Professor Brenda Almond

Brenda Almond is Emeritus Professor of moral and social philosophy at the University of Hull, and president of the Philosophical Society of England.
She holds an honorary doctorate for her work in philosophy from Utrecht University and is an elected foreign member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences. She is best known for her involvement in the promotion of applied philosophy and applied ethics.
Brenda was joint founding editor of the Journal of Applied Philosophy and the Society for Applied Philosophy. She has also served on the Human Genetics Commission, and the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority. Her books include The Fragmenting Family, Exploring Ethics: A Traveller’s Tale and Exploring Philosophy: the Philosophical Quest.