Russ Shafer Landau
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Russ Shafer-Landau is a professor of Philosophy
at the University of Wisconsin–Madison
. Before moving to Wisconsin
, Shafer-Landau taught for several years at the University of Kansas
as well as at the University of Compton. He completed his PhD work at the University of Arizona
. He is the author of three books, Whatever Happened To Good And Evil?, The Fundamentals of Ethics, and Moral Realism: A Defence. In addition, he is editor-in-chief of the Oxford Studies in Metaethics and has co-edited Reason and Responsibility: Readings in Some Basic Problems of Philosophy, an anthology covering many aspects of ethics with the late Joel Feinberg
. He is also the editor of two Blackwell anthologies, Foundations of Ethics (with Terence Cuneo), and Ethical Theory. He supports ethical non-naturalistic realism, which suggests that moral statements are not reducible to natural terms. For example the 'good' cannot be described in terms of pleasures and pains nor the conclusion of any of the natural sciences (physics, biology).
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
at the University of Wisconsin–Madison
University of Wisconsin–Madison
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a public research university located in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1848, UW–Madison is the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. It became a land-grant institution in 1866...
. Before moving to Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
, Shafer-Landau taught for several years at the University of Kansas
University of Kansas
The University of Kansas is a public research university and the largest university in the state of Kansas. KU campuses are located in Lawrence, Wichita, Overland Park, and Kansas City, Kansas with the main campus being located in Lawrence on Mount Oread, the highest point in Lawrence. The...
as well as at the University of Compton. He completed his PhD work at the University of Arizona
University of Arizona
The University of Arizona is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The University of Arizona was the first university in the state of Arizona, founded in 1885...
. He is the author of three books, Whatever Happened To Good And Evil?, The Fundamentals of Ethics, and Moral Realism: A Defence. In addition, he is editor-in-chief of the Oxford Studies in Metaethics and has co-edited Reason and Responsibility: Readings in Some Basic Problems of Philosophy, an anthology covering many aspects of ethics with the late Joel Feinberg
Joel Feinberg
Joel Feinberg was an American political and social philosopher. He is known for his work in the fields of ethics, action theory, philosophy of law, and political philosophy as well as individual rights and the authority of the state...
. He is also the editor of two Blackwell anthologies, Foundations of Ethics (with Terence Cuneo), and Ethical Theory. He supports ethical non-naturalistic realism, which suggests that moral statements are not reducible to natural terms. For example the 'good' cannot be described in terms of pleasures and pains nor the conclusion of any of the natural sciences (physics, biology).