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MARGARET BATTIN

Distinguished Prof Emeritus

Philosophy

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  • Distinguished Prof Emeritus
    Philosophy
  • 801-824-9160 (Mobile)
  • 801-581-8161 (Work)
  • University of Utah, Philosophy, 307 M Street, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84103, United States

BIO

Margaret Pabst Battin, nicknamed Peggy, is the author, co-author, editor, or co-editor of some twenty books and numerous papers in Bioethics and various areas of applied philosophy..  She has been named "One of the Mothers of Bioethics."

INSTITUTIONAL APPOINTMENTS

  • Distinguished Prof Emeritus
    Philosophy1 Jul 2025 - present

MEDIA

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ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Visiting Assistant Professor
    University of Utah, Philosophy1 Jul 1975 - 30 Jun 1977
  • Assistant Professor
    University of Utah, Philosophy1 Jul 1977 - 30 Jun 1981
  • Associate Professor
    University of Utah, Philosophy1 Jul 1981 - 30 Jun 1988
  • Professor
    University of Utah, Philosophy1 Jul 1988 - 30 Jun 2000

DEGREES

  • BA, Philosophy
    Bryn Mawr College1963
  • MFA, Fiction Writing
    University of California, Irvine1973
  • PhD, Philosophy
    University of California, Irvine1976

LANGUAGES

  • Spanish; Castilian
  • German
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • Latin
  • French
  • Greek, Ancient (to 1453)

FIELDS OF RESEARCH