Joan McGregor’s current research interests are focused on a number of questions in moral and legal philosophy.
Bioethics and environmental ethics join in research on the moral issues in sustainability. One of the most pressing sustainability questions pertains to modern food systems. Contemporary food systems are complex and multinational, involving workers and consumers from diverse cultures and economies. These systems must be capable of feeding large culturally varied populations without compromising social justice, human health, and the health of the planet. These questions are multifaceted and require approaches and methods from a variety of disciplines. In order to tackle these challenges, McGregor’s current project is directing "Just Food," a multi-year, transdisciplinary project designed to research moral and cultural questions related to modern food production and consumption, including the consideration of the unintended consequences of the practices and technologies that we develop in our food systems.
McGregor directed three National Endowment for the Humanities summer institutes on sustainability, “Fierce Green Fire: Aldo Leopold and the Foundations of the Land Ethic” in 2009 and in 2011, “Beyond the Land Ethics: Sustainability and Humanities”, "Extending the Land Ethic."
Ethics of Sustainability, Food Justice, Legal Philosophy, Practical Philosophy
Spring 2022 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
PHI 307 | Philosophy of Law |
BIO 492 | Honors Directed Study |
PHI 492 | Honors Directed Study |
BIO 493 | Honors Thesis |
PHI 599 | Thesis |
PHI 792 | Research |
PHI 799 | Dissertation |
Fall 2021 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
PHI 307 | Philosophy of Law |
PHI 420 | Topics in Philosophy |
BIO 492 | Honors Directed Study |
BIO 493 | Honors Thesis |
BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
PHI 521 | Bioethics |
PHI 599 | Thesis |
PHI 792 | Research |
PHI 799 | Dissertation |
Spring 2021 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
BIO 312 | Bioethics |
PHI 320 | Bioethics |
PHI 420 | Topics in Philosophy |
BIO 492 | Honors Directed Study |
BIO 493 | Honors Thesis |
SOS 494 | Special Topics |
SOS 499 | Individualized Instruction |
PHI 522 | Ethics of Sustainability |
REL 599 | Thesis |
PHI 599 | Thesis |
REL 792 | Research |
PHI 792 | Research |
REL 799 | Dissertation |
PHI 799 | Dissertation |
Fall 2020 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
PHI 307 | Philosophy of Law |
BIO 312 | Bioethics |
PHI 320 | Bioethics |
BIO 492 | Honors Directed Study |
BIO 493 | Honors Thesis |
PHI 494 | Special Topics |
SLC 598 | Special Topics |
SOS 598 | Special Topics |
SFS 598 | Special Topics |
PHI 598 | Special Topics |
HUL 598 | Special Topics |
ENG 598 | Special Topics |
PHI 599 | Thesis |
REL 599 | Thesis |
REL 792 | Research |
PHI 792 | Research |
PHI 799 | Dissertation |
REL 799 | Dissertation |
Spring 2020 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
PHI 307 | Philosophy of Law |
BIO 492 | Honors Directed Study |
BIO 493 | Honors Thesis |
PHI 599 | Thesis |
REL 599 | Thesis |
REL 792 | Research |
PHI 792 | Research |
REL 799 | Dissertation |
PHI 799 | Dissertation |
Fall 2019 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
BIO 312 | Bioethics |
PHI 320 | Bioethics |
BIO 492 | Honors Directed Study |
BIO 493 | Honors Thesis |
BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
REL 599 | Thesis |
PHI 599 | Thesis |
REL 792 | Research |
PHI 792 | Research |
REL 799 | Dissertation |
PHI 799 | Dissertation |
Spring 2019 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
PHI 307 | Philosophy of Law |
BIO 492 | Honors Directed Study |
PHI 494 | Special Topics |
PHI 599 | Thesis |
REL 599 | Thesis |
REL 792 | Research |
PHI 792 | Research |
REL 799 | Dissertation |
PHI 799 | Dissertation |
Fall 2018 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
BIO 312 | Bioethics |
PHI 320 | Bioethics |
BIO 493 | Honors Thesis |
SOS 494 | Special Topics |
SLC 494 | Special Topics |
PHI 494 | Special Topics |
HUL 494 | Special Topics |
PHI 592 | Research |
REL 599 | Thesis |
PHI 599 | Thesis |
REL 792 | Research |
PHI 792 | Research |
REL 799 | Dissertation |
PHI 799 | Dissertation |
Spring 2018 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
PHI 420 | Topics in Philosophy |
BIO 492 | Honors Directed Study |
PHI 494 | Special Topics |
PHI 522 | Ethics of Sustainability |
PHI 592 | Research |
PHI 599 | Thesis |
REL 792 | Research |
PHI 792 | Research |
REL 799 | Dissertation |
PHI 799 | Dissertation |
Fall 2017 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
PHI 307 | Philosophy of Law |
BIO 312 | Bioethics |
PHI 320 | Bioethics |
BIO 493 | Honors Thesis |
PHI 494 | Special Topics |
PHI 599 | Thesis |
REL 792 | Research |
PHI 792 | Research |
REL 799 | Dissertation |
PHI 799 | Dissertation |
Dinner 2040: The Future of Food http://hfe-observatories.org/project/dinner-2040/