Harry Brighouse

Harry Brighouse is a British political philosopher at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. His research interests include moral philosophy and the relationship between education and liberalism. Brighouse is particularly famous for his book with philosopher and sociologist Adam Swift, Family Values: The Ethics of Parent-Child Relationships (2014: Princeton University Press), which is considered seminal work on the moral philosophy of the family.

Brighouse has engaged himself in public debate on the topic of education and liberalism, and has been cited by publications such as The Independent,The Guardian, and New Statesman.

Brighouse received his B.A. from King's College London and earned his PhD in Philosophy from the University of Southern California, under the direction of Barbara Herman. He is the son of Tim Brighouse, former commissioner of schools for London.

Brighouse is a member of the Crooked Timber group blog.