Mark H. Bernstein (born 1948) is an American philosopher and Joyce & Edward E. Brewer Chair in Applied Ethics at Purdue University. He is known for his research on animal ethics.
Biography Bernstein received a B.A. in January 1969 in Mathematics from Queens College, City University of New York, a M.A. in June 1975 in Philosophy from California State University, Northridge and a Ph D. in June 1982 in Philosophy from the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Bernstein takes an abolitionist approach to animal rights. In 2015, he authored The Moral Equality of Humans and Animals.
Selected publications
Fatalism, University of Nebraska Press, 1992 On Moral Considerability: An Essay On Who Morally Matters, Oxford University Press, 1998 Without A Tear: Our Tragic Relationship with Animals, University of Illinois Press, 2004 The Moral Equality of Humans and Animals, Palgrave Macmillan, 2015 Comparing the Wrongness of Killing Humans and Killing Animals, In The Palgrave Handbook of Practical Animal Ethics, Palgrave Macmillan, 2018
References
External links Mark H. Bernstein at Purdue University