Eric Palmer is Professor of Philosophy at Allegheny College. His academic work focuses in two areas: development ethics and history and philosophy of science. He is co-editor of '' Journal of Global Ethics'' and is President of the International Development Ethics Association.

Education and career

Palmer earned his B.A. in Philosophy from Carlton University in 1987, and his Ph.D. in Philosophy from the

University of California, San Diego The University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego in communications material, formerly and colloquially UCSD) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in San Diego, California, United States. Es ...

in 1991, where

Philip Kitcher Philip Stuart Kitcher (born 20 February 1947) is a British philosopher who is the John Dewey Professor Emeritus of philosophy at Columbia University. He specialises in the philosophy of science, the philosophy of biology, the philosophy of mathe ...

was his advisor. From 1991 to 1993, he was a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the

University of Utah The University of Utah (the U, U of U, or simply Utah) is a public university, public research university in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. It was established in 1850 as the University of Deseret (Book of Mormon), Deseret by the General A ...

, before moving to the

University of Kentucky The University of Kentucky (UK, UKY, or U of K) is a Public University, public Land-grant University, land-grant research university in Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Founded in 1865 by John Bryan Bowman as the Agricultural and Mechanical ...

from 1993 to 1994. In 1994, he began teaching at

Allegheny College Allegheny College is a private liberal arts college in Meadville, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1815, Allegheny is the oldest college in continuous existence under the same name west of the Allegheny Mountains. It is a member of the G ...

, where he was promoted to Professor in 2012.

Writing

Palmer has authored and edited a number of articles and books in history and philosophy of science, global ethics, and European intellectual history. ;Edited books * Eric Palmer (ed.) ''Gender Justice (vol. 2): Vulnerability and Empowerment.'' Routledge, London & New York, 2015. 137pp * Voltaire. ''Candide, or, All for the Best''. Eric Palmer (ed.). Broadview Press, Peterborough & New York. Sept. 2009. ;Articles * “Real Institutions and Really Legitimate Institutions,” David Mark, ed. ''The Mystery of Capital and The Construction of Social Reality''. Open Court, 2008. 331-347. * “Corporate Responsibility and Freedom,” ''Controversies in International Corporate Responsibility.'' John Hooker, ed. Philosophy Documentation Center, 2007. 25-34. * “Multinational Corporations and Social Contracts,” ''Journal of Business Ethics'' 31 (3), May 2001. 245-58.

References

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