Marcia Baron
Marcia Baron | |
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Born | 1955 (age 68–69) |
Institutions | Moral philosophy, moral psychology, and philosophy of law |
Marcia Baron (born 1955) is an American philosopher and the Rudy Professor of Philosophy at Indiana University Bloomington.[1][2] Her main research interests include moral philosophy, moral psychology, and philosophical issues in criminal law.[1] Baron is an associate editor of Inquiry, a member of the editorial board of The International Encyclopedia of Ethics, a series editor for New Directions in Ethics, and a member of the editorial board of the North American Kant Studies in Philosophy.[2]
Education and career
Baron received her baccalaureate from
Research areas
Baron's research has focused on
Publications
Baron has written or co-written two books and is working on a third - Three Methods of Ethics: A Debate in 1997, and Kantian Ethics Almost without Apology in 1995.[2] Baron's upcoming book, tentatively titled Self-Defense, Reason, and the Law, focuses on the reasonable belief requirement as it pertains to self-defense.[1][2] She has also published around four dozen papers, one monograph, five encyclopedia articles, and a host of book reviews.[2] In Three Methods of Ethics, Baron's contribution focused providing a limited defense of Immanuel Kant, attempting to demonstrate that a Kantian position is superior to that espoused by virtue ethicists.[4] In Kantian Ethics, Baron attempts to provide a limited defense of Kantian ethics intended for a broader audience than those who are already Kantians.[5] Kantian Ethics tries to directly address two widely perceived problems in Kant's positions; first, the idea that Kant's ethics leave no room for superogatory actions, and second, that Kant places too much emphasis on the idea of duty.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Marcia Baron| Department of Philosophy". Indiana University - Bloomington. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Baron, Marcia. "Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). Indiana University - Bloomington. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
- ^ "Philosophy at St Andrews: Staff profiles". www.st-andrews.ac.uk. Retrieved 2016-11-28.
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- ^ a b Richardson, Henry S. (July 1997), Baron, Marcia W. Kantian Ethics Almost without Apology (review)