Kenneth Einar Himma is an American philosopher, author, lawyer, academic and lecturer.
Early life and education Born in Seattle, Himma earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Illinois in 1985, his master's from the University of California in 1987, and his doctorate of law from the University of Washington School of Law in 1990, before receiving his PhD in 2001 from the University of Washington for his thesis, "The Status of Legal Principles".Curriculum Vitae: Kenneth Einar Himma at the University of Washington School of Law. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
Academic career Himma specialises in philosophy of law, philosophy of information, information ethics, social philosophy, political philosophy and philosophy of religion, and has authored dozens of academic papers in these fields.Author Page for Kenneth Einar Himma at the Social Science Research Network. Retrieved 9 April 2017. From 2004 until 2011 he worked as a professor in the philosophy department of Seattle Pacific University, after which he began lecturing part-time at the University of Washington School of Law.Ken Himma, Information School, University of Washington . Retrieved 9 April 2017. He is currently a continuing guest professor at the Faculty of Law of the University of Zagreb.
Publications He is the author of Coercion and the Nature of Law (Oxford University Press, 2020), Morality and the Nature of Law (Oxford University Press, 2019), and The Nature of Authority (Cambridge University Press, forthcoming 2024). He is on editorial boards of Legal Theory, Law and Philosophy, Ratio Juris, Revus: A Journal for Constitutional Theory and Philosophy of Law.
Editorial roles He also serves on the editorial boards of a number of journals in the philosophy of information. In 2007, Himma was elected to the editorial board of the Journal of Information EthicsFaculty / Staff Bulletin (17 September 2007) - Seattle Pacific University. Retrieved 9 April 2017. and the board of directors for the International Society for Ethics and Information Technology.Faculty / Staff Bulletin 34/32 (1 October 2007) - Seattle Pacific University. Retrieved 9 April 2017. He currently serves on the Editorial Advisory Boards of the Journal of Information, Communication and Ethics in SocietyEmerald - Journal of Information, Communication and Ethics in Society editorial team. Retrieved 9 April 2017.Faculty / Staff Bulletin 34/2 (21 May 2007) - Seattle Pacific University. Retrieved 9 April 2017. and the International Review of Information EthicsIRIE - International Review of Information Ethics - Homepage (includes "Editorial Advisory Board" listings). Retrieved 9 April 2017. and the Editorial Boards of Computers and SocietyNewsletter - SIGCAS - Computers and Society. Retrieved 9 April 2017. and the International Journal of Cyber Ethics in EducationInternational Journal of Cyber Ethics in Education (IJCEE): Educational IS&T Journals | IGI Global. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
Awards and recognition In 2010, he was nominated for the World Technology Network's World Technology Award for Ethics,Faculty / Staff Bulletin (3 May 2010) - Seattle Public University. Retrieved 9 April 2017. and in 2012, he was awarded a Fulbright Candidate Grant for Keynote at IVR Conference at Faculty of Law at University of Belgrade.Kenneth Himma - Fulbright Scholar Program . Retrieved 9 April 2017.
Other writing Himma has had numerous opinion pieces published in The Seattle Times. He has also contributed several entries to the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy, with commentary on the subjects of legalLegal Positivism - Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Retrieved 10 April 2017.Law, Philosophy of - Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Retrieved 10 April 2017.Natural Law - Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Retrieved 10 April 2017. and religiousDesign Arguments for the Existence of God - Internet Dictionary of Philosophy. Retrieved 10 April 2017.Anselm: Ontological Argument for God's Existence - Internet Dictionary of Philosophy. Retrieved 10 April 2017. philosophy. Some of his scholarly papers have attracted responses and commentaries from Francis J. Beckwith, Thomas Metzinger, Greg Dawes, Alison Adam, David Gunkel, Mark Coeckelbergh, Matthew Kramer and Scott J. Shapiro.
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External links Curriculum Vitae: Kenneth Einar Himma at the University of Washington School of Law