Andrew Light is an
American
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philosopher and Distinguished University Professor of Public Policy, Philosophy, and Atmospheric Sciences at
George Mason University
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. He is known for his works on the
environmental policy and
ethics
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.
Light served as Assistant Secretary of Energy for International Affairs in the
Biden Administration
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.
Books
* ''The Routledge Companion to Environmental Ethics'', with Benjamin Hale and Lydia Lawhon (London: Routledge Press, 2022).
* ''Environmental Values'', with John O’Neill and Alan Holland. (London: Routledge Press, 2008).
* ''Reel Arguments: Film, Philosophy, and Social Criticism''. (Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 2003)
* ''The Aesthetics of Everyday Life'', Andrew Light and Jonathan M. Smith (eds.) (New York: Columbia University Press, 2005)
References
External links
Andrew Light at George Mason University
Living people
George Mason University faculty
21st-century American philosophers
American ethicists
Date of birth missing (living people)
Year of birth missing (living people)
Place of birth missing (living people)
American philosophers of science
American philosophers of technology
Environmental ethicists
United States Department of Energy officials
University of California, Riverside alumni
Mercer University alumni
University of Washington faculty
Binghamton University faculty
New York University faculty
University of Montana faculty
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