About Madison Powers
Madison Powers was an academic, philosopher and jurist.
Madison Powers is an American philosopher and Francis J. McNamara Jr Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Georgetown University. He is a Fellow of the Hastings Center, a recipient of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Investigator Award, and is known for his works on political philosophy and practical ethics.
Books A Livable Planet: Human Rights in the Global Economy, Madison Powers, Oxford University Press, 2024, ISBN 9780197756003. Social Justice: The Moral Foundations of Public Health and Health Care Policy, Madison Powers and Ruth Faden, Oxford University Press, 2006; revised edition, 2008 Structural Injustice: Power, Advantage, and Human Rights, Madison Powers and Ruth Faden, Oxford University Press, 2019. AIDS, Women, and the Next Generation: Towards a Morally Acceptable Public Policy for HIV Testing of Pregnant Women and Newborns, Ruth Faden, Gail Geller, and Madison Powers (eds.), Oxford University Press 1991
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