Christopher Tollefsen

Christopher Tollefsen is a Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of South Carolina, where he also serves as Interim Executive Director of the Center for American Civic Leadership and Public Discourse. He earned his Ph.D. at Emory University in 1995 and has held visiting fellowships at Princeton University and Wake Forest University.

Research Interests: Tollefsen specializes in natural law philosophy, with a focus on foundational ethics, medical ethics, beginning and ending of life debates, and the ethics of lying and truth-telling. His current work includes a book on the ethics of killing and a new project titled "The Neglected Goods: Work, Play and Aesthetic Experience."

• Notable Awards: Two James Madison Program fellowships (Princeton), Eudaimonia Institute visiting fellowship (Wake Forest)
• Public Engagement: Regular contributions to Public Discourse journal, including essays on contemporary ethical issues

Publications Trend: Recent works examine vaccine ethics, human rights foundations, end-of-life care, and the metaphysics of suffering. His scholarship bridges Anglo-American analytic philosophy with Catholic theological traditions, particularly through the work of Alasdair MacIntyre and John Finnis.