Education

Ph.D., Philosophy, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden, 2003

Bio

Martin Peterson is the Sue and Harry Bovay Professor of History and Ethics of Professional Engineering. Prior to coming to Texas A&M, he taught at Eindhoven University of Technology, and prior to that he was a Research Fellow at Cambridge University. He is the author of several books including, The Ethics of Technology: A Geometric Analysis of Five Moral Principles (OUP 2017),  The Dimensions of Consequentialism (CUP 2013) and An Introduction to Decision Theory (CUP 2009).

Research Interests

• Normative Ethics (Consequentialism)
• Ethics of Technology
• Decision Theory

Scholarly Achievements

• Ethics in the Gray Area: A Gradualist Theory of Right and Wrong (Cambridge University Press, 2023)
• Ethics for Engineers (Oxford University Press, 2019)
• The Ethics of Technology: A Geometric Analysis of Five Moral Principles (Oxford University Press, 2017)
• The Dimensions of Consequentialism (Cambridge University Press, 2013)
• An Introduction to Decision Theory (Cambridge University Press, 2009. 2nd ed. 2017)
• Non-Bayesian Decision Theory (Springer, 2008)

Spring 2024 Course Schedule

• PHIL 662.600 – Seminar Ethics & Value Theory. T, TH – 11:10-12:25 p.m. – YMCA 401.

Office Hours

T 1:00-3:00 PM