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David O. Brink

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David O. Brink (born 1958) is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, San Diego.[1] He works in the areas of moral, political, and legal philosophy.

Education and career

He earned his Ph.D. in philosophy at Cornell University where he worked with Terence Irwin and David Lyons. He taught for two years at Case Western Reserve University, and then from 1987 to 1994 at Massachusetts Institute of Technology before joining the faculty at UCSD.[2]

Selected works

  • Mill's Progressive Principles (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 2013).
  • Perfectionism and the Common Good: Themes in the Philosophy of T.H. Green(Oxford: Clarendon Press, 2003).
  • Moral Realism and the Foundations of Ethics (New York: Cambridge University Press, 1989)

References

  1. ^ "UC San Diego Philosophy Faculty". Philosophy.ucsd.edu. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 11, 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)[third-party source needed]