Alan H. Goldman

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Alan H. Goldman
Born1945
New York
Education Columbia University (Ph.D.)
Yale University (B.A.)
SpouseJoan Goldman
Awards NEH Fellowship
ACLS Fellowship
Era 21st-century philosophy
Region Western philosophy
School Analytic
Institutions College of William & Mary
Doctoral advisor Arthur Danto, Issac Levi
Main interests
moral philosophy, aesthetics, epistemology, value theory

Alan Harris Goldman (born 1945) is an American philosopher and William R. Kenan Jr. Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the College of William & Mary. [1] He is known for his works on philosophy and popular culture, literature, morality, love, and beauty. [2] [3] [4]

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He has defended an explanationist theory of knowledge, a coherentist theory of moral truth, an ideal critic account of acceptable aesthetic judgment, and a subjectivist view of well-being and value. In an earlier book he argued for preference in admissions and hiring on socio-economic, not gender or racial, grounds. In the first book on ethics across the professions, he introduced the concept of role differentiation, while attacking zealous advocacy by lawyers, medical paternalism, and profit maximization by corporations. [5] [6] [7] [8]

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References

  1. "Goldman's CV" (PDF). Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  2. Goetz, Stewart (18 June 2019). "Review of Life's Values: Pleasure, Happiness, Well-Being, and Meaning". NDPR. ISSN   1538-1617.
  3. Skilleås, Ole Martin (18 December 2013). "Review of Philosophy and The Novel". NDPR. ISSN   1538-1617.
  4. Skilleås, Ole Martin (6 March 2017). "Review of Fictional Characters, Real Problems: The Search for Ethical Content in Literature". NDPR. ISSN   1538-1617.
  5. Paul, Sarah K. (27 June 2011). "Review of Reasons from Within: Desires and Values". NDPR. ISSN   1538-1617.
  6. Richardson, Henry S. (8 July 2002). "Review of Practical Rules: When We Need Them and When We Don't". NDPR. ISSN   1538-1617.
  7. Goodin, Robert (1981). "Review of The Moral Foundations of Professional Ethics". Ethics. 92 (1): 137–139. ISSN   0014-1704.
  8. O'Brien, David M. (August 1980). "Justice and Reverse Discrimination. Alan H. Goldman". The Journal of Politics. 42 (3): 879–881. doi:10.2307/2130564. ISSN   0022-3816.