David Archard

David Archard is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at Queen's University Belfast, having previously taught at the Universities of Ulster, St. Andrews and Lancaster. He has published extensively in applied ethics, political philosophy, and philosophy of law, especially on the topics of children, the family, sexual consent and the public role of philosophy. He was a Member of the Human Fertilization and Embryology Authority (2005-2016), Chair of the Nuffield Council on Bioethics (2017-2023 ) and...See more

David Archard is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at Queen's University Belfast, having previously taught at the Universities of Ulster, St. Andrews and Lancaster. He has published extensively in applied ethics, political philosophy, and philosophy of law, especially on the topics of children, the family, sexual consent and the public role of philosophy. He was a Member of the Human Fertilization and Embryology Authority (2005-2016), Chair of the Nuffield Council on Bioethics (2017-2023 ) and is a Member of the Clinical Ethics Committee of Great Ormond Street Hospital in London. He is Honorary Vice-President of the Society for Applied Philosophy. See less