J. David Velleman
J. David Velleman | |
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| Born | 1952 (age 72–73) |
| Education | |
| Alma mater | Princeton University |
| Doctoral advisor | David K. Lewis |
| Philosophical work | |
| Era | Contemporary philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Analytic Constitutivism |
| Main interests | Ethics, philosophy of action |
| Notable ideas | Constitutivism |
J. David Velleman (born 1952) is an American philosopher. He is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy and Bioethics at New York University and Miller Research Professor of Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University. He primarily works in the areas of ethics, moral psychology, and related areas such as the philosophy of action, and practical reasoning.