Michael Cholbi (born 1972) is an American philosopher and Chair in Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh. He is best known for his research on ethical issues related to death and dying, including suicide, grief, and immortality. Cholbi has also published work in moral psychology and Kantian ethics, as well as on topics in practical ethics such as work and labor, punishment, and paternalism.[1][2][3][4][5]
Michael Cholbi | |
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| Born | 1972 (age 51–52) |
| Education | University of Virginia (PhD) Swarthmore College (BA) |
| Awards | NEH Award, Publons Top Peer Reviewer |
| Era | 21st-century philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Analytic |
| Institutions | University of Edinburgh (2020–) California State Polytechnic University (2003–2020) Brooklyn College (2000–2003) |
| Thesis | Publicity and practical reason: Between subjectivism and Kantianism (1999) |
| Doctoral advisor | John Marshall |
| Other academic advisors | A. John Simmons Talbot Brewer George Klosko |
Main interests | ethical theory, philosophy of death, philosophy of suicide |
| Website | https://michael.cholbi.com/ |
Life and career edit
Cholbi was born 1972 in Portland, Oregon. He intended to pursue a career in journalism before being exposed to Enlightenment thought in his first philosophy course.[6] He received his B.A. from Swarthmore College in 1994 and obtained his Ph.D from the University of Virginia in 1999, completing a dissertation entitled “Publicity and Practical Reason.” After spending three years as an assistant professor at Brooklyn College, City University of New York, he went on to become Professor of Philosophy and director of the California Center for Ethics and Policy (CCEP) at California State Polytechnic University in Pomona, California. In January 2020, he joined the University of Edinburgh.
Cholbi was previously the editor of the journal Teaching Philosophy and currently serves as an associate editor for Ethical Theory and Moral Practice and on the editorial boards of the Journal of Applied Philosophy and Social Theory and Practice. In 2012, he founded the International Association for the Philosophy of Death and Dying (IAPDD).
Cholbi appeared as a contestant on Jeopardy! in 2007, finishing second.[7]
Books edit
- Suicide: The Philosophical Dimensions, Broadview, 2011
- Understanding Kant's Ethics, Cambridge University Press, 2016
- Grief: A Philosophical Guide, Princeton University Press, 2021
- edited
- Immortality and the Philosophy of Death, Rowman and Littlefield, 2015
- New Directions in the Ethics of Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia. Springer, 2015 (with Jukka Varelius)
- Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide: Global Views on Choosing to End Life. Praeger, 2017
- Procreation, Parenthood, and Educational Rights, Routledge, 2017 (with Jaime Ahlberg)
- The Future of Work, Technology, and Basic Income, Routledge, 2019 (with M.E. Weber)
- The Movement for Black Lives: Philosophical Perspectives, Oxford University Press, 2020 (with B. Hogan, A. Madva, and B. Yost)
- Exploring the Philosophy of Death and Dying: Classic and Contemporary Perspectives, Routledge, 2020 (with T. Timmerman)
References edit
- ^ Cooley, Dennis R. (November 3, 2011). "Suicide: The Philosophical Dimensions". Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews.
- ^ Biss, Mavis (March 2018). "Michael Cholbi, Understanding Kant's Ethics Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2016 Pp. 232 ISBN 9781316681459 (hbk) £64.99". Kantian Review. 23 (1): 151–155. doi:10.1017/S1369415417000450. ISSN 1369-4154. S2CID 171869222.
- ^ Archard, David (June 12, 2017). "Procreation, Parenthood, and Educational Rights: Ethical and Philosophical Issues". Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews. Archived from the original on December 1, 2023.
- ^ Taylor, James Stacey (June 9, 2016). "Immortality and the Philosophy of Death". Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews. Archived from the original on December 11, 2023.
- ^ Frayne, David (December 2019). "The UBI Maze - a review essay". Autonomy. Archived from the original on September 26, 2023.
- ^ NicholasRMcCay; McCay, Nicholas; Cholbi, Michael (December 20, 2019). "Conversations #2 — Michael Cholbi (Transcript)". Eclectic Spacewalk. Medium. Archived from the original on March 23, 2024.
- ^ "Michael Cholbi". J! Archive. Archived from the original on April 14, 2023.
External links edit
- "Michael Cholbi". The University of Edinburgh. December 31, 2022.
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