Richard Norman (philosopher)

For the British chemist, see Richard Norman (chemist).

Professor Richard J. Norman

Richard J. Norman, BA (Cantab), PhD (London), is a British academic, philosopher and humanist. He is currently Emeritus Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Kent, and Vice-President of the British Humanist Association.

Life

Norman formerly taught philosophy at the University of Kent, where his areas of interest were mainly moral and political philosophy, including both theoretical and practical ethics.

Works

His published works include:

• The Moral Philosophers (1983)
• Free and Equal (1987)
• Ethics, Killing and War (1995)
• On Humanism (2004)

External links

• Beyond belief: article by Richard Norman in the New Humanist, November 2009
• Can There be a Just War?: article first published in Think magazine