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Brad Hooker

Brad Hooker (born 13 September 1957) is an American philosopher who specialises in moral philosophy. He is a professor at the University of Reading and is best known for his work defending rule consequentialism (often treated as being synonymous with rule utilitarianism).

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Born
(1957-09-13) 13 September 1957 (age 68)
Doctoral advisor
Derek Parfit
Era
Contemporary philosophy
Main interests
Moral philosophy
Region
Western philosophy
School
Analytic Consequentialism

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Brad Hooker

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related to External links · 5
Brad Hooker → Brad Hooker University, Oxford Research Archive, Profile, ReadingFull, Why
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Born · 1
Brad Hooker → (1957-09-13) 13 September 1957 (age 68)
Doctoral advisor · 1
Brad Hooker → Derek Parfit
Era · 1
Brad Hooker → Contemporary philosophy
Main interests · 1
Brad Hooker → Moral philosophy
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Brad Hooker → Western philosophy
School · 1
Brad Hooker → Analytic Consequentialism
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Brad Hooker → Why should I be moral? (1986)

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