Joseph Fletcher, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Joseph Fletcher

American academic, theorist of ethics

Date of Birth: 10-Apr-1905

Place of Birth: Newark, New Jersey, United States

Date of Death: 28-Oct-1991

Profession: academic

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Joseph Fletcher

  • Joseph Francis Fletcher (April 10, 1905 in Newark, New Jersey - October 28, 1991 in Charlottesville, Virginia) was an American professor who founded the theory of situational ethics in the 1960s, and was a pioneer in the field of bioethics.
  • Fletcher was a leading academic proponent of the potential benefits of abortion, infanticide, euthanasia, eugenics, and cloning.
  • Ordained as an Episcopal priest, he later identified himself as an atheist.

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