Name H. Engelhardt, Role Philosopher | Region Western philosophy | |
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Born 1941 Texas Era Contemporary philosophy Main interests Medical ethics, philosophy of medicine, political philosophy Areas of interest Medical ethics, Political philosophy, Philosophy of healthcare Education Tulane University, University of Texas at Austin Books foundations of Christian bioethics, Bioethics and secular h, The Foundations of Bioethics, Mind‑body, After God: Bioethics in the Ruins Similar People Daniel Callahan, Edmund Pellegrino, Baruch Brody, Arthur Caplan | ||
Schools of thought Continental philosophy | ||
Health Care in a Secular Culture, Pt. 1 - April 29, 2011
Hugo Tristram Engelhardt, Jr. (born in 1941) is an American philosopher, holding doctorates in both philosophy from the University of Texas at Austin and medicine from Tulane University. He is a professor of philosophy at Rice University, in Houston, Texas, specializing in the history and philosophy of medicine, particularly from the standpoint of continental philosophy. He is also a professor emeritus at Baylor College of Medicine, and a member of the Baylor Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy.
He is currently editor-in-chief of The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy and Christian Bioethics. He also edits the book series "Philosophy and Medicine". He is a fellow of the Hastings Center, an independent bioethics research institute.
Engelhardt was raised Roman Catholic, but in 1991 he entered the Orthodox Church.