Judith Lichtenberg (born 1948) is an American philosopher and Professor Emerita of Philosophy at

Georgetown University Georgetown University is a private university, private Jesuit research university in Washington, D.C., United States. Founded by Bishop John Carroll (archbishop of Baltimore), John Carroll in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic higher education, Ca ...

. She is known for her works on

ethics Ethics is the philosophy, philosophical study of Morality, moral phenomena. Also called moral philosophy, it investigates Normativity, normative questions about what people ought to do or which behavior is morally right. Its main branches inclu ...

and

political philosophy Political philosophy studies the theoretical and conceptual foundations of politics. It examines the nature, scope, and Political legitimacy, legitimacy of political institutions, such as State (polity), states. This field investigates different ...

Books

*''Distant Strangers: Ethics, Psychology, and Global Poverty'', Cambridge University Press 2014 *''Democracy and the Mass Media: A Collection of Essays'' (ed.), Cambridge University Press 1990 *''Leveling the Playing Field: Justice, Politics, and College Admissions'', with Robert K. Fullinwider, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers 2004

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