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Mark C. Murphy is the Robert L. McDevitt, K.S.G., K.C.H.S. and Catherine H. McDevitt L.C.H.S. Chair in Religious Philosophy and Department Chair of Philosophy at Georgetown University's College. He has been at Georgetown since 1995, specializing in ethics, philosophy of law, and philosophy of religion. His work emphasizes natural law theory, theological voluntarism, and divine authority, with notable books including Natural Law and Practical Rationality (2001), God and Moral Law (2011), and Divine Holiness and Divine Action (2021).
Research interests span moral theology, the relationship between divine attributes and ethics, and critiques of natural law jurisprudence. His analyses of Thomas Hobbes’s legal and moral theory further highlight his interdisciplinary engagement. Recent scholarship addresses divine perfection, moral evil, and theodicy through a theistic lens, challenging philosophical assumptions about intrinsic value and moral objectivity.
His publications reveal a focus on integrating metaphysical theology with legal and ethical frameworks, often critiquing or reinterpreting classical theories like natural law and voluntarism. No grants or advising information is explicitly detailed in the provided texts. Murphy’s contributions to philosophical discourse are marked by rigorous engagement with both historical and contemporary debates in religious ethics and political philosophy.
