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Madison Powers is an American philosopher and Francis J. McNamara Jr Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Georgetown University. He is a Fellow of the Hastings Center, a recipient of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Investigator Award , and is known for his works on political philosophy and practical ethics .
Dr. Powers is a philosopher and a senior research scholar at the Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Georgetown University. He has published books and articles on social justice, public health, and environmental issues, and he is currently working on a book project on six environmental crises.
On February 8, 1788, James Madison published Federalist 51—titled “The Structure of the Government Must Furnish the Proper Checks and Balances Between the Different Departments.”. In this famous Federalist Paper essay, Madison explained how the Constitution’s structure checked the powers of the elected branches and protected against ...
Madison Powers is a former director of the Kennedy Institute of Ethics at Georgetown University and a fellow of the Hastings Center. He has published books and articles on justice, public health, environment, and human rights.
Dr. Powers is Professor in the Department of Philosophy and Senior Research Scholar in the Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Georgetown University. From 2000 to 2009, he served as Director of the Kennedy Institute. He is a Fellow of the Hastings Center, and since 2016 he has held the Francis J. McNamara, Jr. Chair at Georgetown University.
Madison Powers is Professor of Philosophy, Francis J. McNamara, Jr. Chair, and Senior Research Scholar, Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Georgetown University. His current research focus is on environmental justice, especially issues of natural resource ownership and use, human rights, global supply chains, and global development.
Abstract. The coming decades will present an immense challenge for the planet: sustainably feeding nearly ten billion people that are expected to be alive by 2050. This is no small task, and one that intersects with climate change, geopolitics, the increased globalization of agricultural markets, and the emergence of new technologies.
