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Joseph Fletcher

American academic, theorist of ethics (1905-1991)

  • Fame41.7
  • Momentum1.2
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Lived 1905–1991, aged 86United States
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  • Era
    1905–1991
    Aged 86
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Updated 2026-07-22

Joseph Francis Fletcher was an American professor who founded the theory of situational ethics in the 1960s. Fletcher was a pioneer in the field of bioethics, and a leading academic proponent of the potential benefits of abortion, infanticide, euthanasia, eugenics, and cloning. He was ordained as an Episcopal priest, later identifying himself as an atheist.

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