Region: | Western philosophy |
Era: | 21st-century philosophy |
Mark Sheldon | |
Birth Date: | 1944 |
Birth Place: | Camp Blanding, FL |
Institutions: | Northwestern University, Indiana University, University of Chicago |
Main Interests: | medical ethics |
Thesis Title: | Analysis of the Concept of Imagination with a Related Theory of Metaphor |
Thesis Year: | 1975 |
Doctoral Advisor: | Henry David Aiken |
Academic Advisors: | Morris Weitz, Stuart Hampshire, William Johnson, Marvin Fox |
Education: | Brandeis University (PhD), Shimer College (AB) |
Website: | https://philosophy.northwestern.edu/people/emeriti-faculty/sheldon-mark.html |
Mark Sheldon is an American philosopher and Distinguished Senior Lecturer Emeritus in Philosophy at Northwestern University. He is known for his works on medical ethics.[1] [2] [3] [4] Previously, he was Professor of Philosophy and adjunct professor of medicine at Indiana University.