Allen Buchanan

ALLEN BUCHANAN is an internationally recognized philosopher specializing in bioethics, political philosophy, philosophy of international law, and ideology theory. He particularly focuses on the implications of evolutionary anthropology for moral progress. Dr. Buchanan has authored fifteen books and over 150 articles and chapters. His recent honors include The Tanner Lectures on Human Values and the Hastings Center’s “Founder of Bioethics Award.” He combines his scholarly work with policy advising, having served on the Advisory Council of the National Human Genome Project and consulted for various U.S. Presidential Bioethics Commissions, the U.S. State Department, and international governments on issues related to secession.