David Boonin

David Isaac Boonin is an American philosopher, ethicist, and professor of philosophy at the University of Colorado Boulder.

David Boonin
Born
David Isaac Boonin

(1964-02-14) February 14, 1964 (age 62)
Occupations
  • Professor
  • philosopher
  • ethicist
Spouse
Martha Clara Vail
(m. 1989)
Education
EducationYale University
University of Pittsburgh (PhD)
Philosophical work
InstitutionsUniversity of Colorado Boulder
Tulane University
Georgetown University
Main interests

David Isaac Boonin is an American philosopher, ethicist, and professor of philosophy at the University of Colorado Boulder.

Early life education

Boonin was born on February 14, 1964 to Leonard Boonin, who was a professor of philosophy at the University of Colorado, and Harriet Boonin.[1] He is Jewish.[2] In 1989, he married Martha Clara Vail at Temple Beth David in Cheshire, Connecticut.[3]

Boonin graduated from Yale University summa cum laude and received his Ph.D. in philosophy at the University of Pittsburgh.[3][4]

Academic career

Boonin taught at Georgetown University from 1992 to 1994 and at Tulane University between 1994 and 1998, before he accepted a position at the University of Colorado Boulder in 1998. His academic interests are in applied ethics, ethical theories, and history of ethics.[4]

In 2002, Boonin published A Defense of Abortion, in which he critiques various anti-abortion arguments and defends abortion as morally permissible.[5] Francis J. Beckwith, a professor of philosophy at Baylor University, described the book in 2006 as a "significant contribution to the literature on this subject and arguably the most important monograph on abortion published in the past twenty years".[6] In 2017, Boonin debated Roman Catholic apologist Trent Horn on the ethics of abortion at Stanford University.[7]

References

  1. ^ "MARC view › Boonin, David (Personal Name) › Vermont State Colleges Libraries catalog". catalog.libraries.vsc.edu. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
  2. ^ Weinberg, Justin (14 May 2026). "A Jewish Philosopher Asks Other Jewish Philosophers to Reflect on Their Judaism and Philosophy - Daily Nous". Retrieved 25 August 2026.
  3. ^ a b "Miss Vail Weds David I. Boonin". The New York Times. 24 December 1989. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
  4. ^ a b "David Boonin | Philosophy | University of Colorado Boulder". www.colorado.edu. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
  5. ^ Lee, Win-chiat (11 April 2003). "Review of A Defense of Abortion". Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
  6. ^ BECKWITH, FRANCIS J. (1 May 2006). "Defending Abortion Philosophically: A Review of David Boonin's A Defense of Abortion". Journal of Medicine and Philosophy. pp. 177–203. doi:10.1080/03605310600588723. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
  7. ^ Horn, Trent. "My Debate with a Pro-Abortion Philosopher at Stanford". Catholic Answers. Retrieved 25 August 2026.

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