Marcia Baron

Marcia Baron is the James H. Rudy Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Indiana University Bloomington, affiliated with the College of Arts & Sciences. Her research spans moral philosophy, moral psychology, and philosophy of law, with a focus on Kantian ethics, criminal law, and the interplay between loyalty, patriotism, and impartiality.

• Ph.D., University of North Carolina, 1982
• B.A., Oberlin College, 1976

Her work addresses topics such as manipulativeness, self-defense, mens rea in criminal law, sexual consent, and the moral significance of appearances. She is currently writing a book on self-defense and the reasonable belief requirement.

Marcia Baron's publications bridge ethics, legal philosophy, and feminist theory, with recent articles focusing on negligence in criminal law, moral psychology, and literary analysis of ethical dilemmas. Keywords include Kantian ethics, moral responsibility, and legal standards.

• James H. Rudy Professorship in Philosophy

She has contributed extensively to Kantian scholarship, virtue ethics, and debates on criminal law justification. Her research often examines the tension between moral duty and emotional responses, particularly in legal contexts.