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==Life and career==
==Life and career==
Wolff was born on 25 June 1959 to Herbert Wolff and Doris Wolff (née Polakoff).<ref name="Who's Who 2014">{{cite web|title=WOLFF, Prof. Jonathan|url=http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U4000304|website=Who's Who 2014|publisher=A & C Black|accessdate=25 June 2014|date=December 2013}}</ref> He earned his [[MPhil]] from [[University College London|UCL]]<ref name="UCL homepage">{{cite web | first=Jonathan | last=Wolff | title=Personal Homepage | url = http://www.homepages.ucl.ac.uk/~uctyjow/ | publisher= University College London | accessdate=2007-12-11}}</ref> under the direction of [[G.A. Cohen]] in 1985.<ref>{{cite news|last1=O'Grady|first1=Jane|title=GA Cohen|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/aug/10/ga-cohen-obituary|accessdate=25 June 2014|work=The Guardian|date=10 August 2009}}</ref> Apart from one year as a Harkness Fellow at Harvard University, he has taught at UCL ever since. As of September 1, 2016, he will take up the Blavatnik Chair in Public Policy in the [[Blavatnik School of Government]] at [[Oxford University]].<ref>http://dailynous.com/2016/04/27/wolff/</ref>
Wolff was born on 25 June 1959 to Herbert Wolff and Doris Wolff (née Polakoff).<ref name="Who's Who 2014">{{cite web|title=WOLFF, Prof. Jonathan|url=http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U4000304|website=Who's Who 2014|publisher=A & C Black|accessdate=25 June 2014|date=December 2013}}</ref> He earned his [[MPhil]] from [[University College London|UCL]]<ref name="UCL homepage">{{cite web | first=Jonathan | last=Wolff | title=Personal Homepage | url = http://www.homepages.ucl.ac.uk/~uctyjow/ | publisher= University College London | accessdate=11 December 2007}}</ref> under the direction of [[G.A. Cohen]] in 1985.<ref>{{cite news|last1=O'Grady|first1=Jane|title=GA Cohen|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/aug/10/ga-cohen-obituary|accessdate=25 June 2014|work=The Guardian|date=10 August 2009}}</ref> Apart from one year as a Harkness Fellow at Harvard University, he has taught at UCL ever since. As of 1 September 2016, he will take up the Blavatnik Chair in Public Policy in the [[Blavatnik School of Government]] at [[Oxford University]].<ref>http://dailynous.com/2016/04/27/wolff/</ref>


He was formerly the secretary of the [[British Philosophical Association]] and has been Editor and then honorary secretary of the [[Aristotelian Society]], which publishes ''Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society''. Recently, Wolff's work has specialized in [[disadvantage]] and [[Egalitarianism|equality]] and [[public policy]] decision making.
He was formerly the secretary of the [[British Philosophical Association]] and has been Editor and then honorary secretary of the [[Aristotelian Society]], which publishes ''Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society''. Recently, Wolff's work has specialised in [[disadvantage]] and [[Egalitarianism|equality]] and [[public policy]] decision making.


As a scholar on the topic of [[Marxism]], Wolff published "Marx and Exploitation", an article about Marxist thinking, in ''The Journal of Ethics''. He also co-edited (with Michael Rosen) ''Political Thought'' ({{ISBN|0-19-289278-9}}), an introductionary reader on political philosophy.
As a scholar on the topic of [[Marxism]], Wolff published "Marx and Exploitation", an article about Marxist thinking, in ''The Journal of Ethics''. He also co-edited (with Michael Rosen) ''Political Thought'' ({{ISBN|0-19-289278-9}}), an introductionary reader on political philosophy.
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He has also published a critique of [[Robert Nozick]]'s ''[[Anarchy, State, and Utopia]]'' called ''Robert Nozick: Property, Justice and the Minimal State'', a short book on [[Karl Marx]], ''Why Read Marx Today?'', and ''An Introduction to Political Philosophy''. He currently writes a monthly column for ''[[The Guardian]]'' and occasionally blogs at [[Brian Leiter]]'s "[[Leiter Reports]]" blog.
He has also published a critique of [[Robert Nozick]]'s ''[[Anarchy, State, and Utopia]]'' called ''Robert Nozick: Property, Justice and the Minimal State'', a short book on [[Karl Marx]], ''Why Read Marx Today?'', and ''An Introduction to Political Philosophy''. He currently writes a monthly column for ''[[The Guardian]]'' and occasionally blogs at [[Brian Leiter]]'s "[[Leiter Reports]]" blog.


Jonathan Wolff presented a 4-part series about the UK's National Health Service for the BBC's Radio 3 programme 'The Essay' during the week of 27 July 2009.<ref>{{cite web|author=|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00cc959 |title=BBC Radio 3 - The Essay, Doctoring Philosophy |publisher=Bbc.co.uk |date=2009-07-31 |accessdate=2013-08-01}}</ref> The series, entitled "Doctoring Philosophy", marked the 60th anniversary of the NHS and commenced by studying the philosophical background which led to the foundation of the service and the changing definitions of sickness and health. It went on to explore entitlement, issues of equality of service, and issues of priorities in a world of universal access.
Jonathan Wolff presented a 4-part series about the UK's National Health Service for the BBC's Radio 3 programme 'The Essay' during the week of 27 July 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00cc959 |title=BBC Radio 3 – The Essay, Doctoring Philosophy |publisher=BBC |date=31 July 2009 |accessdate=1 August 2013}}</ref> The series, entitled "Doctoring Philosophy", marked the 60th anniversary of the NHS and commenced by studying the philosophical background which led to the foundation of the service and the changing definitions of sickness and health. It went on to explore entitlement, issues of equality of service, and issues of priorities in a world of universal access.


