"His fields of study include ethics, social choice theory, decision theory, philosophy of language, and metaphysics. His publications include Meaning and Normativity (Oxford University Press, 2012), Reconciling Our Aims: In Search of Bases for Ethics (Oxford University Press, 2008), and (Harvard University Press, 2003), as well as many articles and book chapters. Gibbard served as president of the APA Central Division from 2001 to 2002."
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The material presents Allan Gibbard’s John Dewey Lecture titled “The Question Is How to Live,” delivered at the 2022 Central Division Meeting. It provides background on Gibbard’s academic career, including his professorship at the University of Michigan, earlier roles at the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Chicago, and his PhD from Harvard. It lists his research areas, including ethics, social choice theory, decision theory, philosophy of language, and metaphysics. It also notes selected publications such as Meaning and Normativity, Reconciling Our Aims, and other works. The information further describes the APA’s blog series that publishes presidential addresses and John Dewey Lectures, with recordings made available through APA support.
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