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Professor of Philosophy
Expertise: ethics, philosophy of law, political philosophy, social philosophy
Bio:
May's long-term research concerns the theory of moral and legal responsibility, especially the concepts of collective responsibility, guilt and shame. He has authored several books on this general theme as well as books on professional ethics, masculinity and medical ethics. He is currently working on a book concerning the concept of a crime against humanity and a war crime, and about who could justifiably be held accountable and prosecuted for such crimes. I am also examining genocide and other aspects of international criminal law.
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Education:
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J.D. in Law at Washington University in St. Louis
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Ph.D. in Philosophy at New School for Social Research
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M.A. in Philosophy & minor in Political Science at New School for Social Reasearch
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B.S. in International Affairs at Georgetown University

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Judgment at Nuremberg 60 Years Later
 WUSTL conference examines legacy of Nazi war trials Sept. 29-Oct. 1

Sept. 22,
2006 -- The Nuremberg trials of major Nazi war criminals spawned the idea of international human rights, but have the principles endured? Leading scholars from Washington University in St. Louis will join former Nuremberg prosecutors and distinguished experts on international criminal justice to examine the legacy of the war trials and their impact on international law, the judicial system and world peace. The conference, "Judgment at Nuremberg," marks the 60th anniversary of the Nuremberg trials and will take place Sept. 29-Oct. 1 on the Washington University campus.

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Additional Background:
Previous Teaching Positions:
Assistant Professor, University of Connecticut-Storrs, 1977-8.
Visiting Lecturer, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Spring 1979.
Assistant, Associate, and Full Professor, Purdue U., 1979-91.
Authored Books:
The Morality of Groups, University of Notre Dame Press, 1987.
Sharing Responsibility, University of Chicago Press, 1992.
The Socially Responsive Self, University of Chicago Press, 1996.
Masculinity and Morality, Cornell University Press, 1998.
Praying for a Cure (co-authored), Rowman & Littlefield, 1999.
Edited Books:
Collective Responsibility, Rowman & Littlefield, 1991.
Rethinking Masculinity, Rowman & Littlefield, 1ed, 1992; 2ed, 1996.
Applied Ethics: A Multicultural Approach, Prentice-Hall,1ed, 1993; 2ed 1997; 3ed 2001.
Mind and Morals: Ethics and Cognitive Science, MIT Press, 1996.
Hannah Arendt: Twenty Years Later, MIT Press, 1997.
Liberty, Equality, and Plurality, University Press of Kansas, 1997.
Rights and Reason: Essays in Honor of Carl Wellman, Kluwer Publications, 2000.
Legal Philosophy: Multiple Perspectives, Mayfield Publishers, 2000.
Groups and Group Rights, University Press of Kansas, 2000.
Articles:
50 published articles in such journals as: American Philosophical Quarterly, Journal of the History of Philosophy, Philosophical Studies, NOUS, Hastings Center Report, Social Theory and Practice, Ohio State Law Journal. Also, co-edited special symposium on Empathy for the journal Ethics.
Popular Writings and Broadcast Interviews:
Essays have appeared in The Chicago Tribune, The Cincinnati Enquirer, The Chronicle of Higher Education, and several University Alumni Magazines. Interviewed for "Ideas" program on Canadian Broadcasting Company, and broadcast all over Canada.
Grants and Awards:
National Science Foundation; Exxon Education Foundation; Eli Lilly Endowment;
Selfridge Lecturer at Lehigh University; Teaching awards at Purdue and Washington Universities.