Bradley J. Strawser

Dr Bradley J. Strawser is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy in the Defense Analysis Department at the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California and a Research Associate with Oxford University’s Institute for Ethics, Law, and Armed Conflict. Prior to his current appointments, Dr. Strawser was a Resident Research Fellow at the Vice Admiral James B. Stockdale Center for Ethical Leadership in Annapolis, Maryland. Previously he taught philosophy and ethics at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado and the University of Connecticut. Before his academic career, Strawser served as an active duty officer in the US Air Force for nearly 8 years. His research focus is primarily ethics and political philosophy, though he has also written on metaphysics, ancient philosophy, and human rights. His work has appeared in such journals as Analysis, Philosophia, Journal of Military Ethics, Journal of Human Rights, and Epoché. He recently published Killing By Remote Control: The Ethics of an Unmanned Military (New York: Oxford University Press, 2013), an edited volume on the many moral issues raised by drone warfare.