Julian Savulescu belongs to the philosophical record as a figure whose arguments outlasted the disputes that prompted them.
The record lists Julian Savulescu as Australian philosopher.
Julian Savulescu was born at Melbourne in 1963. His recorded nationality is Australia. He studied at Monash University.
Contemporary philosophy is professionalised and specialised, conducted largely in journals and seminars.
His academic posts were held at University of Oxford.
The recorded fields of work are bioethics.
Philosophy advances by objection: an argument matters if serious people spend years attacking it.
That the work was done from Australia matters: philosophical traditions, institutions and the language of publication have never been evenly distributed.
Julian Savulescu is still working, and the final assessment of the contribution has not been made.
Achievements
- Held posts at University of Oxford
- Fields: bioethics
