Michael Adam Gerber Stocker was a 20th-century American political philosopher. He held the Irwin & Marjorie Guttag Professorship of Ethics and Political Philosophy at Syracuse University. [1] Stocker is known for his works on ethics; he authored the seminal paper, "The Schizophrenia of Modern Ethical Theories".[2]

Michael Stocker
Born1939
Died2024
EducationHarvard University (Ph.D.), Columbia College (B.A.)
Era20th-century philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
InstitutionsSyracuse University
ThesisSupererogation (1965)
Doctoral advisorRoderick Firth, John Rawls
Main interests
moral psychology, moral philosophy, ethical theory
Notable ideas
Dirty hands and moral immorality, schizophrenia of modern ethical theories, plural and conflicting values, ethical and moral psychological significance of friendship and emotion

Education

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He earned his B.A. from Columbia College, where he was a student of Sidney Morgenbesser, and Ph.D. (1966) from Harvard University, where he wrote his dissertation on supererogation under the direction of John Rawls.

Works

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Books

  • Plural and Conflicting Values, Oxford: Oxford University Press 1990, reprinted 1992
  • Valuing Emotions (with Elizabeth Hegeman), New York: Cambridge University Press, 1996

Select articles, book chapters (co-)authored


References

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  1. ^ "Michael Stocker". PhilPeople.
  2. ^ "The Schizophrenia of Modern Ethical Theories - Michael Stocker - The Journal of Philosophy (Philosophy Documentation Center)". www.pdcnet.org.