Michael Huemer
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| Born | December 27, 1969 |
| Education | University of California, Berkeley (BA) Rutgers University (PhD) |
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| Era | Contemporary philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
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| Institutions | University of Colorado, Boulder |
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Notable ideas | Phenomenal conservatism |
| Website | https://www.owl232.net/ |
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Michael Huemer (/ˈhjuːmər/; born 27 December 1969) is a professor of philosophy at the University of Colorado, Boulder.[1] He has defended ethical intuitionism, direct realism, libertarianism, veganism, the repugnant conclusion,[2] and philosophical anarchism.
Education and career[edit]
Huemer graduated from the University of California, Berkeley and earned his Ph.D. at Rutgers University in 1998 under the supervision of Peter D. Klein.[3]
Philosophical work[edit]
Huemer's book Ethical Intuitionism (2005) was reviewed in Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews,[4] Philosophy and Phenomenological Research[5] and Mind.[6]
Huemer is the author of The Problem of Political Authority (2013), which argues that the modern arguments for political authority fail and that society can function properly without state coercion.[7]
Vegetarianism[edit]
Huemer is an advocate of ethical vegetarianism. In 2016, Huemer debated Bryan Caplan on the ethical treatment of animals, including insects.[8] In 2018, Huemer commented: "In the overwhelming majority of actual cases, meat eaters do not have any reasons that could plausibly be claimed to justify the pain and suffering caused by their practice."[9]
His Dialogues on Ethical Vegetarianism (2019) is a series of dialogues on the ethics of eating meat. Peter Singer, who wrote the foreword to book, commented that "In the future, when people ask me why I don't eat meat, I will tell them to read this book."[10][11]
Books[edit]
Authored[edit]
- Skepticism and the Veil of Perception (Rowman & Littlefield, 2001)
- Ethical Intuitionism (Palgrave Macmillan, 2005)
- The Problem of Political Authority (Palgrave Macmillan, 2013)
- Approaching Infinity (Palgrave Macmillan, 2016)
- Paradox Lost (Palgrave Macmillan, 2018)
- Dialogues on Ethical Vegetarianism (Routledge, 2019)
- Knowledge, Reality, and Value: A Mostly Common Sense Guide to Philosophy (Independently published, 2021)
- Justice Before the Law (Palgrave Macmillan, 2021)
Co-Authored[edit]
- Is Political Authority an Illusion?: A Debate (Co-author Daniel Layman, Routledge, 2022)
- Can We Know Anything?: A Debate (Co-author Bryan Frances, Routledge, Forthcoming)
Edited[edit]
- Epistemology: Contemporary Readings (Routledge, 2002)
References[edit]
- ^ "Michael Huemer". 24 March 2015.
- ^ Huemer, Michael (2008). "In Defence of Repugnance". Mind. 117 (468): 899–933. doi:10.1093/mind/fzn079. ISSN 0026-4423. JSTOR 20532700.
- ^ "Curriculum Vitae".
- ^ McNaughton, David (10 September 2006). "Michael Huemer: Ethical Intuitionism". Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews. ISSN 1538-1617.
- ^ Schroeder, Mark (2009). "Review: Huemer's Clarkeanism: Ethical Intuitionism by Michael Huemer". Philosophy and Phenomenological Research. 78 (1): 197–204. doi:10.1111/j.1933-1592.2008.00239.x. JSTOR 40380419.
- ^ Lemos, Noah (2008). "Review: Michael Huemer: Ethical Intuitionism". Mind. 117 (466): 483–486. doi:10.1093/mind/fzn063. ISSN 0026-4423.
- ^ Skoble, Aeon J. (2014). "Reviewed Work: The Problem of Political Authority: An Examination of the Right to Coerce and the Duty to Obey by Michael Huemer". The Independent Review. 19 (1): 144–147. JSTOR 24563269.
- ^ "Do animals have rights? Professors Bryan Caplan and Michael Huemer discuss". Learnliberty.org. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "Debate: Libertarians Should Be Vegetarians". Reason.com. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "Interview with Michael Huemer, the author of ”Dialogues on Ethical Vegetarianism". Animainternational.org. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "Dialogues on Ethical Vegetarianism". Routledge.com. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
Further reading[edit]
- McGrew, Timothy (12 May 2002). "Michael Huemer: Skepticism and the Veil of Perception". Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews. ISSN 1538-1617.
- Seddon, Fred (2007). "Review: Recent Writings on Ethics: Ayn Rand's Normative Ethics by Tara Smith". The Journal of Ayn Rand Studies. 8 (2): 271–284. doi:10.5325/jaynrandstud.8.2.0271. JSTOR 41551403. S2CID 246614985.
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- 1969 births
- Living people
- 21st-century American philosophers
- American anarcho-capitalists
- American animal rights scholars
- American libertarians
- American political philosophers
- American veganism activists
- American philosophy academics
- Rutgers University alumni
- Scholars of veganism
- University of California, Berkeley alumni
- University of Colorado Boulder faculty