Hurka, Thomas

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HURKA, Thomas

HURKA, Thomas. Canadian, b. 1952. Genres: Ethics, Philosophy. Career: University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, assistant professor of philosophy, 1979-84, associate professor, 1984-92, professor, 1992-2002; University of Toronto, ON, Canada, professor of philosophy, 2002-, Jackman Distinguished Professor of Philosophical Studies, 2003-. Publications: Perfectionism, 1993; (ed. with H.G. Coward) Ethics and Climate Change: The Greenhouse Effect, 1993; Principles: Short Essays on Ethics, 1993; Virtue, Vice, and Value, 2001. Address: Department of Philosophy, University of Toronto, 215 Huron St., Toronto, ON, Canada M5S 1A1. Online address: [email protected]