David DeGrazia

David DeGrazia
Born (1962-07-20) July 20, 1962 (age 62)
NationalityAmerican
EducationBA (University of Chicago)
MStud (University of Oxford)
PhD (Georgetown University)
Occupation(s)Professor of Philosophy, George Washington University
Notable workTaking Animals Seriously: Mental Life and Moral Status (1996); Human Identity and Bioethics (2005)
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David DeGrazia (born July 20, 1962)[1] is an American moral philosopher specializing in bioethics, animal ethics, and the study of moral status. He is Professor of Philosophy at George Washington University, where he has taught since 1989, and the author or editor of several books on ethics, including Taking Animals Seriously: Mental Life and Moral Status (1996), Human Identity and Bioethics (2005), and Creation Ethics: Reproduction, Genetics, and Quality of Life (2012).[2]

  1. ^ DeGrazia, David (October 1999). "Advance directives, dementia, and 'the someone else problem'". Bioethics. 13 (5): 373–391. doi:10.1111/1467-8519.00166. ISSN 0269-9702. PMID 11658127.
  2. ^ "David DeGrazia". The George Washington University: Department of Philosophy. Retrieved 2020-06-23.