James Krueger

James Krueger is professor of philosophy and director of the Health, Medicine, and Society Program at the University of Redlands. His research focuses on understanding concepts central to medicine, including the nature of health and disease, and the meanings of cure, treatment, and care. His work aims to orient philosophical reflection toward the realities of medical practice. For example, he has argued that broad conceptions of health should make sense in light of what physicians actually do when attempting to cure or treat disease.

In addition to his work in philosophy of medicine, Professor Krueger has co-edited a book on Kantian ethics. He regularly teaches courses in bioethics and philosophy of medicine and leads a travel course involving service work in South Africa and Eswatini.

• Ph.D., philosophy, University of Notre Dame
• M.A., philosophy, University of Notre Dame
• B.A., philosophy, Whittier College

• “Ebola and the Rhetoric of Medicine: Supportive Care and Cure.” In Knowing and Acting in Medicine, edited by Robyn Bluhm. London: Rowman and Littlefield, 2017.
• “Theoretical Health and Medical Practice.” Philosophy of Science 82 (July 2015): 491–508.
• Kant’s Moral Metaphysics, edited with Benjamin Lipscomb. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, 2010.

• Mortar Board Professor of the Year, 2022