pdf.
External links
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark H. Bernstein.
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