Susan Wolf b. 1952
Susan Wolf (born 1952) is an American philosopher of the Contemporary era, associated with Analytic Philosophy.
Susan Wolf is an American moral philosopher, distinguished professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, whose work has shaped contemporary thinking on the meaning of life, moral responsibility, and the place of the personal within ethics. Freedom Within Reason argued that moral responsibility requires the agent to be able to act in light of the True and the Good, while Meaning in Life and Why It Matters defended a fitting fulfillment account in which a meaningful life is one in which the agent is actively engaged with projects of independent objective worth. Her essay Moral Saints made the influential case that a single-minded pursuit of moral perfection is not, in fact, the most attractive human ideal.
Key facts
- Nationality
- American
- Era
- Contemporary
- Movements
- Analytic Philosophy
Selected quotes
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Attributed to Susan Wolf:
“A meaningful life is one in which active engagement and objective worth meet.”
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Attributed to Susan Wolf:
“Moral saints are admirable, but they are not the most attractive of human types.”
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Attributed to Susan Wolf:
“Freedom within reason is the freedom to be moved by what is true and good.”
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Attributed to Susan Wolf:
“Meaning is what fills the space between happiness and morality.”
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Attributed to Susan Wolf:
“The personal point of view has its own legitimate claims, even within ethics.”
Frequently asked about Susan Wolf
- When was Susan Wolf born?
- Susan Wolf was born in 1952.
- Where was Susan Wolf from?
- Susan Wolf is an American philosopher of the Contemporary era.
- What philosophical movements is Susan Wolf associated with?
- Susan Wolf is associated with Analytic Philosophy.
- What is Susan Wolf known for?
- Susan Wolf is an American moral philosopher, distinguished professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, whose work has shaped contemporary thinking on the meaning of life, moral responsibility, and the place of the personal within ethics.
- How many quotes are attributed to Susan Wolf?
- There are 12 attributed quotations from Susan Wolf in the 1001Philosophers collection, organized by topic.