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Dan Brudney is the Florin Harrison Pugh Professor in the Department of Philosophy and the College at the University of Chicago. He holds affiliate positions in the Divinity School and the MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics. His work bridges political philosophy, philosophy of literature, bioethics, and religious thought. Brudney joined UChicago in 1985 after earning his PhD and BA from Harvard University. He is renowned for his 1998 monograph Marx's Attempt to Leave Philosophy, which reinterprets Marx’s philosophical trajectory.
His research integrates literary analysis with ethical theory, exploring themes like moral character through works by authors such as Conrad and James. In bioethics, he addresses issues of patient autonomy, healthcare resource allocation, and clinical decision-making ethics. His political philosophy engages with classical thinkers like Locke and Rousseau while critiquing contemporary social structures through a Marxist lens.
Brudney has taught over three decades at UChicago, designing interdisciplinary courses on abortion ethics, social contract theory, and modern philosophy of religion. His recent courses include Abortion: Morality, Politics, Philosophy (2023-2024) and Rousseau’s Political Philosophy (2024-2025). He frequently collaborates with scholars across disciplines, hosting guest experts in law, medicine, and history to contextualize philosophical debates.
His publications blend textual analysis with critical theory, appearing in venues like European Journal of Philosophy and Philosophy and Literature. Though no formal awards are listed, his sustained influence in multiple subfields underscores his scholarly impact. Brudney advises undergraduate senior essays through the Philosophy Department’s senior seminar program and contributes to medical ethics curricula through interdepartmental teaching.
