Fred Feldman (philosopher)

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Fred Feldman (born Newark, New Jersey, 1941) is an American philosopher who specializes in ethical theory.

He received his PhD. in philosophy from Brown University, where he studied under Roderick Chisholm. His doctoral dissertation concerned the metaphysics of identity. He is professor of philosophy at the University of Massachusetts – Amherst.

His books include Doing the Best We Can (Kluwer, 1986), Confrontations with the Reaper (Oxford, 1992) and Pleasure and the Good Life (Oxford, 2004). He has written a number of journal articles on metaphysics, deontic logic, theory of intrinsic value, theory of personal welfare, morally right action, and death.