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Felicia Nimue Ackerman

Felicia Nimue Ackerman is professor of philosophy at Brown University as well as a writer whose poems and short stories have been widely published. She also writes a monthly column for The Providence Journal.

Latest articles by Felicia Nimue Ackerman

The Big Idea
Current laws permitting assisted suicide are morally indefensibleCurrent laws permitting assisted suicide are morally indefensible
The Big Idea

Everyone should have the right to physician-assisted suicide, or no one should

By Felicia Nimue Ackerman