# Michael Cholbi > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Michael_Cholbi > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Michael_Cholbi.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Cholbi > Source revision: 1355506748 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Michael Cholbi** (born 1972) is an American philosopher and Chair in Philosophy at the [University of Edinburgh](/source/University_of_Edinburgh). He is best known for his research on [ethical issues](/source/Ethical_theory) related to [death](/source/Death) and dying, including [suicide](/source/Philosophy_of_suicide), [grief](/source/Grief), and [immortality](/source/Immortality). Cholbi has also published work in [moral psychology](/source/Moral_psychology) and [Kantian ethics](/source/Kantian_ethics), as well as on topics in [practical ethics](/source/Practical_ethics) such as [work and labor](/source/Industrial_relations), [punishment](/source/Punishment), and [paternalism](/source/Paternalism).[1][2][3][4][5] ## Life and career Cholbi was born 1972 in [Portland, Oregon](/source/Portland,_Oregon). He intended to pursue a career in journalism before being exposed to Enlightenment thought in his first philosophy course.[6] He received his B.A. from [Swarthmore College](/source/Swarthmore_College) in 1994 and obtained his PhD from the [University of Virginia](/source/University_of_Virginia) in 1999, completing a dissertation entitled “Publicity and Practical Reason.” After spending three years as an assistant professor at [Brooklyn College, City University of New York](/source/Brooklyn_College,_City_University_of_New_York), he went on to become professor of philosophy and director of the California Center for Ethics and Policy (CCEP) at [California State Polytechnic University](/source/California_State_Polytechnic_University) in [Pomona, California](/source/Pomona,_California). In January 2020, he joined the University of Edinburgh. Cholbi was previously the editor of the journal *[Teaching Philosophy](/source/Teaching_Philosophy)* and currently serves as an associate editor for *[Ethical Theory and Moral Practice](/source/Ethical_Theory_and_Moral_Practice)* and on the editorial boards of the *[Journal of Applied Philosophy](/source/Journal_of_Applied_Philosophy)* and *[Social Theory and Practice](/source/Social_Theory_and_Practice)*. In 2012, he founded the International Association for the Philosophy of Death and Dying (IAPDD). Cholbi appeared as a contestant on *[Jeopardy!](/source/Jeopardy!)* in 2007, finishing second.[7] ## Books - *Suicide: The Philosophical Dimensions*, Broadview, 2011 - *Understanding Kant's Ethics*, Cambridge University Press, 2016 - *Grief: A Philosophical Guide*, Princeton University Press, 2021 **edited** - *Immortality and the Philosophy of Death*, Rowman and Littlefield, 2015 - *New Directions in the Ethics of Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia*. Springer, 2015 (with Jukka Varelius) - *Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide: Global Views on Choosing to End Life*. Praeger, 2017 - *Procreation, Parenthood, and Educational Rights*, Routledge, 2017 (with Jaime Ahlberg) - *The Future of Work, Technology, and Basic Income*, Routledge, 2019 (with M.E. Weber) - *The Movement for Black Lives: Philosophical Perspectives*, Oxford University Press, 2020 (with B. Hogan, A. Madva, and B. Yost) - *Exploring the Philosophy of Death and Dying: Classic and Contemporary Perspectives*, Routledge, 2020 (with T. Timmerman) ## References 1. Cooley, Dennis R. (November 3, 2011). ["Suicide: The Philosophical Dimensions"](https://ndpr.nd.edu/reviews/suicide-the-philosophical-dimensions/). *Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews* 1. Biss, Mavis (March 2018). ["Michael Cholbi, Understanding Kant's Ethics Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2016 Pp. 232 ISBN 9781316681459 (hbk) £64.99"](https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/kantian-review/article/michael-cholbi-understanding-kants-ethics-cambridge-cambridge-university-press-2016-pp-232-isbn-9781316681459-hbk-6499/0BB4300DCE12DB928D117D9F482F5B68). *Kantian Review*. **23** (1): 151–155. [doi:10.1017/S1369415417000450](https://doi.org/10.1017/S1369415417000450). [ISSN 1369-4154](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/1369-4154). [S2CID 171869222](https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:171869222) 1. Archard, David (12 June 2017). ["Procreation, Parenthood, and Educational Rights: Ethical and Philosophical Issues"](https://ndpr.nd.edu/reviews/procreation-parenthood-and-educational-rights-ethical-and-philosophical-issues/). *Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20231201010423/https://ndpr.nd.edu/reviews/procreation-parenthood-and-educational-rights-ethical-and-philosophical-issues/) Dec 1, 2023 at the Wayback Machine. 1. Taylor, James Stacey (9 June 2016). ["Immortality and the Philosophy of Death"](https://ndpr.nd.edu/reviews/immortality-and-the-philosophy-of-death/). *Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20231211000802/https://ndpr.nd.edu/reviews/immortality-and-the-philosophy-of-death/) Dec 11, 2023 at the Wayback Machine. 1. Frayne, David (December 2019). ["The UBI Maze - a review essay"](https://autonomy.work/portfolio/ubimaze/). *Autonomy*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230926224013/https://autonomy.work/portfolio/ubimaze/) Sep 26, 2023 at the Wayback Machine. 1. NicholasRMcCay; McCay, Nicholas; Cholbi, Michael (20 December 2019). ["Conversations #2 — Michael Cholbi (Transcript)"](https://medium.com/eclectic-spacewalk/conversations-2-michael-cholbi-transcript-e938742e8d5a). *Eclectic Spacewalk*. Medium. [Archived](https://archive.today/20240323212351/https://medium.com/eclectic-spacewalk/conversations-2-michael-cholbi-transcript-e938742e8d5a) 23 Mar 2024 at the Wayback Machine. 1. ["Michael Cholbi"](https://www.j-archive.com/showplayer.php?player_id=3635). *J! Archive*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230414192720/https://www.j-archive.com/showplayer.php?player_id=3635) Apr 14, 2023 at the Wayback Machine. ## External links - [Cholbi's personal website](https://michael.cholbi.com/) - ["Michael Cholbi"](https://www.ed.ac.uk/profile/michael-cholbi). *The University of Edinburgh*. 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