Lara Denis (born April 17, 1969) is an American philosopher and Professor of Philosophy and Director of Ethics Program at
Agnes Scott College
Agnes Scott College is a private women's liberal arts college in Decatur, Georgia. The college enrolls approximately 1,000 undergraduate and graduate students. The college is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church and is considered one of the ...
.
She is known for her works on
Kantian ethics.
Denis is a former President of
Phi Beta Kappa
The Phi Beta Kappa Society () is the oldest academic honor society in the United States, and the most prestigious, due in part to its long history and academic selectivity. Phi Beta Kappa aims to promote and advocate excellence in the liberal a ...
(2007-2008).
Books
*''Kant’s Lectures on Ethics: A Critical Guide'' (Cambridge University Press, 2015), co-editor with
Oliver Sensen
Oliver Sensen is a German philosopher and associate professor of Philosophy at Tulane University.
He is known for his expertise on Kantian philosophy.
Sensen is the vice-president of North American Kant Society.
Books
* ''Human Dignity'', Cambr ...
* ''Kant’s ‘Metaphysics of Morals’: A Critical Guide'' (Cambridge University Press, 2010)
ditor
* ''Kant’s Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals'' (Peterborough, Ontario: Broadview Press, 2005)
ditor* ''Moral Self-Regard: Duties to Oneself in Kant’s Moral Theory'' (New York: Garland 2001), part of the Studies in Ethics series, edited by
Robert Nozick
Robert Nozick (; November 16, 1938 – January 23, 2002) was an American philosopher. He held the Joseph Pellegrino University Professorship at Harvard University,
References
20th-century American philosophers
Philosophy academics
1969 births
Living people
Agnes Scott College faculty
Cornell University alumni
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