Michael Huemer

Michael Huemer (/ˈhjuːmər/; born 27 December 1969) is a professor of philosophy at the University of Colorado, Boulder.[1] He has defended ethical intuitionism, direct realism, libertarianism, veganism, and philosophical anarchism.

Michael Huemer
Born	December 27, 1969
Education	B.A., University of California, Berkeley Ph.D., Rutgers University
Notable work	Approaching Infinity The Problem of Political Authority Ethical Intuitionism Skepticism and the Veil of Perception
Era	Contemporary philosophy
Region	Western philosophy
School	Analytic Libertarianism
Institutions	University of Colorado, Boulder
Main interests	Epistemology, meta-ethics, ethics, political philosophy
Notable ideas	Phenomenal conservatism
Influences Thomas Reid, G. E. Moore, David D. Friedman, Peter D. Klein
Influenced Bryan Caplan
Website	https://www.owl232.net/

Education and career

Huemer graduated from the University of California, Berkeley and earned his Ph.D. at Rutgers University in 1998 under the supervision of Peter D. Klein.[2]

Philosophical work

Huemer's book Ethical Intuitionism was reviewed in Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews,[3] Philosophy and Phenomenological Research[4] and Mind.[5]

Books

Authored

• Skepticism and the Veil of Perception (Rowman & Littlefield, 2001)
• Ethical Intuitionism (Palgrave Macmillan, 2005)
• The Problem of Political Authority (Palgrave Macmillan, 2013)
• Approaching Infinity (Palgrave Macmillan, 2016)
• Paradox Lost (Palgrave Macmillan, 2018)
• Dialogues on Ethical Vegetarianism (Routledge, 2019)

Edited

• Epistemology: Contemporary Readings (Routledge, 2002)

References

1. Huemer, Michael. "Prof. Huemer's page for students". Retrieved 2013-09-18.
2. http://www.owl232.net/cv.htm
3. McNaughton, David (10 September 2006). "Michael Huemer: Ethical Intuitionism". Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews. ISSN 1538-1617.
4. Schroeder, Mark (2009). "Review: Huemer's Clarkeanism: Ethical Intuitionism by Michael Huemer". Philosophy and Phenomenological Research. 78 (1): 197–204. JSTOR 40380419.
5. Lemos, Noah (2008). "Review: Michael Huemer: Ethical Intuitionism". Mind. 117 (466): 483–486. doi:10.1093/mind/fzn063. ISSN 0026-4423.

Further reading

• McGrew, Timothy (12 May 2002). "Michael Huemer: Skepticism and the Veil of Perception". Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews. ISSN 1538-1617.
• Seddon, Fred (2007). "Review: Recent Writings on Ethics: Ayn Rand's Normative Ethics by Tara Smith". The Journal of Ayn Rand Studies. 8 (2): 271–284. JSTOR 41551403.

External links

• Faculty webpage
• Official Website