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Henry S. Richardson
Born
United States
NationalityAmerican
Alma materHarvard University
SpouseMary E. Challinor
ChildrenTwo
Parent(s)Elliot Richardson (1920-1999) and Anne Francis Hazard Richardson (1929–1999)
Main interests
Practical reasoning, moral reasoning and bioethics

Henry S. Richardson, JD, MPP, PhD is an American philosopher, author, Professor of Philosophy at Georgetown University, and Senior Research Scholar at the Kennedy Institute of Ethics.[1][2]

Early life and education

Henry S. Richardson is the son of Anne Richardson, who was once the chair of Reading is Fundamental, and the politician and lawyer Elliot Richardson.[3]

Richardson graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1977. He then received a J.D. from Harvard Law School and an M.P.P. from the John F. Kennedy School of Government, both in 1981. In 1986, Richardson received his Ph.D. in Philosophy, also from Harvard University.[1]

Academic career

Richardson's main work has centred on practical reasoning. His first book, Practical Reasoning about Final Ends,[4] focussed on individual reasoning, whilst his second book, Democratic Autonomy: Public Reasoning about the Ends of Policy,[5] which won the Herbert A. Simon Best Book Award in Public Administration,[6] and the David Easton Award in the Foundations of Political Theory,[7] dealt with collective reasoning.

In recent years Richardson's research has concentrated on bioethics. He has twice been a Visiting Scholar at the Department of Bioethics at the (U.S.) National Institutes of Health.

In July 2008 he was appointed as Editor to the academic journal Ethics.[8] Since 2010, through his work as a member of the World Commission on the Ethics of Scientific Knowledge and Technology (COMEST), he has acted as an advisor to the Director General of UNESCO on ethical issues relating to science and technology.[1][2]

In September 2014 Richardson began a two-year tenure as president of the Human Development and Capability Association (HDCA),[9] he will be succeeded by the economist Ravi Kanbur.[10]

Works

Books

  • Richardson, Henry S; Douglass, Bruce; Mara, Gerald M (1990). Liberalism and the good. New York: Routledge. ISBN 9780415902434.
  • Richardson, Henry S (1997). Practical reasoning about final ends. Cambridge New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521574426.
  • Richardson, Henry S (2002). Democratic autonomy: public reasoning about the ends of policy. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195150919.
  • Richardson, Henry S (2012). Moral entanglements : the ancillary-care obligations of medical researchers. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195388930.

Chapters in books

  • Richardson, Henry S (1992) "Desire and Good in De Anima." in Essays on Aristotle’s "De Anima" Ed. M. Nussbaum and A.O. Rorty. : Oxford University Press: 381-399.
  • Richardson, Henry S (1997) "Democratic Intentions." in Deliberative Democracy Ed. J. Bohman and W. Rehg. Boston: MIT Press: 349-382.
  • Richardson, Henry S (1999) "Administrative Policymaking: Rule of Law, or Bureaucracy?." in Recrafting the Rule of Law: The Limits of Legal Order Ed. David Dyzenhaus. Oxford: Hart Publishing: 309-330.
  • Richardson, Henry S (1999) "Institutionally Divided Moral Responsibility." in Responsibility Ed. Ellen and Paul Frankel et al.. : Cambridge University Press: 218-249.
  • Richardson, Henry S (2001) "Commensurability." in The Encyclopedia of Ethics Ed. Lawrence C. Becker and Charlotte B. Becker. : Routledge: 258-262.
  • Richardson, Henry S (2001) "The Stupidity of the Cost-Benefit Standard." in Cost-Benefit Analysis: Legal, Economic, and Philosophical Perspectives Ed. M.D. Adler & E.A. Posner. Chicago: University of Chicago Press: 135-167.
  • Richardson, Henry S (2003) "Em Defesa de uma Democracia Qualificada." in Dereito e Legitimidade Ed. Jean-Christophe Merle and Luiz Moreira. São Paulo: Landy Editora: 174-194.
  • Richardson, Henry S (2004) "Satisficing: Not Good Enough." in Satisficing and Maximizing: Moral Theorists on Practical Reason Ed. Michael Byron. : Cambridge University Press: 106-130.
  • Richardson, Henry S (2004) "Thinking about Conflicts of Desire." in Practical Conflicts: New Philosophical Essays Ed. Peter Baumann and Monika Betzler. Cambridge University Press: 92-117.
  • Richardson, Henry S (2004) "Incommensurability and Basic Goods: A Tension in the New Natural Law Theory." in Human Values Ed. David S. Oderberg and Timothy Chappell . Basingstoke: Palgrave MacMillan: 70-101.
  • Richardson, Henry S (2006) "Public Opinion and Popular Will." in Deliberative Democracy: Theory and Practice Ed. D. Kahane et al.

Journal articles

References

  1. ^ a b c "Henry S Richardson". Georgetown University. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Henry S. Richardson, J.D., M.P.P., Ph.D." Kennedy Institute of Ethics. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Anne Richardson, 69, Patron of Literacy (obituary)". The New York Times. 29 July 1999. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  4. ^ Richardson, Henry (1997). Practical reasoning about final ends. Cambridge New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521574426.
  5. ^ Richardson, Henry (2002). Democratic autonomy: public reasoning about the ends of policy. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195150919.
  6. ^ "Organized Section Awards - Public Administration Organized Section: Herbert A. Simon Book Award Recipients". American Political Science Association. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  7. ^ "Book awards: David Easton Award". Library Thing. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  8. ^ "Ethics: An International Journal of Social, Political, and Legal Philosophy (Editorial Board)". Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  9. ^ "Election results for HDCA Executive Council". Human Development and Capability Association. 15 May 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  10. ^ "New HDCA Executive Council members elected!". Human Development and Capability Association. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.

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Educational offices
Preceded by President of the Human Development and Capability Association
September 2014 – September 2016 		Succeeded by
Ravi Kanbur
from September 2016
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