Brad Hooker
Brad Hooker | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 September 1957 |
| Nationality | British-American |
| Education | |
| Thesis | Why should I be moral? (1986) |
| Doctoral advisor | Derek Parfit |
| Philosophical work | |
| Era | Contemporary philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Analytic |
| Main interests | Moral philosophy |
Brad Hooker (born 13 September 1957) is a British-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).
His book Ideal Code, Real World received a number of favourable reviews from high-profile philosophers. Derek Parfit, for example, wrote: "This book seems to me the best statement and defence, so far, of one of the most important moral theories."