Elijah "Lije" Millgram (born 1958) is an American philosopher. He is E. E. Ericksen Professor of Philosophy at the

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. His research specialties include

practical reason In philosophy, practical reason is the use of reason to decide how to act. It contrasts with theoretical reason, often called speculative reason, the use of reason to decide what to follow. For example, agents use practical reason to decide whethe ...

and

moral philosophy 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 ...

. Elijah Millgram received his Ph.D. from

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in 1991. He taught at

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and

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before moving to Utah. He is a former fellow of the

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and of the

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, and is a 2013 Guggenheim Fellow.https://www.gf.org/fellows/all-fellows/elijah-millgram/ Guggenheim

Bibliography

* Millgram, E. (2019). ''John Stuart Mill and the Meaning of Life'

Oxford University Press. * Millgram, E. (2015). ''The Great Endarkenment: Philosophy for an Age of Hyperspecialization'

Oxford University Press. *Millgram, E. (2009). ''Hard Truths''

Wiley-Blackwell. * Millgram, E. (2005). ''Ethics Done Right: Practical Reasoning as a Foundation for Moral Theory'

Cambridge University Press. * Millgram, E. ed. (2001). ''Varieties of Practical Reasoning'

MIT Press. * Millgram, E. (1997). ''Practical Induction'

Harvard University Press.

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