Madison Powers is an American philosopher and Francis J. McNamara Jr Professor Emeritus 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 ...

. He is a Fellow of the Hastings Center, a recipient of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Investigator Award, and is known for his works on

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 ...

and

practical ethics Applied ethics is the practical aspect of moral considerations. It is ethics with respect to real-world actions and their moral considerations in private and public life, the professions, health, technology, law, and leadership. For example, bio ...

Books

* ''A Livable Planet: Human Rights in the Global Economy, Madison Powers, Oxford University Press, 2024, ISBN 9780197756003.'' * ''Social Justice: The Moral Foundations of Public Health and Health Care Policy'', Madison Powers and Ruth Faden, Oxford University Press, 2006; revised edition, 2008 * ''Structural Injustice: Power, Advantage, and Human Rights'', Madison Powers and Ruth Faden, Oxford University Press, 2019, . * ''AIDS, Women, and the Next Generation: Towards a Morally Acceptable Public Policy for HIV Testing of Pregnant Women and Newborns'', Ruth Faden, Gail Geller, and Madison Powers (eds.), Oxford University Press 1991

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