Bindu Madhok
Professor Emeritus of Philosophy
Dr. Bindu Madhok teaches and researches in the areas of Ethical Theory, Applied Ethics, and Meta-Ethics. Her teaching and research interests in ethical theory and its application to globalization, leadership, public policy, and science (the environment, medicine, and neuroscience). She has also done extensive work in cross-cultural ethics. She is a member of the American Philosophical Association (APA) and the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics (APPE).
Education
- B.A., University of Calcutta
- Ph.D., Brown University
Courses
- PHIL 101 Introduction to Philosophy
- PHIL 102 Philosophy East and West
- PHIL 201 Ethics
- PHIL 206 Contemporary Moral Problems
- PHIL 301 Environmental Ethics
- PHIL 302 Leadership Ethics
- PHIL 303 Business Ethics
- PHIL 304 Ethics and Public Policy
- PHIL 306 Neuroscience and Ethics
- PHIL 308 Bio-Medical Ethics
- PHIL 309 International Ethics and Global Development
- PHIL 335 Philosophical Issues in Law
- PHIL 382 Morality, Relativism, and Truth
- Honors 113H India, Values, and Gender Roles
Publications
She has published articles in meta-ethics and ethical theory on topics such as Frankfurt’s compatibilism, moral realism, and supervenience, as well as in cross-cultural ethics on topics such as abortion, environmental ethics, and human rights in journals such as the Journal of Philosophical Research, the International Journal of Applied Philosophy, the Journal of Human Rights, Papers of the International Wittgenstein Symposium, and the Journal of Third World Studies.
She has also presented her research findings at several national conferences such as the Annual Meetings of the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics, the Richard R. Baker Philosophy Colloquium on Human Rights and Global Justice, the International Leadership Association Annual Global Conference, the International Association of Asian Studies, and the Annual Conference on South Asia; as well as at several international conferences such as the International Wittgenstein Symposium in Austria, the European Conference on Modern South Asian Studies in Holland, and the International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities in Greece.