Mark H. Bernstein

Mark H. Bernstein is an American philosopher and Joyce & Edward E. Brewer Chair in Applied Ethics at Purdue University. He is known for his research on animal ethics.

Biography

Bernstein received a B.A. in January 1969 in Mathematics from Queens [College, City University of New York], a M.A. in June 1975 in Philosophy from California [State University, Northridge] and a Ph D. in June 1982 in Philosophy from the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Bernstein takes an abolitionist approach to animal rights. In 2015, he authored The Moral Equality of Humans and Animals.

Selected publications

Fatalism, University of Nebraska Press, 1992
On Moral Considerability: An Essay On Who Morally Matters, Oxford University Press, 1998
Without A Tear: Our Tragic Relationship with Animals, University of Illinois Press, 2004
The Moral Equality of Humans and Animals, Palgrave Macmillan, 2015
, In The Palgrave Handbook of Practical Animal Ethics, Palgrave Macmillan, 2018