George Sher is a
moral philosopher
Ethics or moral philosophy is a branch of philosophy that "involves systematizing, defending, and recommending concepts of right and wrong behavior".''Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy'' The field of ethics, along with aesthetics, concerns ma ...
and
political philosopher
Political philosophy or political theory is the philosophical study of government, addressing questions about the nature, scope, and legitimacy of public agents and institutions and the relationships between them. Its topics include politics, l ...
who has taught at
Rice University
William Marsh Rice University (Rice University) is a private research university in Houston, Texas. It is on a 300-acre campus near the Houston Museum District and adjacent to the Texas Medical Center. Rice is ranked among the top universities ...
since 1991.
Education and career
Sher earned his bachelor's degree at
Brandeis University
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and his Ph.D. in Philosophy from
Columbia University
Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ...
in 1972. He taught at the
University of Vermont
The University of Vermont (UVM), officially the University of Vermont and State Agricultural College, is a public land-grant research university in Burlington, Vermont. It was founded in 1791 and is among the oldest universities in the United ...
before moving to Rice
Philosophical work
His work has largely focused on
liberalism
Liberalism is a political and moral philosophy based on the rights of the individual, liberty, consent of the governed, political equality and equality before the law."political rationalism, hostility to autocracy, cultural distaste for c ...
,
perfectionism, and issues in
moral psychology.
["But I Could Be Wrong,]
''Ethical Theory: An Anthology''
He is married to essayist and novelist Emily Fox Gordon.
Bibliography
* ''Desert'', Princeton University Press, 1987; paperback, 1989.
* ''Beyond Neutrality: Perfectionism and Politics'', Cambridge University Press, 1997. Chinese edition (Hebei People's Publishing House) forthcoming.
* ''Approximate Justice: Studies in Non-Ideal Theory'', Rowman and Littlefield, 1997.
* ''In Praise of Blame'', Oxford University Press, 2006.
* ''Who Knew? Responsibility Without Awareness'', Oxford University Press, 2009.
* ''Equality for Inegalitarians'', Cambridge University Press, 2014.
* ''Me, You, Us'', Oxford University Press, 2017.
See also
*
American philosophy
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List of American philosophers
This is a list of American philosophers; of philosophers who are either from, or spent many productive years of their lives in the United States.
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References
External links
George Sher - Rice University Philosophy
Living people
Moral philosophers
Rice University faculty
Brandeis University alumni
Columbia University alumni
Moral psychologists
20th-century American philosophers
21st-century American philosophers
Year of birth missing (living people)
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