Bob Fischer (philosopher)

Fischer earned a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy and English at State University of New York at Geneseo from 2001 to 2004. ==Research==

Fischer's philosophical work spans epistemology and animal ethics. Fischer's first monograph was Modal Justification via Theories, which collects the research that he and his team did from 2021-2023 on interspecies welfare comparisons. Interspecies welfare comparisons involve estimating the relative well-being levels of members of different species. For instance, if someone judges that a chicken in a battery cage is worse off than a human living a normal life, that person is making an interspecies welfare comparison. The book shows how it may be possible to make such comparisons by finding a mix of behavioral and physiological proxies for possible differences in the intensities of valenced experiences (like pleasure and pain). It then reports the results of applying that methodology. Fischer has also conducted research on insect sentience and welfare, examining whether insects can feel pain and the ethical implications for their treatment. ==Selected publications==

;Monographs • Fischer, Bob (2017). Modal Justification via Theories. Springer. • Fischer, Bob (2020). The Ethics of Eating Animals: Usually Bad, Sometimes Wrong, Often Permissible. Routledge. ;Debate books • Jauernig, Anja, and Bob Fischer (2024). What Do We Owe Other Animals? A Debate. Routledge. ;Textbooks • Fischer, Bob (2021). Animal Ethics: A Contemporary Introduction. Routledge. • Palmer, Clare, Bob Fischer, Christian Gamborg, Jordan Hampton, and Peter Sandøe (2023). Wildlife Ethics: The Ethics of Wildlife Management and Conservation. Wiley. ;Edited books • Bramble, Ben, and Bob Fischer (eds.) (2015). The Moral Complexities of Eating Meat. Oxford University Press. • Fischer, Bob, and Felipe Leon (eds.) (2017). Modal Epistemology After Rationalism. Springer. • Fischer, Bob (ed.) (2017). College Ethics: A Reader on Moral Issues That Affect You. Oxford University Press. • Second edition published 2020. • Fischer, Bob (ed.) (2020). The Routledge Handbook of Animal Ethics. Routledge. • Fischer, Bob (ed.) (2020). Ethics, Left and Right: The Moral Issues That Divide Us. Oxford University Press. • Weston, Anthony, and Bob Fischer (eds.) (2023). A 21st Century Ethical Toolbox (5th ed.). Oxford University Press. • Fischer, Bob (ed.) (2024). Weighing Animal Welfare: Comparing Well-being Across Species. Oxford University Press. ==References==