He was a member of the [[Nuffield Council on Bioethics]] from 2008 to 2014 and served on two of the Council’s Working Parties; on ''the ethics of animal research'',<ref>[http://www.nuffieldbioethics.org/animal-research/ Nuffield Council on Bioethics official website-animal research]</ref> and ''the ethics of personalised healthcare''<ref>[http://www.nuffieldbioethics.org/personalised-healthcare-0/ Nuffield Council on Bioethics official website-personalised healthcare]</ref>
He was a member of the [[Nuffield Council on Bioethics]] from 2008 to 2014 and served on two of the Council's Working Parties; on ''the ethics of animal research'',<ref>[http://www.nuffieldbioethics.org/animal-research/ Nuffield Council on Bioethics official website-animal research]</ref> and ''the ethics of personalised healthcare''<ref>[http://www.nuffieldbioethics.org/personalised-healthcare-0/ Nuffield Council on Bioethics official website-personalised healthcare]</ref>


== Bibliography ==
== Bibliography ==

Revision as of 21:34, 18 November 2017

Jonathan Wolff
Born (1959-06-25) 25 June 1959 (age 65)
NationalityBritish
Alma materUniversity College London
Main interests
Political philosophy

Jonathan Wolff (born 25 June 1959) is a British philosopher and academic. He was Professor of Philosophy and Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at University College London in 2012–16.

Life and career

Wolff was born on 25 June 1959 to Herbert Wolff and Doris Wolff (née Polakoff).[1] He earned his MPhil from UCL[2] under the direction of G.A. Cohen in 1985.[3] Apart from one year as a Harkness Fellow at Harvard University, he has taught at UCL ever since. As of 1 September 2016, he will take up the Blavatnik Chair in Public Policy in the Blavatnik School of Government at Oxford University.[4]

He was formerly the secretary of the British Philosophical Association and has been Editor and then honorary secretary of the Aristotelian Society, which publishes Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society. Recently, Wolff's work has specialised in disadvantage and equality and public policy decision making.

As a scholar on the topic of Marxism, Wolff published "Marx and Exploitation", an article about Marxist thinking, in The Journal of Ethics. He also co-edited (with Michael Rosen) Political Thought (ISBN 0-19-289278-9), an introductionary reader on political philosophy.

He has also published a critique of Robert Nozick's Anarchy, State, and Utopia called Robert Nozick: Property, Justice and the Minimal State, a short book on Karl Marx, Why Read Marx Today?, and An Introduction to Political Philosophy. He currently writes a monthly column for The Guardian and occasionally blogs at Brian Leiter's "Leiter Reports" blog.

Jonathan Wolff presented a 4-part series about the UK's National Health Service for the BBC's Radio 3 programme 'The Essay' during the week of 27 July 2009.[5] The series, entitled "Doctoring Philosophy", marked the 60th anniversary of the NHS and commenced by studying the philosophical background which led to the foundation of the service and the changing definitions of sickness and health. It went on to explore entitlement, issues of equality of service, and issues of priorities in a world of universal access.

He was a member of the Nuffield Council on Bioethics from 2008 to 2014 and served on two of the Council's Working Parties; on the ethics of animal research,[6] and the ethics of personalised healthcare[7]

Bibliography

Books
  • Robert Nozick: Property, Justice and the Minimal State. Oxford: Polity in association with Basil Blackwell. 1991. ISBN 978-0-7456-0603-3.
  • An Introduction to Political Philosophy, Third Edition. Oxford Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press. 2015. ISBN 9780199658015.
  • Michael Rosen (1999). Political Thought. Oxford Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-289278-9.
  • Why Read Marx Today?. Oxford Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press. 2002. ISBN 978-0-19-280335-1.
  • Disadvantage, co authored with Avner de Shalit. New York: Oxford University Press, USA. 2007. ISBN 978-0-19-927826-8.
  • Ethics and Public Policy: A Philosophical Inquiry. Abingdon: Routledge. 2011. ISBN 9780415668538.
  • The Human Right to Health. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, USA. 2012. ISBN 978-0-393-07900-5.
Journal articles
See also: Scanlon, T.M. (December 2003). "Replies". Ratio. 16 (4). Wiley: 424–439. doi:10.1046/j.1467-9329.2003.00231.x. {{cite journal}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)CS1 maint: postscript (link)

References

  1. ^ "WOLFF, Prof. Jonathan". Who's Who 2014. A & C Black. December 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  2. ^ Wolff, Jonathan. "Personal Homepage". University College London. Retrieved 11 December 2007.
  3. ^ O'Grady, Jane (10 August 2009). "GA Cohen". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  4. ^ http://dailynous.com/2016/04/27/wolff/
  5. ^ "BBC Radio 3 – The Essay, Doctoring Philosophy". BBC. 31 July 2009. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  6. ^ Nuffield Council on Bioethics official website-animal research
  7. ^ Nuffield Council on Bioethics official website-personalised healthcare
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