Fred Feldman (philosopher)
- Fred Feldman (philosopher)
Fred Feldman (born Newark, New Jersey, 1941) is an American philosopher who specializes in ethical theory.
Fred Feldman received his PhD degree in philosophy from Brown University, where he studied under Roderick Chisholm. His doctoral dissertation concerned the metaphysics of identity. He is professor of philosophy at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
His books include "Doing the Best We Can" (Kluwer, 1986), "Confrontations with the Reaper" (Oxford, 1992) and "Pleasure and the Good Life" (Oxford, 2004). He has written a number of journal articles on metaphysics, deontic logic, theory of intrinsic value, theory of personal welfare, morally right action, and death. He received an NEH fellowship for Spring 2008 to work on a new book on happiness.
His younger brother, Richard Feldman, is a professor of philosophy at Rochester University.
External links
*http://www-unix.oit.umass.edu/~ffeldman/
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