Ralph R. Acampora, Ph.D.

Ralph R. Acampora, Associate Professor of Philosophy, teaches in the areas of applied ethics and history of philosophy. He conducts research in the fields of environmental philosophy, bioethics, and animal studies. After earning a B.A./M.A. at CUNY, Acampora gained his doctorate at Emory University . He has authored Corporal Compassion: Animal Ethics and Philosophy of Body , has published work in a variety of books and journals, referees for , and is a member of the editorial board for . Recent interests of his include the hermeneutics of spectatorship at zoos, moral issues pertaining to the built, including biotechnical environment, and the ontological status of nature.