Matthew Altman

Education

Ph.D., University of Chicago, 2001
B.A., Albion College, 1994

Research and Teaching Interests

Applied Ethics, Philosophy of Law (esp. punishment), Kant and Nineteenth-Century German Philosophy, Social/Political Philosophy, Normative Ethics, Philosophy of Art

Recent Courses Taught

PHIL 301 – Change the World through Public Philosophy
PHIL 306 – Environmental Ethics
PHIL 308 – Medical Ethics
PHIL 347 – Philosophy of Law
PHIL 354 – Kant and Nineteenth-Century Philosophy
PHIL 403 – Philosophy of Art
DHC 480 – Mass Incarceration
DHC 480 – Abortions and Executions

Recent Publications

 

• The Hackett Introduction to Medical Ethics: A Guide for Students, Clinicians, and Ethics Committees (co-author, with Cynthia D. Coe). Indianapolis: Hackett, 2025.
• Ethics and Medical Technology: Essays on Artificial Intelligence, Enhancement, Privacy, and Justice (co-editor, with David Schwan). Cham: Springer, 2025. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-94690-5.
• “Preserving Autonomy, Promoting Health: A Defense of Digital Nudging in Healthcare.” In Ethics and Medical Technology: Essays on Artificial Intelligence, Enhancement, Privacy, and Justice, ed. Matthew C. Altman and David Schwan, 307-27. Cham: Springer, 2025. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-94690-5_16.
• “Reframing the Debate over Performance-Enhancing Drugs: The Reasonable Athlete Argument.” Sport, Ethics and Philosophy 19, no. 2 (2025): 171-84. doi:0.1080/17511321.2023.2266581.
• “What Do Philosophers Do?” Pli 35 (2024): 139-65. (Special issue: “Critique of Academic Philosophy.”)
• The Palgrave Handbook on the Philosophy of Punishment (editor). London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2023.
• “In Defense of a Mixed Theory of Punishment.” The Palgrave Handbook on the Philosophy of Punishment, ed. Matthew C. Altman, 195-219. London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2023.
• “The Justification and Scope of Restorative Justice.” International Journal of Restorative Justice 6, no. 3 (2023): 370-77.
• “Reframing the Debate over Performance-Enhancing Drugs: The Reasonable Athlete Argument.” Sport, Ethics and Philosophy (2023), doi: 10.1080/17511321.2023.2266581.

Altman CV (Sept 25).pdf