Carl Elliott

Carl Elliott (born July 25, 1961) is an American philosopher, bioethicist, and writer. He holds degrees in philosophy (PhD from the University of Glasgow) and medicine (MD from the Medical University of South Carolina), reflecting his interdisciplinary approach. Elliott is a professor in the department of philosophy at the University of Minnesota and has held previous academic positions at McGill University, East Carolina University, and the University of Otago. His scholarly interests lie at the intersection of ethics, medicine, and culture, including the influence of market forces on healthcare, research ethics, enhancement technologies, and the philosophy of psychiatry. He is also interested in the works of philosophers Ludwig Wittgenstein and Walker Percy. Elliott has received significant accolades, including a Guggenheim Fellowship and a National Endowment for the Humanities Public Scholar Award. He has also served as the Cary and Ann Maguire Chair in Ethics and American History at the John W. Kluge Center and is a fellow of the Hastings Center. His writing often features a darkly comic style, exploring serious or offbeat topics in publications like *The New Yorker*, *The Atlantic Monthly*, and *Mother Jones*. He is known for his advocacy related to the case of Dan Markingson, a mentally ill patient who died by suicide after participating in a drug study. Elliott has authored several books, including "A Philosophical Disease," "Better than Well," "White Coat, Black Hat," and "The Occasional Human Sacrifice."