James D. Wallace
James Donald Wallace is Emeritus Professor of Moral Philosophy at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign[1] and the author of several books on the subject of morality and ethics that draw on the American philosophical tradition of Pragmatism, in particular the ethical theory of John Dewey.[2] His works include Norms and Practices (2008),[3] Ethical Norms, Particular Cases (1996),[4] Moral Relevance and Moral Conflict (1988),[5] and Virtues and Vices (1978),[6] as well as numerous articles.[7] His teaching has covered a variety of subjects including: "value theory, practical reasoning, social and political philosophy, bioethics, ancient Greek philosophy, and philosophy of art."[1]
Wallace is the father of the late American novelist David Foster Wallace.
Education
Wallace graduated with a BA from Amherst College in 1959 and a PhD from Cornell University in 1963.[8]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Faculty Home Page: http://www.philosophy.illinois.edu/people/jwallace
- ↑ According to Jennifer Welchman, of University of Alberta. See: http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/cup_detail.taf?ti_id=5275
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- ↑ List of His Published Papers on PhilPapers.org: http://philpapers.org/s/James%20D.%20Wallace
- ↑ See his online CV: http://www.phil.uiuc.edu/faculty/list/Wallace/cv.htm
External links
- Faculty Home Page at University of Illinois
- List of published Papers on PhilPapers.org
- Norms and Practices on Google Books
- Review of Norms and Practices by Daniel Groll of Carleton College:
- Ethical Norms, Particular Cases on Google Books
- Moral Relevance and Moral Conflict on Google Books
- Virtues and Vices on Google Books
- Audio clips of James D. Wallace, et al., responding to the work of Mike W. Martin at a 2001 conference
