Susan Finsen is an American philosopher, currently professor emeritus of philosophy and former chair of the department at

California State University, San Bernardino California State University, San Bernardino (Cal State San Bernardino or CSUSB) is a public research university in San Bernardino, California. Founded in 1965, it is one of the 23 general campuses of the California State University system. The m ...

. She specializes in moral philosophy, with a particular interest in

animal rights Animal rights is the philosophy according to which many or all sentient animals have moral worth that is independent of their utility for humans, and that their most basic interests—such as avoiding suffering—should be afforded the sa ...

, as well as philosophy of science and philosophy of biology. She is the co-author, with her husband

Lawrence Finsen Lawrence Finsen is a professor of philosophy at University of Redlands in California, specializing in animal ethics. With his wife Susan Finsen, he is the author of ''The Animal Rights Movement in America: From Compassion to Respect'' (1994).Rolli ...

, of ''The Animal Rights Movement in America: From Compassion to Respect'' (1994), and is the director of Californians for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. Finsen received her PhD in philosophy from

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in 1982. Susan Finsen was formerly known as Susan K. Mills.

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