Professor
Peter A. Railton
University of Michigan
Philosopher; Ethicist; Educator
Area
Humanities and Arts
Specialty
Philosophy
Elected
2004
John Stephenson Perrin Professor of Philosophy. Made contributions to ethics and the philosophy of science. Known in ethics for a defense of moral realism. Advanced understanding of scientific explanation and probability. Author of Facts, Values, and Norms: Essays Toward a Morality of Consequence.
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