Robert Streiffer

Interests

Abstract ethical theory, political philosophy; ethical and political issues related to agricultural biotechnology.

Affiliations

The Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies

Curriculum Vitae

Robert Streiffer’s C.V.

Education

Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Philosophy, 1999

B.A., Reed College, Philosophy, 1993

Books

Robert Streiffer, Moral Relativism and Reasons for Action (Routledge, 2003).

Selected Book Sections

“Genetically Engineered Animals and the Ethics of Food Labeling” section in Paul Weirich, ed., Labeling Genetically Modified Food:The Philosophical and Legal Debate (Oxford University Press, 2008).

Selected Articles

Robert Streiffer, “Informed Consent and Federal Funding for Stem Cell Research,” Hastings Center Report 38:3 (2008), 40-47.

Robert Streiffer, “Wittgenstein on the General Form of a Proposition,” Analysis and Metaphysics 6 (2007), 468-472.

Streiffer, Robert, Alan Rubel, and Julie Fagan, “Wittgenstein on the General Form of a Proposition,” The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy 31 (2006), 417-439.

Courses taught

MHB 344: Food Ethics
MHB 370: Addressing Controversy: The Science, Ethics, and Public Discussion of Animal Research
MHB 558: Ethical Issues in Health Care
MHB 565: The Ethics of Modern Biotechnology

Website: robertstreiffer.com