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David Shoemaker

David W. Shoemaker is an American philosopher who currently serves as the Wyn and William Y. Hutchinson Professor in Ethics and Public Life at Cornell University. He is known for his works on moral philosophy.

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David Shoemaker
Born1964 (age 61–62)
Education
EducationUniversity of California, Irvine (PhD), Houghton College (BA)
Gary L. Watson
Other advisor
Gregory S. Kavka
Philosophical work
Era21st-century philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
InstitutionsCornell University (2021-), Tulane University (2007-2021), Bowling Green State University, California State University
Websitehttps://sites.google.com/site/dshoemakr/home

David W. Shoemaker (born 1964) is an American philosopher who currently serves as the Wyn and William Y. Hutchinson Professor in Ethics and Public Life at Cornell University.1 He is known for his works on moral philosophy.23456

Books

  • Wisecracks: Humor and Morality in Everyday Life, forthcoming with University of Chicago Press 2024
  • Responsibility from the Margins, Oxford University Press 2015
  • Personal Identity and Ethics: A Brief Introduction, Broadview Press, 2009
References

References

  1. https://philosophy.cornell.edu/david-shoemaker
  2. Talbert, Matthew (March 14, 2016). "Review of Responsibility from the Margins". NDPR. ISSN 1538-1617.
  3. Kind, Amy (February 26, 2009). "Review of Personal Identity and Ethics: A Brief Introduction". NDPR. ISSN 1538-1617.
  4. Mitchell-Yellin, Benjamin (January 28, 2016). "Review of The Nature of Moral Responsibility: New Essays". NDPR. ISSN 1538-1617.
  5. Faraci, David (June 16, 2015). "Review of Moral Psychology and Human Agency: Philosophical Essays on the Science of Ethics". NDPR. ISSN 1538-1617.
  6. Talbert, Matthew (2022). "Moral Responsibility". The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Metaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University.
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